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The Carnie LIfe Movie – Preview

CarnivalMidways.Com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:25:30 +0000

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Peanut Festival brings odd sights

CarnivalMidways.Com — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:12:44 +0000

Source: By Peggy Ussery – Dothon Eagle Step right up, folks, and take in the sights of Black Jack the Giant Steer and Hercules the Giant Horse. Or, sneak a peek at the World’s Smallest Horse, but don’t touch — he bites. You can see it all for only a couple of dollars. It just wouldn’t be [...]

It’s official: Michigan State Fair a goner

CarnivalMidways.Com — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:37:29 +0000

Source: BY DAWSON BELL – FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Fans of the Michigan State Fair said most of their good-byes in September, when the oldest fair in the country closed for what they feared was the last time. Those fears were realized Friday as Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a $7.1-million appropriation (most of it from fair-related revenue) [...]

North Carolina State Fair breaks attendance records

CarnivalMidways.Com — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:23:52 +0000

Source: Chris Baysden – Triangle Business Journal There were a whole lotta people at “A Whole Lotta Happy.” North Carolina State Fair officials said Monday that this year’s fair – which used the promotional slogan “A Whole Lotta Happy” – broke records for total and single-day attendance. The fair drew 877,941 attendees this year, beating the previous record [...]

They’ve got tickets to rides

CarnivalMidways.Com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:56:44 +0000

By Dwight Dana | Morning News The Vivona brothers are at home for the 47th year with the Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair under way through Sunday at the ECA fairgrounds. The brothers, Morris, 89, Dominic, 77 and Phil, 74, are owners of Amusements of America (AOA), which provides the rides and everything involved with the annual [...]

Mississippi State Fair to last an extra day

CarnivalMidways.Com — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:44:41 +0000

From the Mississippi State Fair Commission: Lester Spell, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and State Fair Commission Chairman, along with Mike Williams, of North American Midway Entertainment, have announced that the 150th Mississippi State Fair will be extended one extra day for Mississippi fairgoers to enjoy. The extended day [...]

Ray Genter’s miniature carnival 24 years in the making

CarnivalMidways.Com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:46:34 +0000

By Eric Gaertner | Muskegon Chronicle FRUITLAND TOWNSHIP — About the only thing missing in Ray Genter’s creation is the sounds of happy children and the smell of cotton candy. From Ferris wheels and bumper cars to carnival-goers and Sno-cone stands, Genter’s elaborate miniature carnival features small versions of seemingly everything that make full-size carnivals popular and [...]

State Fair using social networks to sell tickets

CarnivalMidways.Com — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:16:21 +0000

Source: Sam Jacobson – The Daily Tar Heel Blogs and Twitter generate interest The N.C. State Fair is Tweeting, blogging and Facebooking its way to an unprecedented increase in ticket sales. The fair’s social networking outreach, which began in June 2008, has helped to double ticket sales from this time last year. With the fair less than two weeks [...]

Thousands attend 150th Mississippi State Fair

CarnivalMidways.Com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:21:40 +0000

Source: By Roslyn Anderson – WLBT.Com JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – The Mississippi State Fairgrounds are alive with lights, rides and thousands of people. Wednesday the ribbon was cut, and the gates opened for 11 days of fun and excitement. Mississippians have been coming together for the annual state fair for 150 years. Attending the first day of the [...]

Missouri State Fair Attendance up 8 percent over last year

CarnivalMidways.Com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:18:46 +0000

Source: The Associated Press – News-Leader.Com SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State Fair officials say attendance at this year’s event was up 8 percent over last year’s fair. Final figures released Tuesday show 337,851 people attended the 11-day fair this year, about 27,000 more than in 2008. Fair Director Mark Wolfe says cooler weather and reasonable costs helped [...]