The engineered design to look wonderful and brake apart and store all the parts in the smallest transport just is amazing. The whole system is a work of art.
I can't express how beautiful this was to watch! I think it is the best I have seen on youtube! Those men are not just your average carnies! You can see how much they care, and still have fun assembling it! It is a beautiful ride! I have loved carousels since I was a child. I sit here amazed! If there were a way I could ever buy that, and have it in my yard for the public, I would be forever happy!
What an amazing work of design and engineering to design this beautiful ride. There are so many innovative ways that the ride is designed to be assembled and disassembled, each piece in turn at the right time. The people assembling it are obviously experienced hands and work together wonderfully and happily. It’s just wonderful to see this artwork come together. I will never look at a carousel the same way again. Thanks for the great video and fantastic editing and voice over. ❤❤❤
This was a good crew that seemed happy to work together. At least one of them had never done this ride before so he was getting on the job training. Thanks for your very kind words, I really appreciate it!
HI PETE, THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING CAROUSEL VIDEO MY ALL TIME FAVORITE RIDE. LOVE TO HAVE A CAROUSEL BE THRILL WITH A SMALL ONE. ENJOY ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS THIS IS TRULY MY FAVORITE THANKS AGAIN. FIVE STAR VIDEO !!
as a kid i liked watching the men setting up the rides, then in the mid 70s i got hired as spot help to set up a MGR, it was mostly made of wood, and no hydraulics to set it up, it was all done with manpower and a rope fall, but i miss all of the rides with the gas motors running them,
GREAT video, Pete, and thanks for sharing this lovely ride! OMG, what back-breaking work to do over and over. Kudos to all of these workers, though years of doing this work has to take a toll on the backs and maybe getting hernias I would think. Also, I noticed that some of the workers were not wearing gloves which I was surprised to see. Just so impressive on what they do with this ride with all the pieces.
You picked the ride with the best setup crew : ) There's certainly a lot of parts to put this Merry Go Round together. I 'd like to see other variations of this ride where the setup is much simpler. Having the Main Support riding on the back of the trailer doesn't make sense for something so important. Especially when it exposed to the elements and would be the first thing to go if the trailer were hit from behind during transport. As always great job producing the video.
I get what you are saying, but that center has been riding on the back of that trailer for 30 years. Really the only time it is exposed to the elements is during transportation from carnival lot to carnival lot. Majestic stores all of their rides indoors during the winter.
Man if I had a dollar for every time I put this together. It’s a lot harder than it looks , especially in 90 degree weather and in the rain too . Never had more than 3 people , a lot of steps were left out .
Thank you so much for sharing this video with us! What a fascinating process - I have ridden many a carnival carousel, but never stopped to think how it was all put together (or taken apart!). Merry Christmas!
Very interesting, I can only imagine the planning and design to not only assemble the machine in order but also to fit all the parts and assembly fixtures, plus keep the entire machine under weight to make the DOT happy, As some have mentioned it's hard tedious work but all the planning makes the pieces handle well. I noticed the Dayton style hubs on the trailer so I'm guessing it's a mid 70's design. I was going to mention the top canvas but I see you already had a winner, Have a merry Christmas.
Just found your channel, very cool videos, I'm going to have to go through em all in time. This kind of stuff interests me a lot and I had an uncle that was in the carnival scene way back when, he had a dark ride for awhile when I was a kid, his last project he did was a complete restoration of a popcorn wagon, it was beautiful and his attention to the little details was amazing. Keep up the great videos thanks!
Interesting video. I've wondered how a carousel or merry go round is prepared or set up by carnival workers since during my past that was 1 of several jobs that I desired becoming. Anyway, that's a pretty carousel or merry go round. Brings back great memories of when I was a kid.
Pete if you ever get the chance you need to go to the Chance Rides /industries or what ever they are called today's factory. It has been 30 years since I have been there and 25 since I have been in the industry, but man oh man that place was awesome.
Bonus...the two sections not laced? Great installment...I inquired with Chance whatever came of the double decker permanent installations done at a number of malls in the late 90's and later...no response. Does Kissel still have the old auction at Strickers....bought scenery along time ago and found a few pieces in storage the other day.
It's interesting that you said how they don't normally put the ceiling panels in for shorter events. I wonder how many other rides have optional parts that we don't normally see for similar reasons.
Whats absolutely crazy is....I was thinking you should do a ride set up video on this type of ride last week....I was watching another set up video at work.
"...he comes out and he films, we're not really sure why or who he is, he just showed up one day, seems harmless. Oh and a nice young man follows him around giving him medication and makes sure his shoes don't fall off. Sometimes he tells us what we're doing wrong, sometimes there's parts missing at the end of the day..."
It's weird how much difference there is between Europe and the USA when it comes to scenery. I don't think I ever saw a full sized carrousel without any scenery panels. Even the travelling attractions all have scenery
my perception is that it has to do with how things operate (and this is just pure speculation on my part). it seems like in the UK, a bunch of different showmen come together to create a fair. Each one provides a ride or two, So they are all competing for the same consumer dollar. They try to make their ride as flashy and appealing as possible in hopes of luring the rider to pick their ride. In the US, typically one company is providing all the rides for a carnival. They want you to have a great time but at the end of the day, they really don't care what ride you get on, they made their money at the ticket box when you bought the wrist band.
Depends on the country and the event. On the british isles there is a mixture, funfairs where different showmen are together, while others (usually fenced in and with a entrance fee) are run by one family. While they usually don't offer wristbands the rides don't compete with each other, so they are more likely to have reduced decoration or missing scenery. Compare that to big fairs like Hull where there might be 5 or even 10 of the same ride competing with each other. And while in the UK most rides are optimized to be one truck load (except for the big signature attractions), in continental europe even smaller funfairs have big rides that might take two or three truck loads, the biggest coasters going up to 50.
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Boy that winch could sure use some oil
The engineered design to look wonderful and brake apart and store all the parts in the smallest transport just is amazing. The whole system is a work of art.
Some clever people they got figuring this stuff out.
I can't express how beautiful this was to watch! I think it is the best I have seen on youtube! Those men are not just your average carnies! You can see how much they care, and still have fun assembling it! It is a beautiful ride! I have loved carousels since I was a child. I sit here amazed! If there were a way I could ever buy that, and have it in my yard for the public, I would be forever happy!
Thanks! I really appreciate your kind words.
Thank you for showing all the little things they will come together to one piece of carnival history
thank you !
What an amazing work of design and engineering to design this beautiful ride. There are so many innovative ways that the ride is designed to be assembled and disassembled, each piece in turn at the right time. The people assembling it are obviously experienced hands and work together wonderfully and happily. It’s just wonderful to see this artwork come together. I will never look at a carousel the same way again.
Thanks for the great video and fantastic editing and voice over. ❤❤❤
This was a good crew that seemed happy to work together. At least one of them had never done this ride before so he was getting on the job training. Thanks for your very kind words, I really appreciate it!
HI PETE, THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING CAROUSEL VIDEO MY ALL TIME FAVORITE RIDE. LOVE TO HAVE A CAROUSEL BE THRILL WITH A SMALL ONE. ENJOY ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS THIS IS TRULY MY FAVORITE THANKS AGAIN. FIVE STAR VIDEO !!
as a kid i liked watching the men setting up the rides, then in the mid 70s i got hired as spot help to set up a MGR, it was mostly made of wood, and no hydraulics to set it up, it was all done with manpower and a rope fall, but i miss all of the rides with the gas motors running them,
GREAT video, Pete, and thanks for sharing this lovely ride! OMG, what back-breaking work to do over and over. Kudos to all of these workers, though years of doing this work has to take a toll on the backs and maybe getting hernias I would think. Also, I noticed that some of the workers were not wearing gloves which I was surprised to see. Just so impressive on what they do with this ride with all the pieces.
I’m soo glad I found this channel ~ such interesting content with your calming narration
Thank you very much!
Fantastic video pete!!! It's is truly awesome to see these videos. I've always wanted to see ride setups documented this way
Thanks for watching. Hopefully we'll be doing more in 2025!
You picked the ride with the best setup crew : ) There's certainly a lot of parts to put this Merry Go Round together. I 'd like to see other variations of this ride where the setup is much simpler. Having the Main Support riding on the back of the trailer doesn't make sense for something so important. Especially when it exposed to the elements and would be the first thing to go if the trailer were hit from behind during transport. As always great job producing the video.
I get what you are saying, but that center has been riding on the back of that trailer for 30 years. Really the only time it is exposed to the elements is during transportation from carnival lot to carnival lot. Majestic stores all of their rides indoors during the winter.
Great video Pete, I never really thought about how much goes into the setup of a Merry Go Round.
I love the technical elements of rides.
Merry Christmas, Pete
Merry Christmas to you as well!
Man if I had a dollar for every time I put this together. It’s a lot harder than it looks , especially in 90 degree weather and in the rain too . Never had more than 3 people , a lot of steps were left out .
Thank you so much for documenting these beautiful rides! Always so impressive"
Glad you like them!
very nice setup video Pete, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you so much for sharing this video with us! What a fascinating process - I have ridden many a carnival carousel, but never stopped to think how it was all put together (or taken apart!).
Merry Christmas!
Very cool. What an incredible amount of work to set up! Thanks, Pete!
Glad you liked it!
:Love the setup videos, watched it with the whole family!!
That is great to hear!
Very interesting, I can only imagine the planning and design to not only assemble the machine in order but also to fit all the parts and assembly fixtures, plus keep the entire machine under weight to make the DOT happy, As some have mentioned it's hard tedious work but all the planning makes the pieces handle well.
I noticed the Dayton style hubs on the trailer so I'm guessing it's a mid 70's design. I was going to mention the top canvas but I see you already had a winner,
Have a merry Christmas.
Just found your channel, very cool videos, I'm going to have to go through em all in time. This kind of stuff interests me a lot and I had an uncle that was in the carnival scene way back when, he had a dark ride for awhile when I was a kid, his last project he did was a complete restoration of a popcorn wagon, it was beautiful and his attention to the little details was amazing. Keep up the great videos thanks!
Glad you found us! I would love to own a dark ride, that really is my bucket list item.
Interesting video. I've wondered how a carousel or merry go round is prepared or set up by carnival workers since during my past that was 1 of several jobs that I desired becoming. Anyway, that's a pretty carousel or merry go round. Brings back great memories of when I was a kid.
Pete if you ever get the chance you need to go to the Chance Rides /industries or what ever they are called today's factory. It has been 30 years since I have been there and 25 since I have been in the industry, but man oh man that place was awesome.
I would enjoy that tremendously
Thanks Pete
Loved this video Pete. When do we get to see more of you restoring your own rides?
Very soon! I have footage recorded of what I've been doing, and I am trying to stay on schedule getting things done.
Great video and a lovely ride but very different from a set of English gallopers
Ahh yes! The classic!! 🙌🏻
I’d love videos of dark rides, my all time favorite carnival attraction
This is my favorite as well, I'd love to own one!
@ my neighbors would love one set up in my back yard 😂
My late dad used to ask what I’d do if I won the lottery, and I always said, I’d buy a giant lopping roller coaster for the back yard!😊
I would probably do the same, LOL!
Canvas looks like it's being laced on upside-down.
00:18:56 imagine flipped?
Ding ding ding. We have a winner
Loving the setup videos! Keep them coming!
Thanks! Will do!
Bonus...the two sections not laced? Great installment...I inquired with Chance whatever came of the double decker permanent installations done at a number of malls in the late 90's and later...no response. Does Kissel still have the old auction at Strickers....bought scenery along time ago and found a few pieces in storage the other day.
The issue was they had the canvas on upside down. you can see the extra webbing sewn to the canvas for support which should be hidden on the inside.
It's interesting that you said how they don't normally put the ceiling panels in for shorter events. I wonder how many other rides have optional parts that we don't normally see for similar reasons.
My favorite piece of the Carousel is the band organs
Wow. If a merry go round needs all that setup imagine a wild mouse coaster
Thank you for sharing this video..awesome job..
Thank You
Whats absolutely crazy is....I was thinking you should do a ride set up video on this type of ride last week....I was watching another set up video at work.
Mein Großvater hat auch einen Springer, allerdings viel größer. Der Antrieb war ein Pferd .
The zebra was my favorite
Don't let Peta Take that away. They're coming for those now!!
"...he comes out and he films, we're not really sure why or who he is, he just showed up one day, seems harmless. Oh and a nice young man follows him around giving him medication and makes sure his shoes don't fall off. Sometimes he tells us what we're doing wrong, sometimes there's parts missing at the end of the day..."
I know you do rides, but if you can find a basketball stick joint id love to see the set up video
If I come across one i'll see what I can do!
Technically before the scenery below the mechanicals aka crank rods the carrousel top should have been done
Awesome
It’s wild to think a whole ride is run by a central location and everything else is hanging off it with minimal support
That is probably the biggest surprise for most folks. But that is the way they've been built for hundreds of years.
Yeah i never would have guessed, but it makes sense - only need one pillar in the center to be super rigid instead of an entire load bearing floor
It is my understanding that Carousel with two Rs was the British spelling and Carousel with one R is the American spelling.
interesting
That’s neat to see it built. 🎉
Glad you enjoyed it. This was a fun video to make.
In the grand scheme of things it didn't take that much time to add the ceiling panels and it would look so much worse without them...
Nice. Wonder how much that ride costs?
Witch company is this
Majestic Midways
How long did the installation take approximately? With all those pieces .
I believe it was about 6 hours.
Why do American carousels rotate counter clockwise compared to their European counterparts that rotate clockwise?
@@David-R-Hall might be clockwise in the UK, in mainland Europe you will find both directions of travel
You think you could do a video on what goes into a generator. On how it's setup, runs, and how it powers the show
It's not involved enough to warrant an entire video of its own, but I will be sure to add it into a ride set up video this coming year.
@PeteRondeau true. But when I tell people that trailer is powering the show they can't believe it
wait is that snow??
more like indoor/outdoor carpet in white rather than the typical green. It actually made the place feel colder than it really was.
@@PeteRondeau ohh soo cool
Nice
Thanks for watching!
The canvas was wrong side out.
It's weird how much difference there is between Europe and the USA when it comes to scenery. I don't think I ever saw a full sized carrousel without any scenery panels. Even the travelling attractions all have scenery
my perception is that it has to do with how things operate (and this is just pure speculation on my part). it seems like in the UK, a bunch of different showmen come together to create a fair. Each one provides a ride or two, So they are all competing for the same consumer dollar. They try to make their ride as flashy and appealing as possible in hopes of luring the rider to pick their ride. In the US, typically one company is providing all the rides for a carnival. They want you to have a great time but at the end of the day, they really don't care what ride you get on, they made their money at the ticket box when you bought the wrist band.
Depends on the country and the event. On the british isles there is a mixture, funfairs where different showmen are together, while others (usually fenced in and with a entrance fee) are run by one family. While they usually don't offer wristbands the rides don't compete with each other, so they are more likely to have reduced decoration or missing scenery.
Compare that to big fairs like Hull where there might be 5 or even 10 of the same ride competing with each other.
And while in the UK most rides are optimized to be one truck load (except for the big signature attractions), in continental europe even smaller funfairs have big rides that might take two or three truck loads, the biggest coasters going up to 50.
Never realised the floor was flown as well!
Diddo, it must be heavy, including parents and kids 😮
I've heard that a lot. That is usually the biggest surprise about how a carousel / Merry-go-round works.