Carousels can be found in several theme parks owned or licensed by Disney Experiences, one of the three business segments of the Walt Disney Company. The inclusion of carousels in Disney parks around the world can be traced back to the experiences of Walt Disney taking his young daughters Diane and Sharon to ride the carousel in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, which was one of many inspirations for creating the original Disneyland (a key component of the Disneyland Resort) in California in the United States.. The first Disney carousel, the King Arthur Carrousel, opened with Disneyland on July 17, 1955. This carousel, along with the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel in the Magic Kingdom within Walt Disney World in Florida in the United States, are historic carousels, which were originally built in 1922 and 1918, respectively. The Disney theme park chain is the largest on the planet by annual attendance with over 155 million visitors in 2019, and the carousels located inside its parks function as key attractions for its visitors.
Carousels NameLocationImageThemeBuilderCarousel figuresOpenedNotesKing Arthur CarrouselDisneyland Resort(Disneyland,Fantasyland section)Knights of the Round TableDentzel Carousel Company/Arrow Development68, four abreast;one 4-seat chariotJuly 17, 1955(originally built in 1922)Disneyland's oldest purpose-built amusement ridePrince Charming Regal CarrouselWalt Disney World(Magic Kingdom,Fantasyland section)CinderellaPhiladelphia Toboggan Company/Arrow Development87, five abreast;one 3-seat chariotOctober 1, 1971(originally built in 1918)Magic Kingdom's oldest purpose-built amusement rideCastle CarrouselTokyo Disney Resort(Tokyo Disneyland,Fantasyland section)CinderellaWED Enterprises72, four abreast;no chariotsApril 15, 1983The carousel figures are fiberglass copies made from eighteen molds cast from the original wood-carved carousel figures on the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel in Magic Kingdom.Le Carrousel de LancelotDisneyland Paris(Disneyland Park (Paris),Fantasyland section)Knights of the Round TableConcept190086, five abreast;two 2-seat chariotsApril 12, 1992Customized large-sized merry-go-round model. First carousel to operate with more than one chariot at a Disney park.Cinderella CarouselHong Kong Disneyland Resort(Hong Kong Disneyland,Fantasyland section)CinderellaChance Morgan60, four abreast;two 4-seat chariotsSeptember 12, 2005Customized grand carousel modelJessie's Critter Carousel(formerly King Triton's Carousel of the Sea)Disneyland Resort(Disney California Adventure,Pixar Pier section)Toy Story 2(formerly The Little Mermaid)D.H. Morgan Manufacturing46, four abreast;two 4-seat chariotsFebruary 8, 2001Reopened with current theme on April 5, 2019Caravan CarouselTokyo Disney Resort(Tokyo DisneySea,Arabian Coast section)AladdinWalt Disney Imagineering124 (60 1st level, 64 2nd level), four abreast;one 4-seat chariot, one 2-seat chariot (both 1st level)September 4, 2001Double-decker carouselFantasia CarouselShanghai Disney Resort(Shanghai Disneyland,Gardens of Imagination section)FantasiaChance Rides60, four abreast;two 4-seat chariotsJune 16, 2016Customized grand carousel model
See also Crescent Park Looff Carousel (originally built in ) Melbourne Zoo Carousel (originally built in 1878) in Melbourne Zoo Stoomcarrousel (originally built ) in Efteling Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress (a rotating theater attraction, and not an actual carousel, originally built in 1964) in Magic Kingdom
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