Cinderella's Carrousel, Make a Magical Memory.
Written: Jan 09 '01
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Pros: It is beautiful, and elegant, there is rarely ever a line.
Cons: Young children may be afraid to ride alone.
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| hephep1's Full Review: Cinderella's Golden Carrousel |
This Morning, as we passed under the arches of Cinderella's Castle, My daughter spotted the Carrousel. Each time that we visit the Magic Kingdom, it is our tradition to start out in Fantasyland. She insisted on riding the "horsies" first.
The Carousel is in Fantasyland. It is nestled in between The Dumbo Ride, and The Legend of the Lion King Show, It is right in front of the Snow White ride. As you wall through the castle, from Main Street, you can't miss it. It will take your breath away. You really feel like you are at Walt Disney World, when you get your first view of Cinderella's Golden Carrousel.
Even though I could see that the line for Dumbo was starting to get pretty long, I agreed to ride the horses first. No kid from 5 to 75 can resist the Carrousel.
All of the Horses on Cinderella's Golden Carrousel are painted White, because they are all Good Horses!(Like the good guys, in Western movies always wear white cowbay hats) No two are exactly alike. There are 90 horses on the carrousel at a time. They are arranged in 5 rows. The smaller" kid friendly" horses. are situated in the center, near the mirrored covered centerpiece. The horses increase in size, each hose is a little bit bigger, as you go from the inside lanes to the outer lanes. The horse on the outside if the carrousel are the same size as real horses.
As you ride, you are treated to old fashioned Calliope music. Some of the songs are, Colors of the Wind, from Pocahontas, Whole New World from Aladdin , When You Wish Upon a Star, from Pinnochio, and Topence a Bag, from Mary Poppins. The ride, only last about 2 minutes. There is rarely ever a line of more than 5 minutes.
Each horse has a safety strap. It fastens around the riders waist. They will allow a parent to ride on the same horse as a small child. Jessica is 4, and she has only felt confident to ride alone in the last few months. I always ride right next to her, just Incas she should slip. I feel safer when she rides with me, but she does fine on a horse by herself, if she is on a horse between my husband and I. She loves waving to Grand Ma and Grand Pa, each time that our horses pass them by.
A little bit of trivia:
Just about a year ago, the original Chariots were restored and put back on to the Carrousel.Until last year, there were only horses!
Even though this was one of the Original rides when the park opened in 1971, the carrousel did not originate at Walt Disney World. The Carrousel was purchased from Olympic Park in Maplewood New Jersey. It was built in 1917, making it the oldest Disney Attraction in the World!
Some of the original horses are still in operation, but some of them had to be replaced with fiberglass duplicates.
Each horse takes 48 man hours to paint. Two of the Horses are repainted or refurbished each night.
The brass poles are polished each night.There is a special crew, that is devoted to this task.
In 1987 , 18 scenes from the movie Cinderella were painted around the canopy of the Carrousel.
Today, we only rode 4 Times! We did leave the park before it got dark today, but after dusk is my favorite time to ride! The lights are fantastic. It seems like magic.
The carrousel may seem like a kiddie ride, but years after your Disney trip is over, I bet that the carrousel ride will be one of the best memories that you will have.
This is an updated, Epinion that needed a little work.
Recommended:
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