The Grand Carousel was built in 1926 for the Philadelphia Sesquicentennial by William H. Dentzel. Finished too late for the sesquicentennial it was installed at Kennywood Park in 1927. A Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark the Grand Carousel is Kennywood's third and largest carousel

Carousel

A carousel , or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders...

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The music on the Carousel is provided by a 1916 Wurlitzer

Wurlitzer

The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to simply as Wurlitzer, was an American company that produced stringed instruments, woodwinds, brass instruments, theatre organs, band organs, orchestrions, electronic organs, electric pianos and jukeboxes....

 Military Band Organ

Fairground organ

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, Style #153 (one of the oldest Wurlitzer 153s in existence). It is a 4-abreast carousel (meaning that it has four rows of animals), travels in a counter-clockwise direction, with over 1,500 lights decorating the ride. The two notable non-horse animals featured on the ride are the tiger and the lion. It is one of three rides at Kennywood with a ride start/stop bell that dates back to the origin of the ride.

Restoration

Both the carousel and band organ were restored in the winter of 1975-76 for the 1976 season, again in winter 2005-06, and once again in winter of 2010-11 for the 2011 season.