ABANDONED. Y/A sci-fi christian (?) teens go on a carnival ride that takes them to another planet possibly with angels

[Rel]

This was a book I read back in the late 1990's. All I can remember is that there were some teens that got on a tunnel carnival ride and they are transported to another planet or dimension. I think there were christian themes/allegories in the story and possibly angels were the unknown beings in the other world. I know that it was part of a series. I know it's a long shot, but that's all I can remember.

[Kris]

Rel, can you describe the other planet and what the teens see there? How was it different from Earth?

Could this be fantasy instead of science fiction?

[Chels]

Kind of a long shot but the Forbidden Game series by LJ Smith had book 2 set in a creepy carnival similar to what you’re talking about

[Rainbowheart]

The Passages series involves an alternate world, although I don't see a carnival ride mentioned. Darien's Rise is the first book.

Dr. Shivers' Carnival and My Life as a Bigfoot Breath Mint are both Christian books about carnivals, but I don't know about alternate worlds.

[Orsolya Könyvtáros (formerly Memp)]

This is a long shot too, but can you rule out A Wrinkle in Time? Two teens (Meg and Calvin) do end up being transported to other planets, on one of which are angelic creatures:

From the shoulders slowly a pair of wings unfolded, wings made of rainbows, of light upon water, of poetry.

They don't get there on a ride, but the description of how they do get there is very tunnel-like (involving darkness).

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

Rel (OP) was last active on the site in September 2019.