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Carnival & Midway Games: The Science Of The Scam, And How To Win

‘Tis the season for local carnivals, fairs, festivals and lots of other events that, at least in the U.S., usually includes soft ice cream, corn dogs, kettle corn, funnel cake, fried stuff on a stick, and “spin and puke” rides. Probably in that order. 😉

When I was a kid, the things I loved the most at the carnival were the games of chance. Whether it was squirting water into a clown’s mouth, aiming a whiffle ball to land in a red cup or trying to break balloons with darts, I was positive that I could beat the odds and win that 3’ plush Snoopy I had my eye on. Unfortunately, although I spent a whole lot of money trying, I never did win that Snoopy. But I did win a working kid-sized blender on a carnival roulette wheel once when I was about six or seven.

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How To Find Out How Crowded Travel Destinations Are

We recently wrote about when are the best times to go to Walt Disney World but that’s only one travel destination, of thousands upon thousands, in the U.S. Trying to find out how crowds are at a particular location, to help in planning a visit, can be an effort in futility if you don’t know where to look.

Well, we found out where to look, at least for a bunch of places in Southern California 😉

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Good News From A Car Rental Company, Bad News From A Hotel Chain &, of course, “Naked Guy”

Happy Saturday friends and welcome to the weekend! Here’s a quick recap of the posts we wrote this week:

This week Joe wrote about:

IHG’s Reward Club devaluations that hit too close to home.
National Car Rental’s newly changed prices of its TollPass service.
A beginner’s guide to airline alliances.
The Delta credit card that’s so nice, we’ve had it twice.
Going to your travel happy places.

And Sharon wrote about:

The newest updates to the MyTSA app that makes it (wait for it)…useful!
The amusement park in China that’s a total Disney ripoff.
Professional line sitters in New York – they save you time while they stand on line.
A #TBT report of Jackson NJ’s Great Adventure theme park, before it became part of the Six Flags entity.
When you’re staying at a hotel, don’t be like “Naked Guy.”

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