After a successful debut in 2021, Grand Carnivale, the “Spectacle of Color, Unlike Any Other” has returned to Carowinds (and multiple other Cedar Fair parks) this season. Described by the park as a “day-to-night, larger-than-life, global celebration,” Grand Carnivale, taking...
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Behind The Scenes: Carowinds Prepares for Grand Carnivale
One of the most exciting of Cedar Fair’s “new-for-2020” announcements (for me, anyway) was that my home park, Carowinds, would be adding their own version of Grand Carnivale, which took place at Kings Island, Dorney Park, Kings Dominion, and Worlds...
Continue reading...Busch Gardens Williamsburg Announces Details for Food & Wine Festival
Get ready for a “Safe Foodie Paradise” as Busch Gardens Williamsburg has announced details for the 2021 edition of their annual Food & Wine festival, which starts April 2, and continues through May 23. The fan-favorite event will feature “new...
Continue reading...Grand Carnivale Brings International Flair to Kings Dominion
Earlier this year, it was announced that the all-new Grand Carnivale “Evening Spectacular” would debut at four Cedar Fair parks — Kings Dominion, Kings Island, Worlds of Fun and Dorney Park — in 2019. However, when the event was announced...
Continue reading...Grand Carnivale Evening Spectacular Coming To Four Cedar Fair Parks This Summer
Several Cedar Fair parks will be expanding their night-time entertainment options this year with the addition of a limited time night-time spectacular, taking place during the summer months. Cedar Fair will present Grand Carnivale, a one-of-a-kind immersive evening spectacular featuring...
Continue reading...Memphis Delta Fair 2013
In Memphis, Tennessee, the sixth-annual Delta Fair & Music Festival is underway amid temperatures reaching the upper nineties. Despite the heat, I spent a fun evening at the fair enjoying the one week each year in which one can ride...
Continue reading...Memphis Delta Fair Photos
The Delta Fair & Music Fair was started in Memphis, Tennessee in September of 2007 and has experienced growth every year since. I went this past weekend and brought back a few photos: The midway of the Delta Fair is...
Continue reading...Two Proposed Parks Shot Down
Not one but two proposed theme parks were shot down in their respective requests for rezoning. Orlando, Florida rejected a rezoning request for Orlando Thrill Park due to noise concerns. And officials in Spring Hill, Tennessee (outside of Nashville) rejected...
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