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Ovaltastik Fun City expected to expand further

 

IN coming years, the annual Ovaltastik Fun City held at Kensington Oval could be expanded to be a Coney Island styled event.
 
Event Co-ordinator and Marketing Assistant at Kensington Oval, Diane Prescod, told this to The Barbados Advocate as she spoke about future plans for this children-focused event, which came off last Saturday prior to the start of the new academic year.
 
“In two years it is going to be 10 years and we really have thought about getting different rides and making it into carnival [or] a Coney Island type of thing and that is where it is going. If you look outside, you will see a lot more mechanical rides, a lot more different set-ups. We have the circus rides with the larger horses now... So we are looking to look at those kind of attractions and especially for the 10-year [mark], make it into something special.”
 
Prescod added that sponsors have been showing interest each year in being involved in the event and having their products and services on offer. On this occasion, there were over 60 attractions including merry-go-rounds, jumping tents and slides for children to enjoy while the adults maintained a watchful eye on what was going on.  
 
Performers such as Seth Xcel, Scrilla and Stiffy also graced the stage later in evening for a show, which brought Ovaltastik at Kensington Oval to a close.
 
“This year we have grown. We have about 60-plus attractions and it keeps growing. Every year we get new attractions and I think this is the event that the service providers use to test their new stuff. A lot of new stuff comes in around this time and it is actually tested at Ovaltastik, so we are quite happy.”
 
She further stated, “We have people that have already booked for next year. It is so well patronised and making good business sense for them to be at the event.” (MG)

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