The California State Fair has been a main attraction for family fun in Sacramento for decades. This year did not disappoint.

Smiling kids ran around in packs in awe of the lights and rides at their fingertips.

Sitting on the children's midway among the funhouses and superslides sat rides from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch as well as the Neverland sign itself. Fairgoers can enjoy the rides for only three tickets as parents and fans of Jackson take pictures with life-size cutouts of the King of Pop next to the Neverland sign.

The joy on faces of the children as they were seated on Michael Jackson's Neverland rides was just what he would have wanted to see while celebrating his 51st birthday this weekend.

The rides were not extravagant or awe-inspiring, but as I stood there next to these normal fair rides that once sat in a spectacular place, it was a little surreal- and brought humanity to a man who always seemed so untouchable.

"I think the children are enjoying the rides," said Fairgoer Corina Olteanu. "It's awesome that they get to get some use out of them instead of them just being looked at just because they came from Neverland."

In the midst of the big midway, sat yet another ride from Neverland that was a bit more amazing. The pink 17th-century-themed swing ride sat almost glorified as attendees young and old rode.

"It almost seems a little weird since he just passed, but the kids are having a really good time," said fair visitor Amanda Couvrette.

Aside from the memorializing rides, there are many exciting exhibits and festivites that have definitely stuck to this years theme of- "Weird, Wild and Wacky."

A sculpture of San Francisco made entirely of toothpicks is a favorite among attendees, drawing massive crowds in the exhibit halls.

The displays depicting the different cities in California are creative and had onlookers talking about the assets of the state and innovations being made.

This year's state fair will definitely leave visitors talking and anticipating what they will do next.

Photos courtesy of Anthony Bento.