Breyerfest Information: The Ninja Pit Of Death!

      The Nina Pit Of Death, an ominous sounding title for something that is not quite that deadly.  This term refers to the line that forms at the Kentucky Horse Park on the Thursday before Breyerfest and leads into the Breyer store on Friday morning.  You are not required to stand in this line, if you just want to get into Breyerfest, however, if you want to go into the Breyer store or the Pop Up Tent first thing Friday morning, then you will need to be in this line.  But while it seems impossibly long, you will get into the event!

If you are in the line early, then you are guaranteed a spot in either of the stores mentioned above,  Around 8:00 am on Friday morning, Breyer employees will come around with numbers for the Breyer store and the Pop Up Tent.  These numbers are 1-350 and you are guaranteed entry into the store, provided that you line up in this number order at the line of the store that you have chosen.  There are three locations for the Pop Up Tent this year, so I am uncertain how the third one will work, but the two will be in one line out in the parking lot and then divide once you are inside of the park.  However, the real glory is the Breyer store.

If you are doing the Ninja Pit just for the Breyer store, first you need to know that they do not put out everything like they used to anymore.  The warehouse product is placed out throughout the entire event now and you might not find anything Friday morning, but come back on Sunday afternoon and find a surprise just waiting for you! The line is long, the store is small, and there will be tons of pushing and shoving so the best thing is to relax, go with the flow, and hope to find an amazing surprise waiting for you! You will not be allowed to bring in bags to the store, however, volunteers will provide you with a bag to carry your purchases to the register when you are finished shopping.  The special items are usually located on the left hand side of the store when you enter, but this can and will change through the weekend as items are sold out and more are brought out. 

Saturday morning does provide a line as well, one that is starting to rival the line on Friday morning since the change in the release of the warehouse product and you will need to arrive early, if you want to be the first one into the store.  But again, this line is not required and you are able to enter into the event without waiting in this line.