![]() In France, these games evolved and took on a regal air which came to be known as carrousel. Impressed by their horsemanship and skill at these games, the crusaders brought variations of these competitions back to their respective homelands. LOLĭuring the crusades, European warriors noticed the Arabian and Turkish soldiers play a game (and training) on horseback called “garosello” (Italian) and “carosella” (Spanish) meaning “little wars”. But because I’m lazy and the one “R” spelling takes one less keystroke, I will use the simplified version in this article. ![]() In fact, at the California and Tokyo parks, they spell it with one “R” in one park and two “R’s” in the other. If you noticed, the Imagineers chose to use both one and two “R’s” in the spelling of the word Carousel/Carrousel – both spellings are correct. Hong Kong Disneyland – Cinderella Carousel Magic Kingdom – Prince Charming Regal Carrousel (formerly Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel)ĭisneyland Paris – Le Carrousel de Lancelot In fact, of the eleven Disney parks worldwide, there are carousels in seven plus one at Downtown Disney/WDW:ĭisney’s California Adventure – King Triton’s Carousel Yet carousels are synonymous with Disney parks. It’s not that I don’t like the carousels, it’s just that they are often overshadowed by other more flashy attractions. In fact, if someone were to ask me to take a pencil and paper and list all of the rides at Disneyland, the carousel would probably be found somewhere near the bottom of my list. But I have to be honest, the carousels don’t instantly pop into my head. These are classic attractions that are emblazoned in my memory. When I think of Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom, rides like the Matterhorn, “it’s a small world”, Splash Mountain, and Pirates of the Caribbean come to mind.
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