Rides on traveling carnival
A Traveling carnival, often simply called a fair, is a small to medium sized travelling show primarily composed of stalls and other amusements. A traveling carnival is not set up at a permanent location, like an amusement park, but is moved from place to place. The British term "funfair" is also used to refer to non-travelling amusement parks. Larger carnival such as the permanent carnival of cities and seaside resorts might be called a fairground, although technically this refers to the land where a fair is traditionally held. Carnival contain a mixture of attractions which can be divided into the categories of adult, teenager and child; usually including thrill rides, children's rides, sideshows and side stalls. Originally a fair would also have had a significant number of market stalls, but today this is rare and most side stalls only offer food or games.
Many traveling carnivals bring with them an assortment of rides. Some rides are for young children and may include a carousel, miniature railway, miniature roller coaster or an inflatable bounce house. For older children and adults there can be many different types of rides. These rides are designed to use height, speed, g-force or centrifugal force to appeal to the riders' senses. Some examples are the Chair-O-Planes, Ferris wheel, Zipper ride and the Tilt-A-Whirl. The rides are generally painted in bright vibrant colors such as red, yellow and orange. Multicolored lighting is also used to enhance the rides' appearance at night. Each ride also plays its own music: a carousel may have calliope music playing while the ride next to it may have rock music for its riders. The music for each ride is usually upbeat; however, a ride such as a ghost train will have more somber music. These rides are designed to be quickly set up and taken down, thus helping the carnival operator in moving them. Here are some common items on the travelling carnival:
Thrill rides.
There is constant innovation, with new variations on ways to spin and throw passengers around, in an effort to attract customers. With the requirement that rides be packed into one or more trailers for travel, there is a limit to the size of the rides, and carnival struggle to compete with much larger attractions, such as roller coasters, found in amusement parks. See also amusement rides. Rides on the fair are usually portable, accounting for small areas. But some of the rides are thrill enough for teenagers and adults. Take the Human gyroscope for example, which springs from simulation facilities to train pilots and astronomers, it can cause you to make the special feeling of rotation in three-dimensional space. And the portable pirate ship ride, easily moved and transported. It also give you a lot of fun and excitement. The swinging ride starts with a smooth back and forth motion with increasing speed in both directions. The swinging motion results in an angle of up to approx. 60 degrees. As the arc of the pendulum increases to total operating height, the riders experience sensations of speed, rocking motion and relative weightlessness.
Roller coasters.
Some carnival may feature compact roller coasters to attract teenagers and preteens. Roller coasters feature steep drops, sharp curves, and sometimes loops. Roller coasters are generally the most attractive aspect of a fair, but many people come for other reasons. Carnival usually only feature one or two coasters. These coasters are miniature ones, one of them are children climbing cars, also called mini coaster ride. It is equipped with a modern interchange track, colorful lights and children cartoon paintings. Children have an opportunity to the feeling of flying when the car run though mountains and leaps. It is very thrilling but no sense of panic compare to the huge roller coaster in amusement parks.
Children's rides.
Carnival are seen as family entertainment, and most include a significant number of children's rides. Many of these are smaller, platform based rides like, cup & saucer, toy sets, train rides then there are smaller slower versions of the adult rides, Ferris wheels, waltzes, even children's bumper cars. Such rides are usually referred to as "juvenile rides" or just juveniles. There are other items for children, slides, mirror mazes funhouses, and variations on the bouncy castle. Cup & saucer consist of 6 to 9 cups. When the whole machine rotates, each cup can be rotated; while, players can control the cup to rotate by the steering wheel center of cup. The cups can be rotated to max speed and bring the most thrill and happiness to all players. Train rides are also can be found in carnival. It usually consists of 4 or more beautiful-shaped cars of different styles. Each driver runs simultaneously along the track direction. The mini train is marked with a modern interchange track, with colorful lights, sound and children cartoon paintings, in order to let the children experience the felling of time and space over the ride, it is very thrilling and with no sense of panic, it is well enjoyed by children.
Sideshows.
In the 19th century, before the development of mechanical attractions, sideshows were the mainstay of most carnival. Typical shows included menageries of wild animals, freak shows, wax works, boxing/wrestling challenges and theatrical shows. Against a backdrop of theme parks and advanced home entertainment, the public is no longer as enamored with the fun fair as it once was. But for the showmen, there is no question of giving up. Unlike Irish Travelers and Gypsies, showmen do not view themselves as an ethnic group but a cultural one united by the fairground industry.
