Justine, a Phoenix realtor and investor who posts on TikTok as ThatFlippingAgent, questioned the Arizona State Fair’s prices in a recent video. Her post drew thousands of shares and comments, according to 12News, which sent reporter Trisha Hendricks to speak with her about what a day at the fair costs. Hendricks then took those concerns to the fairgrounds and asked officials why prices have risen for the second year in a row. In her follow-up video, Justine says Hendricks came to her home to discuss the backlash before heading to the fair for a response from officials. A fair representative pointed to fuel as one factor behind the higher prices, according to the clip Justine shared. Many vendors reportedly travel from California, New Mexico and other nearby states. “You see gas prices goes up and the vendors have to pay this gas,” the representative said. The rising cost of family entertainment has also become a talking point around large theme parks. The fair points to rising costs Justine questioned how practical that would be for a family. “Like obviously we get that prices have gone up everywhere but there does become a point where you price something so high that you lose business,” she said. One commenter questioned the out-of-state angle. “Vendors from out of state kind of misses the point of a STATE fair.” @thatflippingagent The Arizona State fair is going viral right now for their insane prices. A couple days ago I made a video breaking down the cost of going to the Arizona State fair for a family and it went viral. The news showed up at my door and interviewed me and got the fair’s response to the backlash…. What are your thoughts? #arizonastatefair #statefaircost #viralstatefair #phoenixarizona #phoenixnews ♬ AnySoundEffects Monkeys Spinning Monkeys – Any Sound Effects The fair then described a way to cut the cost of entry. Visitors can come on a Friday and park at Phoenix College for free. A shuttle runs from there to the entrance. “Bring eight cans of non-perishable food item per person and you get in for $0,” the representative said. Justine read the plan as a long checklist. She pointed out that the offer requires a Friday visit before 6 p.m., along with parking at a community college and taking a shuttle. They would then use a community college lot, wait for a shuttle and carry the food along. “So you’re expecting a family to be lugging almost 40 cans of food with them on this so-called free shuttle to save a few bucks to get in,” she said. At eight cans per person, a family of four would need 32. One commenter ran that math. “So for a family of 4 that’s 32 cans of food? That’s insane.” Her first video explains why she started talking about the prices in the first place. Families airing frustration about days out is nothing new on TikTok, but Justine backed hers with numbers. She said people were calling the fair “dead this year,” so she priced a visit for two adults and two kids. According to Justine, admission was $15 a person in 2024, and kids seven and under got in free. Adults now pay $20, and kids over five pay $12. Parking rose from $15 to $25. That puts entry at $89 for her family. She then added $108 for food, based on prices from another creator’s video. Two ride wristbands added another $123. The day lands near $320 before any games, and she says her food figure is probably low. Justine ended her follow-up with a question for the fair. “Do we not see the problem?” she asked. The video does not say whether the fair plans any changes.