Dark Carnival

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Dark Carnival is the second campaign of Left 4 Dead 2, that takes place at Whispering Oaks carnival. It starts off on a highway with the Survivors heading towards a Ferris wheel in the distance, passing through a motel complex, and eventually reaching the Whispering Oaks carnival. It is the third Left 4 Dead 2 campaign to be announced by Valve.

Trivia

 * This campaign is possibly a reference to the 1997 first person shooter, Blood, in which the fourth level is also named "Dark Carnival" and takes place in a very similar setting.
 * Dark Carnival is host to a new Uncommon Common Infected, the Clown Infected. His function is very similar to the cut SI the Screamer.
 * There also appear to be Infected with T-shirts that read "STAFF", implying they were working at Whispering Oaks when the Infection struck.
 * Dark Carnival's poster is the first poster to feature an infected, as well as the first to be in landscape position, as opposed to every other campaign poster yet.
 * Coach's and Ellis' clothes have changed in design yet again.
 * The infamous Gnome from Half Life 2: Episode 2 makes an appearance in the poster, just in between Ellis' legs.
 * The tagline in this campaign obviously refers to the height check carnival operators perform on people to make sure they can ride on certain attractions safely. This tagline may have been influenced by suggestions made on the official forums. One of the safe rooms appears to be in the "Tunnel of Love" (as seen in some PAX videos).


 * In the dialogue before the campaign, it reveals that it was Ellis' idea to go on to the highway, and Coach used to go to Whispering Oaks as a kid.
 * This is the first campaign in which the new laser sights upgrade is seen.
 * This is the campaign used when Valve revealed Scavenge Mode.
 * The car at the start of the campaign is now a race car, rather than a police car, making it obvious that first campaign's finale will be used in Scavenge mode, due to it being seen as the object the Survivors must fuel in some of the screenshots. The finale of said level was revealed to take place in a shopping mall.