Come see what The Night Circus has to offer as it’s brought to life in The Night Carnival, a place where kids of all ages can come to enjoy true, believable magic. From contortionists who disappear, to gardens completely white made of ice, bottles that hold your wishes and dreams, to magicians, there’s nothing here that you won’t forget and it all starts when the sun goes down, unlike any other amusement park or carnival, any circus out there. This one will be different from all the others and it should be because this is real magic we’re talking about.
The carnival will be like an exact replica of the circus described in the book, as close as it can get at least. There are some aspects that unfortunately can't be incorporated just because they’re created with real magic in the book, and unfortunately though some people may disagree, the magic in reality isn’t the same as the magic that comes when you read the words of a book. If we’re able to find humans who can bend themselves in any direction and return back to normal shape, that’d be great. There are probably a good handful of excellent magicians out there who could give the illusion that their tricks are real magic. They’d come in handy for our carnival. Each tent would be black and white stripped, like in the book. And there’d be concession stands scattered around the carnival selling warm cider, chocolate mice, and hot cocoa, everything that was in the book. The carnival will be the circus brought to life.
Everything in the carnival will come straight from the circus. Including some of the rides and attractions such as the cloud maze, which is literally a maze made of clouds but you can spend as long as you want in there. There’s no rush to get out and you can climb as high as you want. In the book they say the easiest way to get out is to just jump down, and the characters don’t have to worry about getting hurt.
Obviously we can’t make a real cloud maze.
But we can make something like it. Something better than hanging pillows up in the air with ropes and screws. It’d be made to give the illusion that you’re floating in the air, and each platform would be soft, like a cloud is imagined to be. There’d be doors at each “safe cloud” which could be colored a light blue versus white to differentiate them from the others. Even though that’s not in the book, it’s safer than having the carnivalists jump from the “clouds.”
“The tower itself if a series of platforms swooping in odd, diaphanous shapes, quite similar to clouds. They are layered, like a cake.”
“Some platforms are suspended from ropes or chains from above. On lower levels, there are large poles driven through multiple platforms, though Bailey cannot tell if they reach all the way to the top.”
Another attraction we can create is called The Stargazer. It’s a rollercoaster in which you lean back, like you’re laying down, and you stare at the stars. Shocker, right? One of the characters, Poppet, looks up the stars and she’s able to read them, she’s able to read the future, though it’s fuzzy and she’s not always certain on some of the details.
“The tent has no top, Bailey realizes. The upper portion of it is open, with the night sky fully visible. It is a different sensation than watching the stars while lying in a field, something Bailey has done so many times. There are no trees creeping into the edges, and the gentle swaying of the carriage makes him feel almost weightless.”
The rollercoaster wouldn’t be like a thrill ride, it would be more soothing than anything. And like the ride in the circus, the ride in the carnival will only be open on clear nights, where there are no clouds so that all the stars can be seen.
And of course, what’s a carnvial without a fortune teller? There will be a tent set up in a corner somewhere, home to the fortune teller and behind a curtain of beads she would sit on a few pillows, her face hidden by a veil, and in front of her there would be a table that supports nothing but a deck of cards.
“The fortune-teller picks up the deck and shuffles, shifting the cards from one hand to the other. They fold over and under each other in waves. Then she spreads them across the table in one fluid motion, forming an arc of identical black-and-white-patterned card backs. ‘Choose a single card,’ she says. ‘Take your time. This will be your card, the one that will represent you.’”
She would be proffesional, and mysterious, and never give a clear answer but the people who go to her will always leave with a sense of direction of what they should do next, or what they’re supposed to do. What lies ahead of them. What their destiny is.
This carnival won’t be like any other, it’ll be truly magical because it’ll be based off a magical circus in a book, and books can hold the key to true magic.
The carnival will be like an exact replica of the circus described in the book, as close as it can get at least. There are some aspects that unfortunately can't be incorporated just because they’re created with real magic in the book, and unfortunately though some people may disagree, the magic in reality isn’t the same as the magic that comes when you read the words of a book. If we’re able to find humans who can bend themselves in any direction and return back to normal shape, that’d be great. There are probably a good handful of excellent magicians out there who could give the illusion that their tricks are real magic. They’d come in handy for our carnival. Each tent would be black and white stripped, like in the book. And there’d be concession stands scattered around the carnival selling warm cider, chocolate mice, and hot cocoa, everything that was in the book. The carnival will be the circus brought to life.
Everything in the carnival will come straight from the circus. Including some of the rides and attractions such as the cloud maze, which is literally a maze made of clouds but you can spend as long as you want in there. There’s no rush to get out and you can climb as high as you want. In the book they say the easiest way to get out is to just jump down, and the characters don’t have to worry about getting hurt.
Obviously we can’t make a real cloud maze.
But we can make something like it. Something better than hanging pillows up in the air with ropes and screws. It’d be made to give the illusion that you’re floating in the air, and each platform would be soft, like a cloud is imagined to be. There’d be doors at each “safe cloud” which could be colored a light blue versus white to differentiate them from the others. Even though that’s not in the book, it’s safer than having the carnivalists jump from the “clouds.”
“The tower itself if a series of platforms swooping in odd, diaphanous shapes, quite similar to clouds. They are layered, like a cake.”
“Some platforms are suspended from ropes or chains from above. On lower levels, there are large poles driven through multiple platforms, though Bailey cannot tell if they reach all the way to the top.”
Another attraction we can create is called The Stargazer. It’s a rollercoaster in which you lean back, like you’re laying down, and you stare at the stars. Shocker, right? One of the characters, Poppet, looks up the stars and she’s able to read them, she’s able to read the future, though it’s fuzzy and she’s not always certain on some of the details.
“The tent has no top, Bailey realizes. The upper portion of it is open, with the night sky fully visible. It is a different sensation than watching the stars while lying in a field, something Bailey has done so many times. There are no trees creeping into the edges, and the gentle swaying of the carriage makes him feel almost weightless.”
The rollercoaster wouldn’t be like a thrill ride, it would be more soothing than anything. And like the ride in the circus, the ride in the carnival will only be open on clear nights, where there are no clouds so that all the stars can be seen.
And of course, what’s a carnvial without a fortune teller? There will be a tent set up in a corner somewhere, home to the fortune teller and behind a curtain of beads she would sit on a few pillows, her face hidden by a veil, and in front of her there would be a table that supports nothing but a deck of cards.
“The fortune-teller picks up the deck and shuffles, shifting the cards from one hand to the other. They fold over and under each other in waves. Then she spreads them across the table in one fluid motion, forming an arc of identical black-and-white-patterned card backs. ‘Choose a single card,’ she says. ‘Take your time. This will be your card, the one that will represent you.’”
She would be proffesional, and mysterious, and never give a clear answer but the people who go to her will always leave with a sense of direction of what they should do next, or what they’re supposed to do. What lies ahead of them. What their destiny is.
This carnival won’t be like any other, it’ll be truly magical because it’ll be based off a magical circus in a book, and books can hold the key to true magic.
>Good job of explaining the specific attractions from the book you'd seek to replicate
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I really like this idea. It helps to to actually step into the world of this Circus. I think it would be fun for people who have read this book to actually be able to experience the Circus that was in the book. It will make people feel like they are a part of the book.
ReplyDeleteI like how you explained specific things,it makes me want to read the book!Also a very good idea, I think people would go even if they haven't read the book.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a circus that isn't all in your face and noisy and trying too hard to get a laugh. Instead it seems very tranquil and calm, something that would be more awe inspiring than comical. It would really make you seem like you were experiencing the same thing the charcacters in the book would be.
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