Attraction Ideas for School Festivals That Only High Schoolers Can Pull Off?
The school festival is a major event in high school life.
I’m sure many students are eager to say, “We want to put on fun attractions and entertain everyone!”
Amid this excitement, one thing that’s been drawing attention in recent years is hosting attractions.
More and more schools are handcrafting amusement park–style attractions like roller coasters and spinning teacups.
In this article, we’ll introduce a range of high-quality attraction ideas that, on top of those, are the kind of challenges only high schoolers can take on.
Be sure to create something wonderful while keeping safety in mind.
Attraction Ideas for a School Festival That Only High Schoolers Can Pull Off!? (1–10)
Toy Story Mania!
https://www.tiktok.com/@science_mania_2s2/video/7484185082069142792Let’s try recreating that attraction from the dreamland! Here’s an idea for Toy Story Mania! How about building Toy Story Mania!, an attraction in the dreamland that excites everyone from kids to adults, for your school festival? You can push a cart carrying guests along the course by hand and program the game system while using software.
Work together with your classmates to create the best memories!
roller coaster
Did you know that more and more schools are building roller coasters for their culture festivals? There are now over 100 schools doing it! The materials you need are standard school furnishings like desks and lecterns, plus lumber.
It takes quite a bit of time to build, but it’s guaranteed to be a hit! If you want to add originality, try decorating the course like a haunted house or lighting it up with bulbs.
If you’re interested in making one, refer to the blueprints distributed by Eiichi Yoshida of Amagasaki Kita High School.
giant maze
Mazes are a staple attraction at school festivals, aren’t they? Some students may have even built classroom mazes out of cardboard back in elementary or middle school.
This time, though, since we’re thinking of an attraction for high schoolers, how about creating a higher-quality, larger-scale maze? Set it up in the gymnasium and use large cardboard panels to build tall walls—the result will be an even more immersive and exciting maze!
Star Label
You can actually enjoy the Star Tours attraction from Tokyo Disneyland at a school festival—and it’s handmade! Arrange eight rubber tires in a rectangle, place a board on top, and set folding chairs for seats.
Enclose the setup with walls to complete the Star Tours cabin! Build a screen at the front and project your own homemade Star Tours footage onto it.
To simulate the motions of the real attraction, students acting as staff should move the cabin in different directions in sync with the video.
Create your own music and narration too, and you’ll have a fully fledged, immersive, ultra-realistic attraction!
Escape Game
Escape rooms are so popular that they’ve become hit attractions at theme parks and even inspire dedicated special events.
The rules are simple: solve a series of puzzles and challenges to escape from a locked room.
By not only drawing ideas from existing escape rooms but also creating your own original mechanisms and storylines, you can produce an even higher-quality experience.
coffee cup
When you want to entertain both adults and children, a perfect attraction is the coffee cup ride.
The first time a coffee cup ride was created for a school festival was at the Senior High School at the University of Tsukuba.
Since then, it has become a common sight at school festivals across the country.
Some versions now spin in three different directions or are motorized.
If you’re setting one up in a small indoor space, decorating the area itself or adding lighting is also recommended.
By adding just one creative idea, you can make it truly original.
Rotating seesaw
If you want to build an attraction with thrills to rival an amusement park, a rotating seesaw is highly recommended.
You might picture a rotating seesaw as something that just spins, but adding vertical motion changes everything dramatically—it can create that heart-dropping sensation you feel when falling from a height.
You’ll use steel pipes and welding equipment for construction.
Since reassembly is difficult, it’s best to make a small wooden model first to verify the design before building the real thing.
Also, because a rotating seesaw moves quite dynamically, be sure to conduct thorough safety checks before anyone rides it.