Chicagoland's best carousels
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Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Kids love carousels. Whether inside or out, double-deckered or just one level, the music and animals appeal to kids of all ages. Chicago Parent readers share their favorite carousels in the Chicago area.
Our favorite carousel is
the one at the
Lincoln Park Zoo. My kids love picking out what animal they are
going to ride.
Suzy Ullman
Without a doubt, our family will miss the timeless tradition of
riding the carousel at Kiddieland (located in Melrose Park). Sigh.
So many childhood memories for myself as well. The end of an
era.
Margaret Smith
My 6½-year-old's favorite carousel happens to be the one at Fox
Valley Mall. If she is good, she gets to take a carousel ride
before we leave. She's trying to ride a new animal each time she
rides, which is probably at least half of them by now.
Nicole Chojnacki
We always ride the carousel at Great America. It's always been
such a beautiful sight, especially at night.
Machelle Anderson
My kids love riding the carousels at Orland Park Mall and Chicago
Ridge Mall. We take them there during the winter months to play in
the play areas and burn off some steam.
Anne Lewis
Our family's favorite carousel is the one inside the
Westfield-Southlake Mall in Merrillville, Ind. (only 45 minutes
away if traffic's not bad). It's an indoor, double-decker, $2,
multi-animal ride with seatbelts on each of them. It's also great
because the mall is home to a FunFlatables location, which only has
open jump (which means it's not closed for private parties-ever!)!
Not to mention the free play area close to the carousel that gives
a little bit of variety and a moment for the adults to sit down and
catch their breath. All in all, totally worth the trip every
time!
Jamie McBain
Brookfield Zoo
By A. Wilson on Monday, November 28, 2011
The Kiddieland Carousel was definitely our favorite for nostalgic reasons, but now that it is gone we've grown partial to Brookfield's Zoo's relatively new carousel. the array of animals to choose from makes it an enticing ride each time we visit. You can visit the live animals then ride on a wonderfully crafted representation.