Behind the Magic: King Arthur Carrousel

It takes a lot of work to make the horses of King Arthur Carrousel - each of which is a genuine antique, older than Disneyland itself - look “brand new” each morning. The preservation of the horses involves pulling them off the Carrousel, replacing them with “alternates,” repairing them, sanding them, refining them and ultimately repainting them. Not only are they antiques, they’re probably among the most well-maintained antiques in the world, considering they have guests bouncing up and down on them for hours a day, every day of the year.

You might be surprised to hear that -

• The original fleet of horses came from Canada
• All of the Carrousel horses are made of wood
• There is one cast member whose sole responsibility is to take care of all 85 horses
• There are 72 horses on King Arthur Carrousel at a time

A Disneyland Resort cast member, Rick Temple, tells us how King Arthur Carrousel is more than just an attraction - it’s a piece of history that he’s happy to preserve.