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A French old-fashioned carousel with stairs in La Rochelle. A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), [1] merry-go-round (international), Galloper (international) or roundabout (British English) [2] is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders.
Most rings were iron, but one or two per ride were made of brass; if a rider managed to grab a brass ring, it could be redeemed for a free ride. References to a literal brass ring go back into the 1890s. [2] As the carousel began to turn, rings were fed to one end of a wooden arm that was suspended above the riders.
It is a four-abreast carousel, meaning that it has four rows of animals, and it travels in a counter-clockwise direction. Over 1,500 lights decorate the ride. The two notable non-equine animals featured on the ride are a tiger and a lion. These two non-equine animals qualify this carousel as a menagerie carousel. It is one of the three rides at ...
The jagged shadows of buttes and spires disappeared and reappeared, a merry-go-round of angles cast on to the cascading rocks cradling the Colorado River. They were looking at deep time.
A merry-go-round at a park in New Jersey. A roundabout (British English), merry-go-round (American English), or carousel (Australian English), is a piece of playground equipment, a flat disk, frequently about 2 to 3 metres (6 ft 7 in to 9 ft 10 in) in diameter, with bars on it that act as both hand-holds and something to lean against while ...
The current carousel is one of the largest merry-go-rounds in the United States. [2] It has 57 hand-carved horses — 52 jumpers and 5 standers — and two chariots. [ 3 ] The carousel is open seven days a week when weather permits and serves around 250,000 riders every year. [ 2 ]
Ever since President-elect Donald Trump claimed victory over Vice President Kamala Harris, some Americans may not be feeling so jolly and bright this holiday season, what with the merry-go-round ...
What Does 'Yuletide' Mean? Yuletide is a combination of two Old English words: "geol," meaning "Yule" or "Christmas," and "tid," which translates to "time" or "season."