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A SHORT HISTORY We entered the internet arena in 1995, with a site called Carnival Web Magazine. Shortly after we started the Yahoo Showmen's Discussion and Mailing List which has been moderated by Don Stedges and Tom Hoey, since its inception.In 1997, we changed over to showmen.com and in 2001 due to legal issues became carnivalbiz.com. In the last few years we have added an extensive list of blogs about the outdoor amusement business industry including carnivals, amusement parks both in the USA and Worldwide plus those blogs that deal with Crafts, Modeling, Renaissance Fairs, the legit Theatre, Concerts and Fairgrounds. In 2008 we began adding social networks and through our main network at www.sociallyglobal.com and www.carnytown.org have added 50 State Networks and several networks dealing with non-profits. Currently we have the only Audio and Video and Text enabled Chat Rooms on the internet; targeted to those in the outdoor amusement business, moderated by Marcus Brumberger and his friends. You have not arrived at the network yet. The fun is all on the inside. This is more than a 10-in-1, it is 25 thousand in one. Check out the free Classifieds, the Business Directory, our Forums, and all the photos, videos and music on the inside. Join or sign in today! To participate in the forum, chat live, add videos, add listings to the business directory, create a profile, create and maintain a blog, add photos, music, view ride manuals and play some of the games, you must sign in using the buttons below. To fully participate at Carny Town, and for your security, you should join up and sign in, first.

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Ex-State Fair boss Cappuccilli paid more than most to caterer of daughter's wedding | News from The Post-Standard -

Ex-State Fair boss Cappuccilli paid more than most to caterer of daughter's wedding | News from The Post-Standard -. Former New York State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli paid a higher fee to use a fair restaurant for one of his daughters’ wedding receptions than nearly every other customer who used the venue during that period, according to state records. 101005columbusday1sdc.JPGStephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardFormer State Fair director Peter Cappuccilli photographed in 2005. The state Inspector General, as part of a broader investigation into the state fair, is investigating whether Cappuccilli received any special deals when two of his daughters booked wedding receptions at the fairgrounds. Records show Cappuccilli paid the fair’s exclusive caterer $11,000 for his daughter Marnie’s wedding reception at the Art & Home Center in 2002. Of the more than 670 other customers who rented the Art & Home Center between July 2002 and May 2004 for weddings, reunions, dinners and other events, only one paid a higher fee to Catering With a Flair, the fair’s records show. New York received 13 percent of fees that customers paid to the caterer for events in that building. State fair records show the fair bought supplies — including nearly...

Kalamazoo County Fair-goers await repayment after runaway cow incident | Kalamazoo News - - MLive.com

Kalamazoo County Fair-goers await repayment after runaway cow incident | Kalamazoo News - - MLive.com. A Paw Paw woman wants thousands of dollars to cover her medical bills. A Scotts man wants his smashed cell phone replaced. Both were in the path of a pregnant cow on a rampage at the Kalamazoo County Fair last summer. And both have not been paid by the fair’s insurance company. The Kalamazoo County Fair Board turned over two claims — one from Jeff Dahlman for his broken cell phone and one from Pamela Moore for her medical expenses — to its insurance company, Wisconsin-based West Bend Mutual Insurance Co., said Bonna Perrin, the board’s president. Brad Temple, the manager of the claims department at West Bend, said both Dahlman and Moore do have open claims but would not comment further because of a company policy not to discuss ongoing litigation. Now, Jeff Dahlman has a Dec. 17 court date in Kalamazoo to fight for the $529 he spent to replace his cell phone damaged by the cow and on court costs. Moore, who suffered spinal cord damage during the Aug. 11 incident, declined to comment on her case on the advice of her...

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Freaky Town: Gibsonton Florida Published by Harmon on March 4th, 2009 in AMERICAN DREAM Freedom Haters' Salutes Gibsonton Florida! POPULATION: 8,752 TOWN MOTTO: Circus Carnie Capital of the World! GIBSONTON FUN FAC...

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There’s a new Carnival Ride company in town… There’s a new carnival in town and the fair board hopes that means thousands more people will flock to the 2010 Calaveras County Fair. The directors of the 39th District Agricultural Association app... (tags: Carnival ride owners Fairs) IAAPA 5K Run…a success Third Annual IAAPA 5K Fun Run and 1K Walk a Success Event Benefits Give Kids The World at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2009 Today, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAP... (tags: Trade Organizations) The Parks The National Roller Coaster Museum Builds Repository There’s no place like home. The National Roller Coaster Museum (NRCMA) recently completed construction of a new building to house a sizeable por... (tags: Amusement Parks Theme)

Sublette County Fair

Pinedale Roundup Pinedale Roundup, newspaper, sublette county, wyoming, jonah field, roughneck, anticline, Freemont Lake, Cora, Daniel, news. With the Sublette County Fair growing in recent years, the fairground is growing, too. Construction at the fairground will continue through the winter and should finish in time for next year's Sublette County Fair. The main new attraction is a 54-foot-tall livestock barn, spreading over 80,000 square feet. The barn is designed to host the regular activities of the Sublette County Fair, with 170 pens for animals and arenas for showing them in addition to seating for about 1,000 people. The barn can also be converted to use as a venue for concerts or other events for about 3,000 spectators. “The idea with this facility is that it'll do anything you want,” said Mark Klein, Groathouse Construction Superintendent overseeing the project. Construction started at the end of October. The footing for the building is already in place and crews started laying the foundation this week. Klein said they will erect the steel beams in January and February, and masonry will start in February.

links for 2009-11-19

Spirit of Excellence Awards at IAAPA Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) – Six Spirit of Excellence awards were presented by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2009 today to r... Magic Planet Kuwait and iT’Z Family Food and Fun in Houston Win 2009 Top Family Entertainment Centers of the World Awards from Industry Trade Association Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) – Magic Planet Kuwait and iT’Z in Houston, Texas won the title of 2009 Top Family Entertainment Centers (FECs) of the World Wednesday during the FEC Reception... (tags: Trade Organizations) The Parks, today Image via Wikipedia Dollywood Wins Fourth Consecutive International Heartbeat Award Dollywood theme park claimed its fourth consecutive international Heartbeat Award along with three additiona... (tags: Amusement Parks Theme) A day at the Carnival Call me simple-minded, but nothing gets my attention like bright, shiny objects. With that said, it should be no surprise that the carnivals sprouting up around the Valley, with their arrays of flash... (tags: Trip Reports) IAAPA 2009 Big E Awards Recognize Top-Notch Live Entertainment in the Attractions Industry Europe, Japan, and United States Productions Stand Out in 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) – Today,...

The Pueblo Chieftain :: 2009 Fair clears $816,000

The Pueblo Chieftain :: 2009 Fair clears $816,000. On a tough economic year marked by sweeping budget cuts, this year's Colorado State Fair managed to clear $343,013 more than the previous year. The 2009 Fair made $816,094 in revenue compared to $473,081 made in 2008, according to financial reports discussed Wednesday at the monthly meeting of the Fair's Board of Authority, held on the Fairgrounds. The financial outcome proved to be the Fair's best performance as an 11-day event. As a cost-saving measure, the Fair reduced its schedule from 17 days to 16 in 2002 and then to the current 11-day format in 2005. Cutting expenses by $538,162 was a main factor in the Fair's success, leaders said. "We fully expected revenues to be down. That's why we made the budget cuts we did," General Manager Chris Wiseman said. "We are pleasantly surprised we are in a much stronger (financial) position. It is a surprise to me, but the (cuts) we made throughout the year were the right decisions that brought us to a financially successful Fair." The seven-days of rain during the Fair didn't impact the fair's bottom line or attendance, which saw a turnout of 496,651, the most...

links for 2009-11-18

New Products, Services, and Industry Forces Honored at IAAPA Attractions Expo Image via Wikipedia SS Worldwide Receives Impact Award for Lasting Impact on Industry Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) – Today, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attra... (tags: Trade Organizations) Around the Parks Image by Bern@t via Flickr Dollywood’s Splash Country win IAAPA waterpark award Dollywood’s Splash Country won the Must-See Waterpark Award on Monday, Nov. 16, at the International Associatio... (tags: Amusement Parks Theme)

Volusia Fair attedance up

West Volusia News - newsjournalonline.com. Final numbers in for the Volusia County Fair make it the third best fair in attendance, officials said. David Viers, executive director of the Volusia County Fair Association, said attendance was up 2 percent with about 174,000 people compared with 170,000 last year. Money at the gate was up 5.8 percent and money from the midway rides was up 13 percent. The 65th fair ended Sunday. "We did real good," Viers said Monday after compiling the final numbers. The budget for the past fair was more than $1 million.

Snakes alive!

Snakes alive!. Snakes alive! Fred Lally wants to introduce you to his unusual animal friends James Shannon Mid & South County Editor It's a quiet afternoon on the midway set up in the Parkdale Mall parking lot off Highway 69 in Beaumont. The Ferris wheel sits idle for now as the ride operators and game barkers await the crowds at the Richard Hanson traveling carnival. At a brightly colored tent on the edge of the midway, Fred Lally sits and waits, too. He passes the time reading an ancient paperback copy of "War of the Worlds" - the original novel by H.G. Wells that was an enduring classic long before it was appropriated by Steven Spielberg for a Tom Cruise summer blockbuster.

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