King Triton's Carousel of the Sea

King Triton's Carousel of the Sea
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The carousel when the pavillion was still there
Disney California Adventure Park
Land	Paradise Pier
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Manufacturer	Chance-Morgan Ride Company
Attraction type	Carousel
Theme	The Little Mermaid Seaside Boardwalk
Soft opening date	February 2001
Opening date	February 8, 2001
Closing date	Park Closing
Hosted by	King Triton
Music	Organ
Vehicle type	Carousel
Vehicle names	Sea animals
Vehicle capacity	1
Cars per vehicle	0
Guests per car	1 on every animal
Ride duration	2 minutes
Length	4 ft (1.2 m)
Site area	4 sq ft
Number of lifts	No
Ticket Rating	D
Voiced by	Kenneth Mars
Replaced by	Pavillion Removal
Sponsored by	Long John Silver's
Wheelchair accessible Must transfer from wheelchair Assistive Listening Available Closed Captioning Available Fastpass available Single rider available

King Triton's Carousel of the Sea is a Carousel at Disney California Adventure Park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The attraction's name comes from King Triton, Ariel's father in the Little Mermaid. Unlike the horse arrangement in King Arthur Carousel in Disneyland, this carousel uses sea horses, flying fish, whales, dolphins, sea lions, otters and garibaldi. Purists will point out that the ride is misnamed, as any carousel that features animals other than horses is called a merry-go-round.

Because of the California Adventure renovation, it was closed until May 2009 for new canopies. There were plans for a new color scheme that will fit in with the Victorian Boardwalk style theme, but they were canceled to save money for other updates.

Additional facts

• Displayed around the Carousel are the different Boardwalks and Piers around California's Coastline:
  • Abbot Kinney Pier, Venice (1905)
  • Venice of America, Venice (1904)
  • Fraser's "Million Dollar" Pier, Ocean Park (1912)
  • Pickering Pleasure Pier, Ocean Park (1920)
  • Lick Pier, Ocean Park (1923)
  • Venice Pier, Venice (1925)
  • Ocean Park Pier, Ocean Park (1929)
  • Looff's Pier, Santa Monica (1908)
  • Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica (1909)
  • Pacific Ocean Park, Santa Monica (1958)
  • The Pike, Long Beach (1905)
  • Nu Pike, Long Beach (1950)
  • Virginia Park, Long Beach (1939)
  • Belmont Park, San Diego (1925)
  • Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz (1907)
  • Playland At The Beach, San Francisco (1928)

References

Amerigoround at Six Flags Fiesta Texas is identical and similar to this one but without the band organ facade

External links

• Official Disneyland Resort Link