Magic Kingdom's Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel – New Name

[2goofycampers]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/fan-carousel.htm


Starting 6/1/2010 the name of the Carousel will be the Prince Charming Regal Caroussel.

Disney has created a new background story to go with the name change.

After their wedding, Cinderella and her Prince Charming moved into Cinderella’s Castle. The Prince decided that he had some spare time on his hands since the kingdom was so peaceful. He wanted to enter some jousting tournaments, but needed a little practice. In some spare land near the castle, he built a contraption that would help him train. It was a circular platform that held carved horses, big enough to ride on. A trainee would sit on a wooden horse while the platform spun, allowing him to practice ring-spearing, one of the popular tournament events. In this event, a knight rides his horse as fast as he can, and attempts to use his lance to spear a small ring hanging from a tree branch. The ring-spearing event was known as “carrousel.”



Soon, everyone in the village noticed the Prince’s “new toy.” To give everyone a chance to experience it, Prince Charming built another carrousel nearer to the Castle. The new carrousel was made to fit the splendor of the Castle Courtyard, by decorating the horses with golden helmets and shields, flowers, and medallions. All the villagers are invited to take a spin on the carrousel and enjoy a taste of the royal life.

 

[BigDaddyRog]

Who decides these rides need new names? Is someone walking around the Magic Kingdom, smokin' dope, and saying "Dude, I just got this AWESOME idea.....what if..."

Really? Did the merry-go-round really need a new name? Yes, here in the south, we call 'em merry-go-rounds!! Now....if I was to take a few hits from the bong, I could come up with a GREAT story of why we call them that....MARY Goes Round......it would be dirty, vulgar, and not fit for the DISboards....but, it seems un-neccessary, and therefore I will leave the name Merry-Go-Round as it is. Are you listening, Disney's over paid, under imaginative ride naming staff?

 

[SimbaKY]

Perhaps the Princes are demanding to be recognized! They have been neglected far too long!
They deserve first names!

 

[PixieDustLove]

Who decides these rides need new names? Is someone walking around the Magic Kingdom, smokin' dope, and saying "Dude, I just got this AWESOME idea.....what if..."

Really? Did the merry-go-round really need a new name? Yes, here in the south, we call 'em merry-go-rounds!! Now....if I was to take a few hits from the bong, I could come up with a GREAT story of why we call them that....MARY Goes Round......it would be dirty, vulgar, and not fit for the DISboards....but, it seems un-neccessary, and therefore I will leave the name Merry-Go-Round as it is. Are you listening, Disney's over paid, under imaginative ride naming staff?

the imagineers have been smokin' the wacky tobaccy

 

[mrtroutjedi]

Really? Did the merry-go-round really need a new name? Yes, here in the south, we call 'em merry-go-rounds!! Now....if I was to take a few hits from the bong, I could come up with a GREAT story of why we call them that....MARY Goes Round......it would be dirty, vulgar, and not fit for the DISboards....

But it could be a heck of a theme park for sailors???????