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| type          = Rotating Ride
| section        = South end, Center
| built          = 1896
| opened        = 1896
| closed        = 1937 (park closure)
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The [[Merry-Go-Round]] was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity and a central organ provided music. There were likely multiple merry-go-rounds,<ref>''Clay Record.'' United States: Clay Record Publishing Company, 1903. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0</ref> but they are separate from the [[Carousel]]. The original Merry-Go-Round was just inside the City of Columbus' boundaries in 1899, near the ravine.<ref>"Without Kids Gloves." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 27 July 1989. Pg. 6.</ref> In 1906, it was moved to the building that housed the first [[Dancing Pavilion (First)|Dancing Pavilion]] located near the [[Park Entrance]] and near the [[Ferris Wheel]], however, this could have been the [[Carousel]].<ref>"Auspicious Day for Park Opening." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 30 April 1906. Pg. 6.</ref>
A '''Merry-Go-Round''', sometimes called a '''Carousel''', was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music. There were several of these rides at Olentangy Park.


In 1897, rides were free for children under 10 years old and ran from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the park season.<ref name="ad">Ad. ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 31 July 1897. Pg. 6.</ref>
==List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels==
 
* [[Merry-Go-Round (1)]] - Original Merry-Go-Round built for the park's 1896 opening season.
== Description ==
* [[Merry-Go-Round (2)]] - Merry-Go-Round purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906.
The Merry-Go-Round when the park first opened in 1896 was described as having "beasts and birds and dreadful-looking animals."<ref name="opened">"Olentangy Park Opened." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 13 June 1896. Pg. 5.</ref>
* [[Grand Carousel]] - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
 
* [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - "New" in 1930, strikingly similar to the Grand Carousel and possibly the same ride
== Events ==
The ride lost power due to a lightning strike in June 1902.<ref>"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 14 June 1902. Pg. 6.</ref>
 
== Injuries ==
In July 1902, a 50-year-old woman fell from the ride unconscious.<ref>''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 13 July 1902. Pg. 8.</ref>


A boy fell from the ride during a charity event in July 1905.<ref>"Little Children of the Poor Have Day of Pleasure." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' 6 July 1905. Pg. 1.</ref>


A woman was injured when she was thrown from one of the merry-go-round rides in June 1912.<ref>"Thrown from Merry-Go-Round." Columbus Evening Dispatch. 20 June 1912. Pg. 5.</ref>
== See Also ==
* [[Carousel|Grand Carousel]] - Often called the "merry-go-round," but is a separate ride.
* [[Merry-Go-Round De Luxe]] - "New" in 1930, strikingly similar to the Grand Carousel and possibly the same ride


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A Merry-Go-Round, sometimes called a Carousel, was an amusement device where riders would mount wooden sculptures of animals that would simulate a riding movement along a vertical pole for each sculpture. It was operated by electricity, and a central organ provided music. There were several of these rides at Olentangy Park.

List of Merry-Go-Rounds and Carousels

  • Merry-Go-Round (1) - Original Merry-Go-Round built for the park's 1896 opening season.
  • Merry-Go-Round (2) - Merry-Go-Round purchased from the Columbus Zoological Company in 1906.
  • Grand Carousel - Mangels-Illions Carousel currently in operation at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
  • Merry-Go-Round De Luxe - "New" in 1930, strikingly similar to the Grand Carousel and possibly the same ride


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