Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Carousel Hunting

Ok, so going to Disneyland has reminded me of how much I love carousels.

And how few of them I've ridden, even of the ones in the area--it's always "later." So, my mission this summer is to ride as many as I can.

That, of course, means I have to find them, so I'm asking folks to "donate" carousel locations, though I'm sticking to S California & primarily to Orange County.

Carousels I'm aware of and plan on visiting are:

The Disneyland & CA Adventure Carousels (of course).

I'm told there is one at the Santa Ana Zoo

There is the one in the Balboa Fun Zone

Also, there are some at:
San Diego Zoo
Fashion Island
South Coast Plaza

I know there are others, but my googling skills are failing me here. Help?

3 comments:

  1. There's one at the new(ish) shopping center across from the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach - I think it's the same one that used to be in Shoreline Village. Next to the Ferris Wheel, I think.

    I just came back from a meeting in Spokane, WA and there is one over 100 years old in Riverside Park, where they had the World Expo in 1974. It's run by a trolley car engine and still has actual rings to try and grab as you pass - you get another free ride if you catch one. Here's some pics if you're interested:

    http://tinyurl.com/lue8n6

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  2. Neat pics! Thanks--and thanks for the hint on the Long Beach one.

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  3. At Easter time, the one at SCP has rabbits; at Christmas, it's reindeer. And I seem to recall a double-decker one at a mall in San Diego. There's one at the El Toro Y, although we generally rode the Ferris Wheel instead.

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