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The Tilden Park Merry Go Round!
HISTORY
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- Manufactured by the Herschell Spillman Company, North Tonawanda, New York
- Built in 1911, 3 row machine with menagerie animals
- 2nd permanent machine built by Herschell Spillman for Oliver Davis, Redlands CA.
- First installed in Urbita Springs, an amusement park built by the Pacific Electric Railway along its trolley line between San Bernardino and Corona, CA
- 1916 Merry Go Round moved to Wonderland Park, Ocean Beach, San Diego
- Sold in 1928 and moved to somewhere near Long Beach, CA
- 1935 Oliver Davis reacquires the machine and runs it in Griffith Park, Los Angeles
- 1937 Merry Go Round was dismantled and placed in storage
- 1939 used in the Universal Studios film "So Ends Our Night"
- 1948 Ross Davis and his son John moved it to TILDEN REGIONAL PARK
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- Explore inside the Domed carousel building, the history wall, historic machine & motor, 22 hand carved wood horses & 17 figures, 2 chariots, 17 aluminum horses, small Wurlitzer music organ player & North Tonawanda 950 organ , studio, cafe & gift shop.
Spring Events!
Create a storybook Easter experience for your family. Join us for our annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny event at Tilden Merry Go Round. Secure your reservations today before we sell out! Festive Easter Buffet, Carousel Rides, Easter Basket and Surprise gift for the young partygoers (0-13) and the highlight of the morning, a visit from the Easter Bunny and a private Egg Hunt. Select sessions available through April 9th. Breakfast with the Easter Buuny is a ticketed event, purchase must be made in advance. Tickets must be purchased online.