Valleyfair
Shakopee, Minnesota
May 27, 2007
Page Fifteen




If you ask me every amusement park needs a carousel, especially a classic hand carved wooden carousel like the one at Valleyfair.



Valleyfair's carousel comes from the now defunct Excelsior Park where it ran from 1924 until that park closed sometime in the early 1970's.  It was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company and has some fantastic carvings on it including these cherubs.



One thing about this carousel that I had never seen before and found interesting was it's rotating roof.  The roof directly above the carousel is attached to it and rotates with the ride.



Valleyfair has attached flags to the rotating part of the carousel's roof that adds a nice feel to the area.



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