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The "Nags Head Carousel" was a German-made, double-decker carousel built in 1905 and was located in the front of the park near the Powder Keg Flume exit. The ride opened with the park in 1973 but only lasted for 2 years and was dismantled after the 1974 season. It lay in storage until 1979, when Carowinds decided to donate the carousel back to the town of Dreieich, Germany where it originated. Unfortunately, the classic horses from the ride were given to Carowinds employees who retired. The town had contacted me several times in attempts to locate the horses in order to restore this carousel back to it's original beauty but has had little success in finding them. New horses were eventually carved and the final results of what the carousel looks like today are magnificant. | |||||||||||||||||
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See this carousel as it appears today back in it's original home of Dreieich, Germany - HERE
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NOTE: In 1973, Taft Broadcasting Company, owner of Carowinds at that time, acquired a classic 1923 Philadelphia Toboggan Company #67 Carousel which had operated at 2 different amusement parks in Indiana between 1923 & 1973. It was totally restored and moved to Carowinds in 1979 where it resides to this day.
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