The Outdoor Amusement Business Magazine

These pages will contain momentos of the now defunct Amusement Business Magazine, once know as The Billboard. It was long considered the Bible of Show Business. The internet, blogs and social networking has made this historical magazine unnecessary...but we do miss the excitement of getting our personal issue every week.
  • Sept Carnival Routes for Pa and Delaware September 6, 2010
    **Upcoming Carnivals for today and this week** Skellys Amusements:: GDS Fair- Today Monday Sept 6th. Newfoundland Pa, (Luzorne County) C&L Shows:: Labor Day United Celebration- Today Monday Sept 6th. At Northmoreland Park. Greensburg Pa.(Westmoreland County) Skelly's Amusements:: Marcus Hook Fall Carnival- Thursday Sept 9th thru Sunday Sept 12th. Ma […]
  • Toddler hurt on carnival ride at Spencer Fair September 6, 2010
    SPENCER — A 2-year old girl was hurt on a carnival ride at the Spencer Fair today but escaped serious injury. The girl was riding the Convoy ride with her 4-year old brother when she stood up. Police say the toddler stood up in the car she was in, and fell out of the door. Betty Gillette of Gillette Shows, which was running the midway, said the girl fell. Th […]
  • Gary Brown: Here’s some expert advice for eating at a county fair - Devils Lake, ND - Devils Lake Journal September 6, 2010
    Tonight I intend to eat a funnel cake at the county fair in my mom’s honor. Tomorrow I might down an apple dumpling in memory of my dad. My parents loved fair food. At least the family as a whole enjoyed eating at the county fair each summer. And as I recall, when my parents took their four children to the fair each year, they dug into the kind of food you o […]
  • Jim Thorpe Amusements September 6, 2010
    Jim Thorpe Amusements specializes in presenting clean, safe amusement rides, games and food attractions. We offer nearly 20 different amusement rides for your carnival or fair. We are based out of Jim Thorpe, PA and operate in Eastern Pennsylvania. All personnel are required to wear company uniforms and to present a neat appearance. Our midway is cleaned eve […]
  • D & D Putting and Amusements. September 6, 2010
    via www.ddputtingandamusements.com […]
  • 21st Century Shows Inc. September 6, 2010
    Serving the greater NY/NJ metropolitan area for over 40 years, 21st Century Shows Inc. has built strong relationships with its many long-standing clients. Offering a great way of fund raising for schools, religious organizations, and non for profit groups, we have continued to serve our customers with quality rides, games, and concessions. via www.21centurys […]
  • State Fair of Texas food vendors vie for vaunted fried prize today | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News September 6, 2010
    Tensions bubbled like a vat of boiling grease Sunday, as judges cleaned their palates and State Fair of Texas food vendors refined their recipes in preparation for this morning's voting on the sixth annual Big Tex Choice Awards – known colloquially as the Super Bowl of saturated fat. via www.dallasnews.com […]

Elliotts Amusements Route

Metro Bowl Spring Carnival 5141 S MLK Lansing, MI 48911 April 8 – April 18 Northland Mall 21500 Northwester Hwy Southfield, MI 48075 April 22 – May 2 Century Bowl 7345 Highland Rd [...]