WOODBRIDGE, Va. – It might not have felt like spring these past few days, in the parking lot of Gar-Field Senior High School, it’s going to look like it.
The carnival is back in town starting today through Sunday, and it’s ran by Amusements of America, whose employees spent much of Thursday afternoon getting ready for weekend business.
The traveling carnival offers rides like Ferris Wheel and carnival games. Workers were setting up for this weekend’s show under gray skies in temperatures in the upper 40s on Thursday. Temperatures will be warmer this weekend, approaching 60 degrees.
To ride, carnival goers will pay $1 per ticket, with some rides taking several tickets. Riders can purchase 56 tickets for $50, and pay $20 for a hand stamp for unlimited rides on a limited number of rides that allow patrons at least 36 inches tall to ride.
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