midway attractions

Fair's flashy diversions

Midway attractions are the rides, games, and sideshows found at fairs, carnivals, and amusement parks—typically arranged along a central walkway called the midway.

The term encompasses everything from Ferris wheels and roller coasters to ring-toss booths and funhouse mirrors: The kids spent all their tickets on midway attractions.

Related

milk bottle toss · funhouse · house of mirrors · hall of mirrors · barkers · claw machine · game booth · prize wheel · cotton candy · freak show · fortune teller · fire eater · shooting gallery · ticket booths · neon lights · contortionist · log flume · games

Opposites
fair zone/area type

midway attractionscraft exhibitions

Displays of handmade works

livestock auction · flower shows

entertainment character

midway attractionssymphony orchestra

Large ensemble for classical music

opera house · art museum · theater production · lecture hall · museum gallery

fair zone/purpose

midway attractionspoultry barn

Shelter for domestic fowl

Family

midway, attraction

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G