What time does Grand Carnivale start (serious question)?

[BoddaH1994]

Honest question.

It seems as though there is some confusion as to what time Carnivale starts. According to website, and in past years, it is 5:00.

It seems that the food stands open at 5:00, so I get that; however, it seems like several facets of the event seem to think it starts at 6:00:

The Bandstand stage:

Even the scavenger hunt says 6:00:

The people at the booth (who were wonderful, by the way!) told me the QR activates at 4:00 and were shocked when I showed them this photo… and it listed 6:00 on each and every one of them.

I understand that the opening ceremony was pushed back until 6:00 this year, but the scavenger hunt, food booths, activities, etc all open at 5:00. Why would all of these things say that GC starts at 6:00? Am I missing something?

[brenthodge]

The whole thing just seems… off this year. Honestly I almost wish they had “saved up” a year and brought it back big. Coming back after a pretty solid 2021, then last years packed 50th, this years CARNIVALE just seems a bit scattered and “we had to do it because we had to”. Even if they had done a mini fest in Adventure Port using some of the day of the dead (less “dead” ones) props and set pieces from haunt, done just central and Latin American tasting booths, live music and maybe a mini parade using some of the Jungle X ideas? Would’ve been a way to put the focus squarely on this new area (especially when they didnt even include it… an international, food themed area, in CARNIVALE.)