Once again, carnival rides will send fairgoers spinning, sliding, scrambling and soaring at this week’s Park County Fair.

After last year’s carnival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Carnival Midway Attractions is returning to Powell, bringing a variety of rides and games for fairgoers to enjoy. 

Options range from kiddie rides for younger children to adrenaline rush-inducing rides for thrill-seekers.

The carnival starts today (Tuesday) and continues Wednesday through Saturday from noon to midnight.

An all-day pass to carnival rides can be purchased for $25 until 3:59 p.m. today (Tuesday). After that, the price is $35 for an all-day pass. Carnival passes can be purchased online at parkcountyeventsandfair.com under “Park County Fair Tickets.”

Tony Guadagno has owned and operated Carnival Midway Attractions for over 20 years, and his family has been involved in the mobile amusement industry for more than 50 years. Safety is the top priority for the company, he said.

Each piece of equipment is carefully inspected by a skilled manager and ride superintendent.

“We’re highly regulated,” he said.

During the off-season, the company says its crews work on repairing, repainting and refurbishing equipment.

Park County Fair leaders and Powell police have consistently spoken highly of the way Carnival Midway Attractions does business.

“They make sure that the things that are important to us from a safety [perspective], and who they bring in to run their equipment and stuff, matches with the things that we find of value,” then-Park County Events Administrator Audra Jewell said earlier this year.

Carnival Midway Attractions encourages patrons to follow general safety rules when going on carnival rides. In addition, Guadagno asks riders to wear tennis shoes instead of flip-flops — and not to bring cellphones or other objects that could fly out of your pockets when getting on a ride.

After growing up in the family business, Guadagno received his degree in architecture in 1978. He went back to the family show and helped his parents and brothers run the business. Guadagno decided to go out on his own in 1996, and Carnival Midway Attractions was born. 

The company is based in Orange, California. In addition to serving fairs in Wyoming, Carnival Midway Attractions is expanding its route to Idaho, Montana, Utah and Colorado.

For more information about Carnival Midway Attractions, visit www.carnivalmidwayattractions.com.

— Tessa Baker