The Big E - Eastern States Exposition - 6 State Fairs in One - Rare and Unusual Dark Ride Mouse Trap

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[@mattsquire2284]

You certainly made a point of showing us how annoying that bear bell is 😅.

[@suemoo22]

Indeed 😂😂😂

[@EndeavorsDnB]

😋😋

[@suemoo22]

Yum, your stuffy looked delicious. I love seafood too!

[@suemoo22]

No beads for you! 😂

[@lisamarie11716]

Hahahaha my bf was fast asleep while I was Carpetbagger binging and it woke him up 🫣🤭😂

[@mikehughes4969]

That Mouse Trap was genuinely terrifying. Let's do it again.😂😂😂 Don't ever change Jacob. Don't ever change.

[@anastasiareilly2336]

my thoughts exactly!😂

[@mareekatz]

❤❤ I LOVE LOBSTER 🦞 😋 😍 TOO !!! Had to close my eyes while u were eating that lobster roll....I just couldn't watch !!!! Sooooo jealous lol ✌️❤️🙂

[@m.nic.5080]

Yessss so glad you went to the Big E!!

[@fred9225]

50:01 best carpetbagger scare to date!

[@bg199083]

That made me laugh out really loud. Haunt Season is already here! 🎃🎃

[@groomspups315]

That handwriting analysis booth has not changed since at least 1970-as a kid I always got that done and I'm 63! (I live just over the bridge in Agawam so I've been to the Big E too many times to count!). Fun fact: the state buildings are replicas of each New England state’s original statehouse sitting on land actually owned by each respective state.

[@Lipstick8908]

That's pretty cool!

[@blackbearcj5819]

Once I saw that printer paper I believed you even more than I already did! I miss that sound. It's funny it used to be so annoying to me as a kid. It takes me back to helping my mother with it since our printer was so fussy

[@HeatherMarieGibbs]

Maple 🍁 syrup in Maine too

[@boscop.soultrane7685]

The little chick next to "Big E" is "Chick E."

[@goingplaceswithJenna]

we saw you there! my kids were behind you on the mouse trap!

[@robroy4452]

What day were y’all there? Yesterday (Wednesday) ?

[@goingplaceswithJenna]

@@robroy4452 yes!

[@Nathan-p7s6z]

Was that Agawam day? I'm from Westfield. I Love Carpetbagger! Been following him since the beginning!

[@sarab8065]

You definitely made your point about that bell 😅.

[@paulfuryes203]

Amazing video, Jacob. I'm looking forward to the next. Take care, my friend, and as always, safe travels.

[@juanzapata492]

Delicious lobster rolls

[@newyorker3766]

OMG....you went to the big E. We went every year from here in New York as it was just across the state line for us. Went for about 50+ years until medical issues have arisen for me. No longer possible so I will see it through your video. Thank you for sharing. Tearing up as I never thought I would see it again. ❤

[@toffeestrange7706]

I want the lobster roll.

[@HeatherMarieGibbs]

Hello everyone I'm from Brooks Maine

[@stephenmcgraw8871]

If I could afford it,I`d eat scallops every damn day....

[@elliotrothchild7949]

Thank you Jacob. Born in 1945 and used go to exposition every year in the 50s and early 60s. Have moved away but miss the fair. It was always a great fair. Thanks again

[@ZombieZeke]

So glad you had a good time at the Big E!!! Please tell me your next weekend stop is Barrett's Haunted Mansion, it's an AMAZING haunt in Abington, MA!

[@PBB469]

The Dr Seuss museum is great in Springfield too

[@Lipstick8908]

He visited there already :) video on his channel..great video :)

[@tommiller4895]

And the Basketball Hall of Fame.

[@lizlocher3612]

What a GREAT State Fair Celebration 🎇🎉!!! Wild Mouse Dark Ride was hilarious,n live the animals n historical exhibits!!! Wonderful job, Carpetbagger n Congratulations for knocking out 5 at a throw in the State Fair Attendance Record Game!!!

[@michaelmoore7337]

That was fun. I'm from Rhode Island.

[@AustintxweirdO78745RGC]

JACOB you should come to fredericksburg tx and visit here we have a big war museum and lots of nice German restaurant here

[@newenglandlotterytour2370]

BEST BIG E experience video! Thank You, Thank You Thank You Carpetbagger! Going for my second time this weekend. Really enjoy seeing your experience and things I can add to my game plan ( the big E is one of the most difficult ventures to plan for because most media only focuses on the crazy foods)😂 Now it feel like I have a little preview and see a few shopping/ attraction must haves I can go directly for rather than making my boyfriend chase me around in circles for over 9 miles again this year.😅

[@Adam-QT]

Born and raised in Massachusetts and never even heard of the Big E 😂😂 Now when I visit I'll have to time my visit during the State Fair!!! Loved this video cause I'm from there so thank you for visiting Jacob!!!

[@chrishutchinson2297]

My son and son in law and a bear friends were there yesterday. They spotted you but you walked by going the opposite direction too quickly. They don't really watch your channel but I do and I told them to look out for you.

[@VoNewEngland83]

You made it to the Big E!! 🚩Finally, too bad I missed you. ☝🏻😅

[@dawnchance1475]

If you are near Florida - know there is a hurricane coming. There are warnings in Georgia and North Carolina, too.

[@erikgriffith8857]

"Big E" is one of my nicknames as my avatar suggests.

[@scotttravels517]

That my fav fair all year I’m glad you went

[@joanyount3239]

My daughter raises Boer goats for show…they are fluffy, lol!

[@jaykojumbles7409]

i love when people smile and wave at the camera lolo

[@juanzapata492]

Simulation scare

[@Spooky_boo22]

The big e is amazing it’s my favorite time of year

[@antoniobelmontez-jh6xw]

Jacob the possum king Jacob the cryptid collector Jacob the Halloween hollerin champion Jacob the friendliest man in the US

[@InykaWarner]

Very nice and good

[@libdavis7854]

You shoulď come tò the Ñational Cornbread Featival in South.Pittsburg Tennessee the last weekend in Apriĺ😊

[@dianadelahaye7660]

Love the Big E, went as a child several times.😊I love Maine Lobster, clams, scallops😮😅!

[@nikitatro5508]

I'm so happy that You went to the Big E 🎉 It looked huge 🤩 I really like the reconstructed New England village 🏘️⛪💗 I always love the exhibits at the fair too ❣️ I will have to visit myself one day 🤞 Good timing for leaf peeping too🍂🍁🌟 As always, Thank You for bringing Us along Jacob 🙏💝😻

[@MichaeldeFilippi]

ahh cant believe you went to the BIG E! Ill be there this weekend. It's next to my hometown. Also it's WEST SPRINGFIELD sir

[@limerent72]

You are making me miss New England. We visited my husband's family in PA, CT, and NH, with a day trip into VT, a year ago. We did see the Joe Palooka memorial in PA, as seen in your last video. And now you are at the Big E, which my husband's aunt (from CT) mentioned she was going to last week. I always thought New England was a town or something, until last year when my husband told me it was the collective name for those 6 states you mentioned. 😆

[@Charles_Stanley13]

I love the Mousetrap! Imagine how scary it would be at night, when it's pitch black. Love the "brakes" at the end, lol.

[@davidbaker578]

So glad you had a great time at the Big E Jacob! I’ll have to check out that Mouse Trap ride on Saturday. I’m 6’2 and hope I don’t scrape the ceiling! Safe travels!

[@Lipstick8908]

Yay! Your back at my city!! Loved the one with the dinosaur that popped out..Holyoke mass is a city next to us(springfield) about half hr way depending how far in your going.. ( my dad's side is from out there so I visit when able) but now I'm gonna look into that so I can go!

[@PeteRondeau]

That roll of film ride was a really weird choice. somebody had a meeting and said, "Hot air balloons are so over done. Let's theme it to something not a single kid riding it will even understand."

[@robroy4452]

I missed you by a day! I was just there Tuesday. Would’ve been super cool to bump into you!

[@smokingfoxx]

😂that shrill that arises out of you.. truly guttural 😂

[@crazyconeyislandkid]

It’s really good to see Hilby the skinny German juggling boy still going the act. I saw him maybe 12-13 years ago at the New Jersey state fair. Love the state fair videos. They are my favorite.

[@OldMovieRob]

Mousetrap looked like a lot of fun. The type of ride a younger me would have done over and over again.

[@robylove9190]

I'm glad you got to have fun at the Big E.❤

[@scottfahlbeck5913]

Glad to see you in my neck of the woods 👍looks like you definitely enjoyed the Big E. BTW Holyoke is pronounced "hoh" + "lee" + "ohk" lol sorry I couldn't help it, safe and happy travels to you.

[@mariehendrick7173]

37!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT!!!!! That's CRAZY Wow well done That's dam good going Jacob...I see him here, I see him there, must be another day, and another state, and yes another state fair!!!! Keep It going Jacob And fans keep following were all In this together and we are all soon gonna get there.!!!!!!!!!! XXXXX

[@wendidallas8213]

What a fun day! Thanks for the smile 😊

[@deborahbarkley1219]

I loved the Great Monster Ride.😲😳😱😂😂 Best scare scream ever!! Love all the state fairs and other videos you do. Thanks for all the videos. I can't get out and do stuff anymore because of bad health issues. So I look forward every time to each new video. Thanks Jacob. 🎉❤

[@nhaseltine1990]

NOT SPRINGFIELD!!! It’s West Springfield! Crime rate, murder rates, house prices and gas prices are way different

[@c.rogers____]

Jacob , please use hand sanitizer as you cross the country IN you're travels... Thumbs up!

[@lisamarie11716]

Jacob! I have no idea how I stumbled across your channel but it’s been the happiest couple of weeks I’ve had binging yours (and Jen’s! ☺️) adventures. You are living the life so many of us oldies wish we could and I love watching through a big kids eyes! Thank you for sharing your life with us! ❤

[@mattlucas3609]

@The Carpetbagger Hey Jacob, you should come up to the Deerfield Fair in Deerfield New Hampshire, it's happening all weekend long. Very popular fair here in NH. You'd love it. Maybe take a trip up to the White Mountains of NH for some great fall colors.

[@tommiller4895]

Thanks again for letting me experience the Big E Fair once again. Before a serious car accident in 2019, I went to this fair ever year. You brought back some great memories and added some new ones. That Wild Mouse Dark Ride looked fun would have put me in the Hospital (severe back issues). You made me hungry with your New England Sea Food dishes!

[@mattlucas3609]

@The Carpetbagger you're not far from Haunted Overload in Lee New Hampshire too, that'd make a great video! Tampa Jay, Grimmlife and Justin Scarred have been there. One of the best haunted attractions in the country.

[@BIGD-lg1qd]

Artimus Pyle was the original drummer for Skynard. He was in the plane when it crashed but survived. I think that birds name was Smalls u have Biggie Smalls.

[@Curly34584]

Go to the Basketball Hall of Fame there in Springfield Mass!

[@mollysmith1226]

He should since he just visited the baseball hall of fame

[@archerroy21]

Ah! I was hoping you were going to go inside the Grange Building! I am a member of the Grange in NYS. Its a beautiful building. There are representatives from each State Grange there daily to answer questions. There's also displays inside. Its been quite a few years since I was last at the Big E. Thanks for taking us along!

[@violentraven2371]

Great video, Jacob! The Woo Sox are from Worcester, Massachusetts and I have been down to their stadium to see a game with my parents, but I mainly wanted to go to try 'the Coney Island' hotdog 😂. One of the greatest hotdogs I've ever had in my life! Oh, and out of curiosity, are you thinking about visiting Canobie Lake? They have a Halloween event every year called 'Screemfest'. Figured you might like!

[@nightshadebutterfly6429]

So close and yet so far!! Not sure if you're still in MA, but if you are, I believe the Factory of Terror here in Fall River is open weekend nights until Halloween. I went to the Big E when I was younger, it was where my family would go to each year after the Danbury Fair closed down. I hadn't been in so long, and it seems so much has changed. The midway especially changed, gone are the Cake Walk and the haunted house dark ride where there was a witch that turned left and right (where I'd wait for my parents to ride it, as I was too chicken to back then), the magic carpet fun house and the jungle fun house with the big gorilla. So many memories.

[@bg199083]

That Mouse Trap dark ride was genuinely terrifying. I want to see that again. Don't ever change Jacob, and you always make me laugh. 😂🤣

[@ShelleeGraham]

FUN VIDEO 👍 Jacob. LOVE the way you talk to the beautiful ANIMALS! 🐐 🐖 🐣

[@rocketaroo]

Jacob rang that bell for an uncomfortably long time 👏😎

[@joannlee7239]

We used to go every year when our daughter was in the Westfield High School band. Westfield is a small city about 15 miles west of the fair grounds. Westfield day is usually the second Thursday of the fair. It was always a good time. Get yourself a giant bag of kettle corn and go watch the circus when your feet get too tired from walking around.

[@wendee1186]

Morning Jacob 🌞

[@KING4aday46]

Good morning!

[@joeyamada4976]

Not a fan of seafood

[@snowrs1]

20+ years ago my HS marching band performed there, it was raining so we moved into the Horse Arena. It was smaller than a football field, when crossing with the color guard it tightened up and I was hit in the privates with a flag.

[@SirStoneHD]

I'm like an hour and a half drive away in Keene NH. I loved the Big E when I used to live closer. The cream puffs are bomb.

[@Mattskilletguy]

One year you should visit the Kentucky Wool Festival. It’s always the first full weekend in October every year.

[@alliekuma4234]

One of the KZbinrs I follows wears a bear bell when he goes exploring in Japan to scare off the bears and boars. I'm sure you can understand why they run away from it. Lol Love the awesome contraption with the bells that the gentlemen was using to play epic-sounding music on. I saw him in another video of yours doing the same thing and I loved it! ♥

[@loriloonj4904]

We went to the Big E a few years ago it was amazing!! We had the best time!! Thanks for the laughs on the wild mouse ride...I was hysterical!!! Thanks for the video my friend!!!!

[@tomiodatanuki7600]

FYI: That guy doing the handwriting booth probably just sold your signature (and everybody else's) to a data broker. It's now easier to steal your identity. 😅💚😅💚😅

[@TriflingTravels]

The Big E is NOT the state fair for all New England states, as you most likely noted when you visited the Maine state fair. Hope you’re still planning on visiting NH’s official state fair, Hopkinton State Fair which happens on Labor Day Weekend

[@brianking973]

Great video. I wanted to tell you McDonald's has Happy Meal toy Crocs.they are little plastic croc shoes. Thought about you😊

[@sydneyadams4758]

This one was Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious !!!!!!!

[@7evenseas975]

I used to love going here, but it just got too much for my family. And im not just saying about price. Have fun

[@lisapratt166]

Its a big place

[@7evenseas975]

@@lisapratt166 yeah I know, I don't hate the place, but it's just mentally draining for my family, and the complaining yadda yadda But I have good memories there, but I'm not sure I want to go any time soon, I'd rather go check out Boston

[@joannlee7239]

The crowds are what gets to me. Lately there have been some large fights, too. I haven't gone in years and other than the kettle corn and the circus, I don't miss it much.

[@VoNewEngland83]

@@joannlee7239Yes, that’s the only issue! It has gotten chaotic, only a bit more safe to visit during the week. 😅

[@sandydisneyfan8355]

Thinking of Jacob & Jen today as I watch as the remnants of hurricane Helene hits North Carolina pretty intensely. Did water invade the bunker?

[@antoniobelmontez-jh6xw]

The man the myth the legend Jacob the carpetbagger the man with the golden voice the king of vlogs Jacob the carpetbagger

[@history_leisure]

If you are to give an animal a weird and long name, it should only be reserved for racing/sport...but I guess that goat is a mascot so I'll allow it

[@kaymad143]

I am so glad you made it to the Big E, so many great things to see! Maybe I will go there next year it, it has been many years since I have been there. 🙂 One of the biggest draws are always the little chicks being born. It has been so fun to watch you going through the Big E.

[@BrendaBlystone-u9x]

Well hello carpetbagger I really enjoy watching you're amazing video

[@umrmech84]

Artemis Pyle as a Lynyrd Skynyrd cover band?????? SMH!! The apple tree reminded me of The Wizard of Oz.

[@alanlough638]

Congratulations on visiting your 37th state fair! 😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@stever920]

Brother that isn’t a stuffy .Stuffy contains chopped quahogs and chourice in bread crumbs. Don’t know what that was that you ate, but glad to see you finally made it to the Big E!!!!

[@michca318]

You were in Massachusetts, in a Vermont building!

[@MrBashn2me]

What you had is a knock off version of a stuffed quahog. The scallop did look pretty good. I have totally forgotten about the Big E. We were only a two hour drive away but for me it was like going to Disney.

[@Robothut]

What a great state fair. Do they do the parade everyday of the fair or did you luck out. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@dravenlee4473]

Some of these dark rides are so lazy now. It's like they can't even ge the "dark" part right. If you don't bother with props, the very least you can do is play some spooky music. Even if it's one of those cheesy Halloween Sounds tapes from the 80s. It would be better than silence.

[@Sassjolras]

I grew up with the Mouse Trap being at my fair each year. I rode it twice as an adult but was too scared as a kiddo. My friend rode it when we were younger and there used to be a scary face that lit up around every corner. When I rode it half the stuff was broken but there was compressed air - I’m sorry that part wasn’t working this year! And we love the demon gorilla at the end.

[@justwatchingyoutube79]

Cast in Bronze looked amazing! I need to hear that in person!

[@craigholstine2154]

Good Morning " YA ALL " Jacob the Carpetbagger..!!

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

The dark rides at the Big E were ALWAYS disappointing and barely functional. It would be a miracle to find a dark ride there with ANY functional elements in it. Whoever owns them seems to be content to just let them stay broken, and let them decay,

[@magicalstarz]

Cool fair. There's a lot to enjoy and a lot of work put into that place. I'm sure someone has already told you, but you make a cameo in a new hulu series that I watched today. Its called "out there" and there's a small clip of you visiting the goat man's bridge. Check it out.

[@tommiller4895]

Nice to see Hilby the German Juggler. He has performed at County Fairs for years. Good Juggler, nice guy.

[@cl509]

After reading that guy's Tshirt at the signature booth.....I won't need an analysis for him😅

[@tommiller4895]

I worked at one of those Personality Signature Analysis Booths one Summer. It is a complete fraud as it prints random Barnum statements (which apply to everyone). Behind the impressive light show is just a PC connected to a printer (I wonder were he still gets paper like that). Its still fun and worth the $3 bucks.