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Carousel, which has another name, Merry-Go-Round, has become one of the

most famous attractions in any fairs or theme parks. In every country, in

almost every theme park, there is a place which is reserved for Carousel,

a kind of amusement ride that everybody loves to ride. The basics of the

ride is a rotating platform, where players will sit on the wooden chairs

or animal-shaped figurine for kids. During the ride, the chair goes up

and down, while the entire platform continues to go around in a circle,

along with the background music, which is usually the loop of the circus

music, in combination is the experience of a true carousel ride.

The history of the famous ride

It is amazing to know that the concept of the Carousel had appeared in

around the 500 AD period. Based on some researches, there was a ride,

which had a pole in the center and chairs moving around in a circular

movement. The idea of this ride was basically based on the war of the

12th century between the Turkish and the Arabians. Since then, the

concept was improved and made it to the carousel that you find today.

Art on Carousel

As an amusement ride, the Carousel must be made to attract guests to come

and play. Shortly after the first discover, the carousel has attracted

the interest of various artists who want to renovate this ride. Colorful

pictures with details, abstract colors with illusions are usually seen in

carousel. It has been a while since the first picture was designed with

the carousel. Nowadays, there are thousands of carousels all over the

world. Most of them have different images and decorations, but all of

them still have the simple mechanism: chairs go around the center point.

The music in the background had been included in the carousel a long time

ago. Usually it is just a loop song to play over and over again to amuse

people who came and rode the carousel. The background music also plays an

important role to make people know that this is the carousel ride.

The popularity of Carousel

After going through a lot of great developments, it has today become one

of the most popular rides in any circus or fair. People love to ride the

Carousel, love to watch the beautiful art on it. For some people, just

watching the beautiful light from the carousel is a pleasure.

Carousel is also a symbol of fair or trade fair. In any fair in the UK or

the US, there usually has a presence of the carousel. It only takes a

small place in the trade fair, but usually it attracts lots of guests.

Carousel

by: Art Engle

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