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Any good carnivals in the US?

vgmaster9

vgmaster9

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Are there any good big carnivals that aren't parts of state/county fairs in the US? There's a decent sized one at the Meadowlands complex, but are there any others that aren't classified as state or county fairs? I'm also not talking about the ones you see at schools, firehouses, and churches.
 
You mean like those epic travelling funfairs you see in Germany? Pass.
 
To be honest, at this time of year. Look for some "Feargrounds". I'm sure some of them have travelling rides?
 
Ben said:
What do you have against state/county fairs out of interest?
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Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of state/county fairs that have nice midways, but they're just the icing on the cake for those events. Thing is, they're a whole bunch of things besides carnivals, like merchandise vendors, arts & crafts, competitive exhibits, livestock, and other kinds of attractions.

Like Ian said, I'm basically referring to big funfairs seen in countries like Germany (Oktoberfest, Rheinkirmes, Cranger Kirmes) and the UK (Hull Fair, Nottingham Goose Fair, The Hoppings). In fact, they could even take rides that are usually seen in Europe, like Magic, Bayern Kurve, Inferno, Seastorm, Wild n Wet, 1001 Nacht, Roll Over, and numerous others. If there would be more than one of these kinds of carnivals, the Thriller coaster that's currently in Mexico could be used here and travel to them.
 
I really don't have much knowledge of the "carnivals" that you speak of outside the US (except Oktoberfest of course) and from checking out a couple of their sites I don't see why many of the state and county fairs in the US don't match up. For example, the Puyallup Fair near where I live has a ton of rides and a small assortment of coasters (four to be exact) including a decent woodie and probably one of the only water coasters I have riden (which reminds me I need to add that cred). Here's a link to the rcdb site:

http://www.rcdb.com/4595.htm
 
reddude333 said:
I really don't have much knowledge of the "carnivals" that you speak of outside the US (except Oktoberfest of course) and from checking out a couple of their sites I don't see why many of the state and county fairs in the US don't match up. For example, the Puyallup Fair near where I live has a ton of rides and a small assortment of coasters (four to be exact) including a decent woodie and probably one of the only water coasters I have riden (which reminds me I need to add that cred). Here's a link to the rcdb site:

http://www.rcdb.com/4595.htm
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Is the woodie actually portable or is it permanent? Also, the water coaster looks kinda like a portable flume ride with roller coaster tracks. I'm sure the Germans could do a better job with that sorta concept.

I also wonder, are there any portable water dark rides?
 
Well, something unique about the fair I was talking about is that it is a permanent fairground (not that the fair is always running, they just don't some of the rides and grandstands and such). So I believe the woodie is actually permanent. As for the water coaster, I never said it was brilliant but then again it's over 15 years old so idk. As for water dark rides...none at the fair that I know of although I haven't been in a few years, but I'm pretty sure its a yes on the dark rides in general. Also, no need to disrespect the American fairs. They are generally meant as a sort of cultural and local pastime and the rides are just a perk at some. Plus I'm sure there are many more fairgrounds across the country that are quite good as well.
 
Well there are some pretty good fairs, like Texas State and San Diego County. I also wondered, I think it would be cool for Summerfest in Milwaukee to be a fair. It's a music festival, just like how Oktoberfest is a beer festival. If you make a massive carnival portion for Summerfest, it could turn out pretty amazing, with tons of rides and stuff.
 
Yeah, it could. I guess the main issue is just that people in the US tend to go to festivals for the festival and amusement parks for the rides. And that's just kinda how it is. If you get lucky, they mix but it may just not be as often...
 
Yeah, it's kinda odd how we think real differently from Europeans. Carnivals just aren't as big of a thing here as over there. I wish more people would appreciate funfairs here, cause Summerfest with a massive midway could compete with ones like Hull Fair and Rheinkirmes.
 
The thing is, a lot of fair actually do have very large Midways but the majority of rides are flat rides (if they even deserve to be called that). Btw, does a "Tunnel of Love" count as a water dark ride? Haha, if so, these do exist at fairs...
 
Umm, I think tunnel of love rides are just permanent attractions. However, I'd love to see Germans make water dark rides for fairs.
 
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