When all the guests had entered the Hall of Mirrors, the attending clown flipped a switch carefully hidden behind a false brick and they found themselves stuck in a loop. It was funny in a "hope we don't die here lol" kind of way, interspersed with mild panic at the thought of actually being trapped there.
When a kid pulled down on one of the fake candelabras and a mirror sunk into the ground, they all thought they'd found the way out. If they had stayed a few minutes longer in the initial chamber, they would have been released unharmed. They didn't know this.
When they all walked through, the mirror shot back up and sealed the way behind them. Their mild panic was starting to become moderate as they wandered about the newly discovered labyrinth, trying not to hear the sounds coming from the next corner... always the next corner.
When the first person disappeared, none of them noticed. Why would they? They were all strangers and were only focused on getting back out to the rest of the carnival. By the time they realised this, there were only five people remaining.
When they tried to come up with ways to solve the labyrinth and not lose another person, all they could think about was smashing the mirrors. One of them tried and the mirror did shatter... only to reform and drag them into it shards, leaving a few red smears on an otherwise perfect surface.
When the attending clown checked back in on the guests, two were still wandering about and the rest were feeding the carnival. This was a good yield from the first night and it decided to be lenient on the survivors. It flipped the same switch and all the mirrors dropped away to reveal a glowing exit sign.
When the last two people had finally gotten out of the labyrinth, they decided to grab some candyfloss and debate which ride to go on next - all memories of their time in the labyrinth as vague and fuzzy as a dream, all the others remained lost to the carnival's appetite.
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