When was Disneyland’s King Arthur Carousel built?

By: Colleen Lanin, The Travel Mama
January 26th, 2012

a) 1875

b) 1953

c) 1955

d) 1963

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Taking a dizzy spin on the King Arthur Carousel with my daughter in 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although the King Arthur Carousel was one of the original Disneyland rides at the California park’s opening in 1955, the merry-go-round was originally made in a) 1875 by the Dentzel Carousel Company. Walt Disney purchased the ride for $22,000 from Sunnyside Park, a popular amusement park in Toronto, Canada that operated from 1922 to 1955. Walt Disney insisted all 72 horses be leaping, so some had to be reconfigured from their original design while others were found on other old carousels.

I love the idea of a carousel in theory. In actuality, all of that spinning makes me dizzy. I’m more of a Space Mountain type of gal.

What’s your favorite Disneyland ride? Tell us in the comments below!

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