A Carousel (American English: from French "Carrousel" and Italian "Carosello"), Roundabout (British English), or merry-go-round, is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The "seats" are traditionally in the form of rows of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts, many of which are moved up and down by gears to simulate galloping, to the accompaniment of looped circus music. This leads to one of the alternative American names, the galloper (however see ‘direction of rotation’ below). Other popular names are jumper, horseabout, and flying horses.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
In 1965, The Parade team made a Carousel float for that year's parade, Originally made for The Radio City Music Hall, The float featured a red and blue Carousel with silver bells, And swans surrounding the float. The float became self-sponsored in 1967 and was retired after the 1968 Parade, The float would lay dormant for 9 years until being sold off at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Auction, Fifty Years of Spectacular Parade Memorabilia auction in October of 1977.
Guest Stars[]
Listed below are the guest stars that have performed/appeared on the float, alongside the respective songs which they sang during the NBC Telecast.
- 1965 - 1966 - The Radio City Music Hall Choraliers
- 1967 - Vikki Carr
- 1968 - Shirley Jones & Jack Cassidy