Grand Carousel (Carowinds)

Grand Carousel

Carowinds
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates	35°06′15″N 80°56′31″W / 35.104179°N 80.942075°W / 35.104179; -80.942075
Status	Operating since 2018
Rider height	46 inch unaccompanied

Carowinds
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates	35°06′05″N 80°56′23″W / 35.101517°N 80.939589°W / 35.101517; -80.939589
Operated	1979 to 2017

Mesker Park
Location	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Operated	1936 to 1973

Pleasure Park
Location	Evansville, Indiana, USA
Operated	1923 to 1936

Statistics

Manufacturer

Philadelphia Toboggan Company

Product

Carousel

Serial number

PTC #67

Type

Carousel

Grand Carousel is a Carousel built by US manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Company currently located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

History

The ride originally opened at Pleasure Park in Evansville, Indiana, USA in 1923. It closed in 1936 and was relocated to the nearby Mesker Park, where it operated through 1973. After closing, it was later relocated to Carowinds.^[1]

The ride was renamed from Carousel to Nick-O-Round in 2005.^[2]^[3]

The attraction operated in the park's children's section as Character Carousel. It was relocated within the park in 2018.

References

↑ Biss, Allie (2023-01-23). "The Grand Carousel at Carowinds Celebrates 100 Years of Operation". Carowinds. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
↑ "2004 Carowinds Map" (PDF). CP Food Blog. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
↑ "2005 Park Brochure". Theme Park Review. Retrieved 2025-06-07.

Present

Coasters

Afterburn Carolina Cyclone Carolina Goldrusher Copperhead Strike Flying Cobras Fury 325 Hurler Kiddy Hawk Ricochet Snoopy's Racing Railway Thunder Striker Vortex Wilderness Run Woodstock Express

Former

Coasters

Flying Super Saturator Nighthawk White Lightnin'

Former

Attractions

Grand Carousel

Former

Attractions

Grand Carousel

[1] Biss, Allie (2023-01-23). "The Grand Carousel at Carowinds Celebrates 100 Years of Operation". Carowinds. Retrieved 2025-02-03.

[2] "2004 Carowinds Map" (PDF). CP Food Blog. Retrieved 2025-06-07.

[3] "2005 Park Brochure". Theme Park Review. Retrieved 2025-06-07.

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