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Rising Costs and Declining Consumer Confidence: How Top Carnival Companies Endured a Stressful Year of Highs and Lows in 2025

Rising Costs and Declining Consumer Confidence: How Top Carnival Companies Endured a Stressful Year of Highs and Lows in 2025

  The annual Top 50 Attended Fairs, as compiled by Carnival Warehouse, ranks the most attended fairs in North America each year. Carnival Warehouse also annually compiles a ranking of the carnival companies that play those major fairs. The 2025 ranking of carnival companies closely resembles last year's order and is nearly identical to the pre-pandemic hierarchy of top midway providers.Overall, 2025 was a good year for fairs and their midway partners, particularly at the top tier. Tens of millions of people attended the Top 50 fairs, with 45,798,520 guests enjoying the midways operated by the 19 companies on this list. Attendance has not only returned to pre-pandemic levels, but young families are rediscovering the midway experience. From classic attractions to new innovations, fair cuisine has helped transform fairs into annual foodie ...   [read more]
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From Scares to Skylines, Helm & Sons Amusements Redefines the Carnival Experience

From Scares to Skylines, Helm & Sons Amusements Redefines the Carnival Experience

  Things are really heating up for Helm and Sons Amusements. According to CEO Davey Helm, 2025 was the “largest season in our history,” and for good reason, with new rides, food, games, and attractions.Among the new rides is a two-story dark ride from Happy Rides themed after The Conjuring film series. “There are 28 animatronics inside and out, and the cars progress over two stories. Adding more fun scares to the ride, we have a team member dressed as The Nun character from the movie series who scares riders.”On the Helm and Sons website and social media accounts, a Blair Witch-type video parody serves as a lively promo for The Conjuring dark ride, while a “purposely corny” flight simulator video is posted for Starfighter.The company also added a Star Wars-themed ride from Battech, called the ...   [read more]
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  Carol Wisdom, 68, of Sterling, Colorado, passed away peacefully in Greeley, Colorado January 5th, 2026. She was born May 17, 1957, in Sterling, Colorado, to Gerald “Jerry” and Elaine Wisdom.She spent her childhood traveling the country with her parents, working on the family carnival until around the age of 14, when the carnival was sold and the family transitioned into full-time manufacturing. She graduated from Sterling High School and later attended college at the University of Northern Colorado.Following college, she joined the family business, Forsythe & Dowis Rides, manufacturing amusement rides delivered worldwide. She devoted more than 50 years to the amusement ride industry. She was blessed to work alongside her parents and her brother, Victor Wisdom, whom she dearly loved throughout those years. Her love of family was extraordinary, and working together as a family was one of the great blessings of her life.Service to others was central to her life. She ...   [read more]
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  Long-time novelty owner, Leisa Lee, passed away on December 23, 2025.  Leisa traveled the country booking her novelty stands at some of the largest fairs in the nation including the Minnesota State Fair.  Throughout the industry, she was known as "one of the best".Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. Full Obituary Leisa Lee was deeply loved and will be profoundly missed. She was a hardworking woman who devoted her life to her family, always putting those she loved first. Known as the queen of bling, Leisa was truly one of a kind vibrant, bold, creative, and unforgettable. Extraordinarily artistic, Leisa had a gift for turning imagination into reality. She once painted her son’s bedroom a breathtaking space that appeared in newspapers several times for its extravagance and originality. Half rainforest and half ocean, the room featured tree frogs, coral reefs, hidden treasure chests, and even a large fiberglass octopus arm emerging from the wall. ...   [read more]
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  Just before the new year, the Departments of Homeland Security and Labor announced the release of an additional 35,000 H-2B visas to supplement the standard annual cap of 66,000 visas for fiscal year 2026. This represents nearly a 50 percent reduction in the number of supplemental visas issued in each of the previous three years. It remains unclear whether the additional visas will be distributed in two separate allocations or released all at once. In prior years, a portion of supplemental visas was reserved for workers from the Northern Triangle countries. However, today’s announcement does not specify whether a similar carve-out will apply this year. While the OABA and the Seasonal Employment Alliance remain focused on efforts to secure permanent cap relief, it is uncertain whether such legislation will pass in time to provide relief for employers during the 2026 season.The official release is below: The Departments of Labor (DOL) and Homeland Security (DHS) are announcing ...   [read more]
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    2/13/2026 to 2/22/2026 - Stuart, FL
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    2/26/2026 to 3/8/2026 - Plant City, FL
  • Wade Shows
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    2/26/2026 to 3/8/2026 - Orlando, FL

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  1. Houston Livestock Show - Houston, TX
  2. State Fair of Texas - Dallas, Tx
  3. Minnesota State Fair - St. Paul, MN
  4. Eastern States Exposition - Springfield, MA
  5. San Antonio Livestock Show & Ex. - San Antonio, TX
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