The city of Los Angeles’ Recreation and Parks Department is planning on buying the historic carousel that entertained children and celebrities for nearly a century in Griffith Park. On Thursday, Aug.

Maykel Paguay has spent years waiting to ride the carousel in Flushing Meadows Park. It’s not for lack of courage, he clarifies. He just wasn’t tall enough — but he’s over 42 inches now — an older, ...

The city of Los Angeles got in touch with its inner child on Thursday, Aug. 21 when its Department of Recreation and Parks approved the purchase of a 99-year-old inoperative merry-go-round at a price ...

Animal rights organization, PETA, urged the largest amusement ride manufacturer in Kansas to end the production and sale of animal-themed carousels. "Children learn through play, and teaching them to ...

One of the treats of kids of our vintage was riding on a merry-go-round if you could find a dime during a county fair or a carnival coming to town. If I found one today I could afford to ride but the ...

EUREKA, Mo. – After a five-year absence, and with many updates, the Grand Ole Carousel at Six Flags is returning this weekend. Built in Philadelphia in 1915, the park closed the ride in 2020 for ...

From Emmy-Award winning filmmaker Ilana Trachtman comes a powerful new documentary that serves as a reminder of the recentness of the Jim Crow era, the racial power imbalances and fraught social ...