Sophomore telecommunications major Anne LaFree went to Late Nite Carnival and ended the night waiting in line for the ride "Freak Out."
The ride seated 16 people and was shaped like a pendulum that swung the riders into the air while spinning them.
"Up until this two hour wait in line, it's been amazing," she said. "I hope it's worth it. It had better be worth it."
She began waiting in line at about 10:30 p.m. and was upset with people cutting, but she hoped the carnival would keep going.
Late Nite Adviser Hannah Miller said about 6,110 people came to the carnival, which was 2,000 fewer than what the Late Nite Advisor Board expected.
"Overall, I would say it's been an amazing success," she said.
Miller said not as many students came to the event because students probably expected the carnival to be the same as it was last year.
Other rides at the carnival included a Ferris wheel, swings, bumper cars and fun houses.
The money to put on the event came from student fees, local business and student organizations, she said. University Program Board and Student Government Association were the largest donors to the event, she said.
Miller would not say how much the event cost.
Miller said this was the first year people asked her whether the carnival would last more than one day.
"We'd have to look at numbers and see if students are interested," she said.
The carnival is one day because the advisory board could reschedule the event for Saturday in case of bad weather, she said.
Also, the board would have to speak with vendors and check if they would be interested in having the carnival last longer, she said.
Miller said the 1,000 people who pre-registered for the carnival helped with crowd control.
Having people come into the carnival early led to a smooth transition when more people came to the carnival later, she said.
The advisory board would also have to meet and discuss what it might do differently at next year's carnival, she said.
The carnival had five additional rides, three new food stands and was set in twice the parking space used for last year's carnival, she said.
Some students jumped over the outside fence and entered the carnival without getting a bracelet, she said, but carnival workers made them reenter through the main gate without any problems.
Late Nite Advisory Board member Holly Arnett said the advisory board began setting up the carnival Thursday and she began working Friday morning at 8 a.m.
The carnival workers also stayed after the event to clean, and they had a goal of being finished by 4 a.m., she said.
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