ST. PAUL -- Of all the changes in the world and at the Minnesota State Fair in the past 50 years, one thing has remained the same: the lure of the Giant Slide.

A look at the business of the Giant Slide, a State Fair icon celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

The Giant Slide, with its simple design and bright yellow color, has earned its status as an iconic staple of the Minnesota State Fair, where it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

Your favorite ride – the Giant Slide -- has become an icon over the last 45 years. It's a tradition for many Minnesota families, but none more than the Pittroffs.

Minnesota State Fair employees scoot down the Giant Slide on the Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019 as they help spread wax along its 170-foot length. It takes approximately ...

State Fair food, music — and giant slide are back for Memorial Day minifair A marquee at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds offers encouraging words the April 11, 2020.

Starting Aug. 22, more than two million people will descend on the fairgrounds to descend Giant Slide, load up on deep-fried food, and wax poetic about how this year's Minnesota State Fair ...

It was eerily quiet on the state fair grounds Tuesday morning, the first time the fair has opened late in its 165-year history. Cleanup will continue throughout the day.

One fan-favorite at the fair, the giant slide was shut down for part of the day on Thursday after some riders were hurt.

The Minnesota State Fair is celebrating a half-century with the Giant Slide that remains mostly the same as it did when Fred Pittroff installed it in 1969.