Image from Shutterstock Soon after the first patent for an electric carousel was issued in 1871, every pleasure pier, amusement park, and traveling carnival ...

Given the track record of antique carousels managing to stay in business, the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round has been defying the odds since opening its doors in 1993. "Many carousel operations struggle ...

The Merry Go Round at Knott’s Berry Farm is an authentic, restored Dentzel Merry Go Round. It was originally restored by legendary theme park ride designer Wendell “Bud” Hurlbut, and it was ...

In high school, he began working weekends as an operator at the 90­year old Griffith Park Merry­Go­Round, “this jewel in the park.” “The owners were like family to me,” Gosdinski remembers. Many years ...

Loren David, 15 months, finishes a ride aboard a rooster on the Tilden Park merry-go-round with his mom Sarah Elias, in Berkeley, Calif. on Saturday, March 1, 2014.

For more than 70 years, West View Park was famous for its amusement rides. When it closed in 1977, ... The society got its hands on the painted inner panels from the park's merry-go-round.

This amusement park located in the popular tourist destination of New Orleans is a charming part of a city park that has existed for over 100 years.

Think classic carousels in San Antonio and your mind’s eye likely turns to the Kiddie Park merry-go-round, which has spun at the heart of the amusement park for more than 80 years. Funny thing ...

Built in 1916, the carousel is adjacent to the amusement rides and the beach, ... Griffith Park Merry Go Round 4730 Crystal Springs Dr Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 665-3051 www.laparks.org.