When Melissa McGill was about 4 years old, she won the jumbo prize for the Ping-Pong ball in the floating cups game. That’s when this popular carnival game became one of her favorites to play while ...

Carnival games aren’t about winning or losing as much as providing amusement and a challenge. But as someone who just played more than seven games at the Greeley Stampede, I can say it’s sure nice to ...

The Wake County Sheriff's Office inspected North Carolina State Fair carnival games on Wednesday to determine whether they are, in fact, winnable. The fair opens to the public on Thursday at noon.

The bright colors, stuffed animals, fried Oreos, and roaring rides of a carnival or amusement park midway call out to the dreamer in us all. But before you heed the barker’s timeless invitation to ...