After the Exposition, the term midway came into use as a common noun in the United States and Canada to refer to the area for amusements at a county or state fair, circus, festival, or amusement park.[2]
Attractionsedit
Attractions that have been found in midways throughout history include the following:[1]: 28
Concession stands selling a variety of different types of food and drink including fruit, pastries, pies, wine, lemonade, popcorn, ice cream, confectionery, and fairy floss
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midway, fair, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, midway, fair, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Midway fair news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message A midway at a fair commonly an American fair such as a county or state fair is the location where carnival games amusement rides entertainment dime stores themed events exhibitions and trade shows pleasure gardens water parks and food booths cluster The midway is located between the entrance and the big top of a circus thus a carnival is essentially a travelling midway 1 A game of popping balloons with darts for prizes a common part of a carnival or fair midway Contents 1 Origin 2 Attractions 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksOrigin editThe term originated from the World s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago Illinois in 1893 It was the first world s fair with an area for amusements which was strictly separated from the exhibition halls This area which was concentrated on the city s Midway Plaisance included amusement rides among them the original Ferris Wheel belly dancers balloon rides concession stands and other attractions After the Exposition the term midway came into use as a common noun in the United States and Canada to refer to the area for amusements at a county or state fair circus festival or amusement park 2 Attractions editAttractions that have been found in midways throughout history include the following 1 28 Concession stands selling a variety of different types of food and drink including fruit pastries pies wine lemonade popcorn ice cream confectionery and fairy floss Carnival games including various games of skill games of chance and cons such as three card Monte and the shell game Carnival rides such as the Ferris wheel and carousel Sideshows such as illusion shows menageries wax shows and burlesqueSee also editTraveling carnival Family entertainment center Sideshow alley ShowbagReferences edit a b Nickell Joe 2005 Secrets of the sideshows Lexington Ky University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0 8131 7179 2 OCLC 65377460 http www collinsdictionary com dictionary english midwayExternal links editChicago s Midway Plaisance Walking Tour website CarnivalMidways Com Directory of Carnival Midway s in the U S and Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Midway fair amp oldid 1182573776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
