Carousel
Last update: Wednesday 07th of January 2009
This article is about the amusement ride. For other uses, see Carousel (disambiguation). "Merry-go-round" redirects here. For other uses, see Merry-go-round (disambiguation). A carousel (from French carrousel, from Italian carosello), or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating platform with seats for passengers. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of wooden horses or animals, which are often moved mechanically up and down to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music. This leads to one of the alternative names, the galloper. Other popular names are roundabout and flying horses. Both "carousel" and "merry-go-round" are used with equal frequency in North America while the latter is usually used elsewhere and "roundabout" is quite common in the United Kingdom. In practice, all the terms would generally be understood throughout the English-speaking world. Modern carousels in America are mainly populated with horses. Carousels in Europe, and in America from earlier periods, frequently include diverse varieties of mounts, including dogs, cats, rabbits, pigs, zebras, and deer, to name a few. Sometimes, regular chair-like seats are used as well. Any rotating platform may also be called a carousel. In a playground, a roundabout or merry-go-round is usually a simple, child-powered rotating platform with bars or handles to which children can cling while riding. At an airport, rotating conveyors in the baggage claim area are often called carousels.
Carousel
A carousel (from French carrousel, from Italian carosello), or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating platform with seats for passengers.
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Carousel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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