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  2. Tilden Park Merry-Go-Round - Wikipedia

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    In 1947, East Bay Regional Park District General Manager Richard Walpole visited Griffith Park and was impressed with their revenue producing concessions, including the Merry-Go-Round. The Merry-Go-Round operators in Griffith Park, the Davis family, were convinced by Walpole to move the ride that had been in storage and open it in Tilden Park ...

  3. Griffith Park - Wikipedia

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    Griffith Park & Southern Railroad; Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round [27] [28] Griffith Park Zoo - closed in 1966 and now used as a hiking and picnicking area; Heritage tree: a pine tree in memory of Beatle George Harrison was planted in 2004 near the observatory. It died after a beetle infestation, and as of 2014, plans have been made to replace it ...

  4. Charles I. D. Looff - Wikipedia

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    He installed a merry-go-round at a restaurant and beer garden on Surf Avenue, Coney Island owned by Charles Feltman, one of several people credited with inventing the American hot dog. [1] Looff installed another machine at Coney Island and then created a large ride for Asbury Park in New Jersey. Looff began to hire expert carvers such as John ...

  5. Disneyland - Wikipedia

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    The concept for Disneyland began when Walt Disney was visiting Griffith Park in Los Angeles with his daughters Diane and Sharon. While watching them ride the merry-go-round, he came up with the idea of a place where adults and their children could go and have fun together, though this idea lay dormant for many years.

  6. Carousel - Wikipedia

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    The Merry-Go-Round at Bear Mountain State Park in New York, features hand-painted scenes of the Park and 42 hand-carved seats of native animals including a black bear, a wild turkey, a deer, a raccoon, a skunk, a Canada goose, a fox, a swan, a bobcat, a rabbit, and more. [72] On Canada Day 2016, a new attraction was opened in Downtown Markham ...

  7. Dentzel Carousel Company - Wikipedia

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    Ride Name Year Built Location City Figures History King Arthur Carrousel: 1922 Disneyland: Anaheim, California 68 Jumpers, 1 Chariot Sunnyside Park (1922-1954) Merry-Go-Round: 1912 Knott's Berry Farm: Buena Park, California 18 Jumpers, 10 Standing, 24 Menagerie, 2 Chariots Hersheypark (1912-1936) Brady Park (1936-1955) Merry-Go-Round: 1907 ...

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  9. Roundabout (play) - Wikipedia

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    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 riding.