Sure enough, he did! As fate would have it, the merry go round is located right in the heart of L. The Merry Go Round was first built in by the Spillman Engineering Company and is currently the only full size Spillman carousel still in operation today. Sadly, the amusement center was shuttered in in the midst of the Great Depression and the Merry Go Round was subsequently moved to Balboa Park to be featured in the California Pacific International Exposition.
When the exposition ended in , a man named Ross Davis purchased the carousel and transported it over miles north to its new home in Griffith Park, where it is still in operation to this day, over seven decades later. The carousel also features a custom-built Stinson Military Band Organ, which plays a library of over different songs. And, incredibly enough, the Griffith Park Merry Go Round even served as the inspiration for one of the most famous landmarks in the entire world — Disneyland!
Yes, you read that right. The bench where Walt used to sit during those outings which is pictured very poorly above is still on display at the merry go round to this day. It was a commercial for Pepsi Cola and, in it, the newbie actor was shown handing out bottles of the soft drink to teenagers who were riding the merry go round. Such incredible history! I, of course, had to take a ride on the carousel while I was there and it was so incredibly fun!
In an odd coincidence, I just found out today that my childhood merry go round was also designed by the Spillman Engineering Company, but it is sadly no longer in operation publicly as it was purchased by a Vegas millionaire who had it installed in a room in his home! Not kidding! But I digress. Mike clued me into the fact that the Merry Go Round was also featured at the very end of the comedy Twins , in the scene in which Julius and Vincent Benedict aka Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, respectively meet up with their wives, Marnie and Linda Mason aka Kelly Preston and Chloe Webb, respectively , and their new twin children at a carousel in a park.
During the summer months, it is also open on weekdays. The Merry Go Round can be a bit tricky to find and is not entirely visible from the road. The venerable CSI franchise is officially coming back. When he goes into her room, Casey is seen holding a crying Lucy with a smile on his face.
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