Carousel

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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