tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post3244445905939577423..comments2024-03-18T04:26:52.991-07:00Comments on Meet The World: King Arthur Carrousel: Part 1 - 2013 Construction/RefurbishmentTokyoMagic!http://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-26292275303001004702014-04-06T11:35:41.145-07:002014-04-06T11:35:41.145-07:00DANG! I never took the time to look at the constru...DANG! I never took the time to look at the construction walls last year! Thanks for taking the pictures. And now I'm wondering WHY I never wrote to Disneyland as a kid???Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-31917027677585491872013-12-10T18:09:01.173-08:002013-12-10T18:09:01.173-08:00SWS, I'm not sure exactly what was being done ...SWS, I'm not sure exactly what was being done during the recent refurbishment. They are finished now and I had the chance to ride it recently. They may have replaced the turntable or at least refinished it....it looked different. I'm sure everything else got at the very least, a new paint job. Sorry that I don't have more specific info on the rehab!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-12114293430533064112013-12-08T08:12:30.811-08:002013-12-08T08:12:30.811-08:00Good info and pics Tokyo. Do you happen to know wh...Good info and pics Tokyo. Do you happen to know what they're doing with the current refurbishment? Updating the theming at all, or just a new coat of paint?Snow White Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-78486864102472179622013-11-26T13:10:37.638-08:002013-11-26T13:10:37.638-08:00Major, the horses were all painted white in 1975. ...Major, the horses were all painted white in 1975. That is also when they removed every other mirror in the center section of the carrousel and replaced them with panels depicting scenes from Sleeping Beauty.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-16689576447727781932013-11-26T06:56:19.633-08:002013-11-26T06:56:19.633-08:00Whoa, somehow I missed this new post on MTW! Mike ...Whoa, somehow I missed this new post on MTW! Mike Cozart's comment is interesting, because I have wondered how that antique attraction could hold up so well for so many years. <br /><br />Do you happen to know if all the horses were changed to white for the 1983 Fantasyland upgrade, or did that happen before that?Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-61499710852668413862013-11-20T03:10:01.906-08:002013-11-20T03:10:01.906-08:00K. Martinez, I still enjoy riding the Carrousel at...K. Martinez, I still enjoy riding the Carrousel at Disneyland AND the Merry Go Round at Knott's Berry Farm!<br /><br />Mike, I had heard about the horses being stored inside the Circle Vision Theater.....that must have been a sight to see in person! I do have a photo from the Los Angeles Times showing the horses in storage during the relocation of the Carrousel in 1982. That's coming up in Part 2!<br /><br />Lady LBC, I forgot to mention that the Carrousel has already reopened! I rode it just three days ago and it looked BEAUTIFUL!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-37944832235586788492013-11-19T08:01:56.659-08:002013-11-19T08:01:56.659-08:00King Arthur's Carrousel looks like fun place ...King Arthur's Carrousel looks like fun place for children. I am sure when it is back in business, it will be a huge hit for children and adults alike. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-1685878594458011202013-11-16T03:33:30.579-08:002013-11-16T03:33:30.579-08:00I love that they post the historical vignettes for...I love that they post the historical vignettes for the guests for some of the rehabs. I remember in the early 2000s we were walking into the Tomorrowland office located in the Circle-Vision/Rocket Rods building (empty and closed to guests) and One of my old supervisors was excited to show me something so she took me into the Circle-Vision theater, and on rollers were all the King Arthur Carrousel horses! and filling ALL the floor space inside the Rocket-rods/Circle-Vision pre-show space, were piles and piles of wood to the ORIGINAL Denzel portions of the Carrousel. It had been damaged and Engineering had to build a whole new superstructure as the original was too worn and damaged from its years of Disneyland and prior use. I gather from that, there is nothing really left of the original Denzel Carrousel as far as wood pieces go. MIKE COZARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03616421722228113410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440013033477237104.post-91286797244658086582013-11-15T07:36:48.580-08:002013-11-15T07:36:48.580-08:00Wow!!! What a beautiful publicity still of King A...Wow!!! What a beautiful publicity still of King Arthur's Carrousel.<br /><br />I still ride the carrousel every trip that I take to Disneyland. Thanks for posting.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.com