A step back into the 80s kept a lot of the youngsters distracted from the usual rides at the Goddard Fall Festival. “With the retirement of one carnival they kinda consolidated into one so there’s only one carnival servicing Kansas but that leaves opportunity for festivals like ours to kinda branch out and bring in new opportunities,” said Angie Duntz, the President & CEO of the Goddard Chamber of Commerce. This was the reason there were no rides at this year’s festival and a couple of visitors were not happy about this. “Definitely miss the rides it adds the fun and enjoyment to everything so it gives you something to take up more time and it brings a lot of excitement for a lot of people,” said Wichita resident Emallie Somers. Duntz said festivals are a means of tourism and economic development. She adds they had to get innovative which is just what they did.
Source: KAKE – News
