In the October 2005 issue:  

  It's the biggest and best ever!! It's CARNIVAL magazine's 2005 annual Buyer's Guide, the definitive resource for companies offering goods and services to the outdoor amusement industry. Hundreds of companies are listed, along with all pertinent contact information and a brief description of what is offered.

  The theme for the 2005 Wisconsin State Fair was "Can't Wait," a feeling common to those who attend a fair each year! Reed Expositions, filling in for Murphy Bros., provided the fun zone for the mid-summer event.

  A number of the long-standing carnivals on the East Coast are experiencing growth spurts. Newton Shows out of Long Island, New York, and Pennsylvania-based Oscar's Amusements and Shaw & Sons are representative of the American carnival scene, adding a new piece occasionally, refurbishing and retheming older pieces, adding a new date, trying to maintain the old ones, and doing everything they can to stay in business.

  A walk Down Memory Lane takes in the Jack Thompson Shows, a Midwest carnival that was the forerunner to the contemporary Goldstar Amusements.

  The conclusion to the history of Dick Carl's Crown Amusements details its passage to the Pugh Shows' umbrella and the subsequent events that that move precipitated

  This year the Georgia World Congress in Atlanta will be the site of the Annual Trade Show of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. Slated for November 16-19, the event offers a well-rounded program of exhibits, seminars, and workshops with the latest in amusement technology.

  Do You Remember profiles the Hustler, manufactured by Grover C. Watkins, a fast action fun ride that was popular with the thrill-seeking public.

Out & About features employees of Texas-based E&B Funtime Rides.

  Pack Your Bags offers a listing of many of the state fair associations that will be convening for their annual meetings; in addition, it also lists many of the upcoming industry trade shows.

  Murphy Bros. Expositions is conquering the world, and their latest step was setting up to play a number of dates in China.

  The ongoing series, History of Train Shows, covers the Rubin & Cherry Shows and their sister carnival the Model Shows, as they crisscrossed the country during the1930s.

  As the traditional fair season winds down, On the Road offers the route listings for a number of events during October.

  In the Now Booking for 2006 section, check out the carnivals that may be available for booking your event.

  Looking to buy, looking to sell, looking to hire, or looking for a job - be sure to check out the Classified Ads!

  Also included in this issue are regular features: Midway Talk, Life's Flow, and Modeler's Corner.