The Carrousel

The Carrousel (HMCJE)

Location: Doswell, VA 23047 Hanover County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 50.258', W 77° 26.703'

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Kings Dominion

— Opened May, 1975 —

Manufactured by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, "No. 44" first opened in 1917 at Riverside park in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1938 the ride was sold to Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, then came to Kings Dominion in 1973 during park construction.

"Carrousel" with two R's is the original spelling of this word.

The Carrousel still operates on the original Auchy Friction Drive, a device patented in 1969.

The ride features 66 hand-carved boxwood horses, of which 16 are stationary and 50 are "jumpers".

FUN FACT One of the original horses is in the Smithsonian Institute.
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 9:52pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 284842 N 4190617
Decimal Degrees37.83763333, -77.44505000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 50.258', W 77° 26.703'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 50' 15.48" N, 77° 26' 42.18" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 16000 Theme Park Way, Doswell VA 23047, US
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