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A traveling carnival (American English), usually simply called a carnival, travelling funfair or travelling show (British English), is an amusement show that may be made up of amusement rides, food vendors, merchandise vendors, games of chance and skill, thrill acts, and animal acts.
Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This could be due to the design, having acrophobia, or from hearing about accidents involving rides that are similar. [1]
North American Midway Entertainment, LLC (NAME) is an American provider of midway services based in Farmland, Indiana, that describes itself as "the world's largest traveling outdoor amusement park." [1] [2] [3] NAME provides rides, games and food to over 15 million fairgoers every year in 20 states and 4 Canadian provinces. [4]
Zipper: A Chance Rides Zipper is the most popular carnival ride ever. Two riders are locked in a cage rotating around a boom. As the ride goes faster and faster, the cage flips the riders in several front flips and back flips! Hurricane: A Alan Herschell thrill ride that uses compressed air to lift and drop riders as the ride rotates in a circle.
The Supergirl Sky Flight, also known as the SkyScreamer or the Star Flyer, can be found at many amusement parks and traveling carnivals around the world.. Riders are hoisted into the air in two ...
Amusement ride rental/operation and traveling carnival management Royal American Shows ( RAS ) were a leading American traveling carnival company that operated from the 1920s to the 1990s in the United States and, until the 1970s, in Canada.
The California State Fair kicked off at Cal Expo on Friday, offering almost 50 carnival rides. The carnival, where games and rides are located, is open from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Powers Great American Midways (PGAM) is a family operated traveling carnival midway company based in Corfu, New York. [1] It provides amusement rides, games and concessions for local, county and state fairs throughout the eastern United States. [2] The business is a trade name of Amusements of Rochester, Inc. [3] [4]