Benjamin Scheets was halfway through his junior year in college when he decided to turn his side hustle into a full-time job. It involves rags and a lot of dirty water. He dropped out of Kent State ...

Jun 30, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 Updated Jul 16, 2026 ELYSBURG — Hidden among the treasures in Knoebels Amusement Resort’s Carousel Museum is the lone surviving horse from the park’s first ride, a ...

LAFAYETTE, IN — A Lafayette staple in children’s entertainment returned when city officials unveiled the newly renovated Columbian Park carousel. A labor more than six years in the making, the ...

Marvin Allen shook up cocktails at New Orleans’s Carousel Bar for 21 years. These days, he serves as its beverage-control manager and official historian. Situated inside Hotel Monteleone in the French ...

Scenes from Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, June 3, 2026. The carousel features animatronic characters in a rotating theater highlighting vignettes from ...

Salem's Riverfront Carousel is being squeezed by two nearby construction projects as it prepares to celebrate its 25th birthday. The timing is unfortunate for the nonprofit organization, which relies ...

Sometimes, the best way to honor the past is to move on from it. Last week, Disney announced that it would change the Carousel of Progress attraction at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. The Carousel ...

I ride Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress nearly every time I visit Walt Disney World. The rotating theater show, following an audio animatronic family across the 20th century, reminds me of going to ...

The Smithsonian Institution's carousel is back open for business Friday after being closed for nearly three years for restoration and refurbishments. Brightly painted ponies have been going round and ...

The carousel at the National Mall has finally returned from being refurbished. After nearly three years away, it will welcome visitors back beginning Friday morning. “The carousel was in quite ...

WASHINGTON — The iconic Smithsonian Carousel will return to the National Mall this week. The beloved ride’s return coincides with America’s 250th Anniversary celebration. A grand re-opening is set for ...

The Smithsonian carousel on the National Mall was restored by Carousels and Carvings, an Ohio-based company. It reopens to the public on April 24, 2026. Credit: Courtesy Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian ...