The picture above is one of the most famous merry-go-rounds in the world. It was built in 1926, but it became famous because one man used to take his kids there. He used to watch them play in the park and on the merry-go-round and he would sit on a bench eating peanuts. "I felt there should be a place where the children and the parents could have fun together."
His name of course was Walt Disney and the park was in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, near Disney's home. The carousel has been closed since 2022 for repairs and due to a probate battle when the owner suddenly died. The city of Los Angeles purchased the carousel for $1 million and is going to revamp it for its 2026 centennial.
In 2009, Griffith Park was designated a Historic Cultural Monument, the carousel is very unique. There are 68 hand carved and painted horses with some of them going all the way back to 1895. Some of the wood comes from trees that are now extinct. The carousel has a military organ that plays 1,500 songs and used to provide music for the whole park.
There are very few merry-go-rounds in the world like this one and it's the only that has a bench with the inscription, "Walt, Diane, and Sharon loved this carousel." You could say this is a Disney ride and I'm going to bet that there are going to be some great Disney songs added to its playlist for next year.
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