Riley and Vickie Cooke have been in the carnival business since 1983 in one form of another. Traveling with shows such as Royal American, Hames, Thomas, and many others as independent ride owners. They started "Mountain Ferris Wheel" in Montana. Riley and Vickie grew through many twists and turns. Now, they own two sister shows called North Star Amusements and Dreamland Carnival Company. They travel through Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, and Arizona.