Funhouse

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For other uses, see Funhouse (disambiguation).

Lost City - a large travelling funhouse that unpacks from two articulated trailers.

A funhouse, or 'fun house' is a type of walkthrough amusement facility with a number of tricks and gags located within. These amusements are usually found at carnivals.

The Darkride and Funhouse Enthusiasts (DAFE) describe a darkride as follows:

Traditionally, they were walkthrough attractions with features such as the Barrel of Fun, slides, moving walkways, mirror mazes, "Human Roulette Wheels", trick stairways, etc. A variation of the funhouse had dark passages with pop up gags similar to those in a darkride as well as tilted rooms, and vibrating floor, and soft, cushioned floors. Some combined features of each. Few traditional funhouses remain today. Most today are of the walkthrough "haunted house" variety.

The funhouse is one of the stable attractions of travelling funfairs, although in amusement parks they have largely been superseded by dark rides.