Griffith Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round
2012
Photographed by Craig Baker, 2012
1. Merry-Go-Round Marker - in 2012
75 Years Ago
[ in 1937 ]
Walt Disney made Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs.
Emelia Erhart disappeared flying around the world.
The Golden Gate Bridge opened.
The Hindenburg crashed.
Franklin Roosevelt was President.
Shirley Temple inaugurated the first LA trolley.
The first Flying Car actually flew.
The average wage was 85’ per hour.
Gasoline cost 10’ a gallon.
This 1926 Carousel came to Griffith Park and you could ride it for only 5’.
It is now the only 4-abreast Spillman carousel in existence.
Erected 2012.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 34° 7.962′ N, 118° 17.017′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Griffith Park. It can be reached from Crystal Springs Drive south of Griffith Park Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles CA 90027, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Feliz Family (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shane's Inspiration (approx. 0.2 miles away); Adobe of the Rancho Los Feliz (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Old Los Angeles Zoo (approx. Ό mile away); Site of the Old Zoo (approx. 0.3 miles away); North Atwater Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); 100 Years of Golf in Griffith Park (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Birth of The Curse (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
Regarding Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. The Merry-Go-Round closed during the Covid-19 pandemic, and in 2024 efforts were underway to reopen it.
Additional keywords. Disneyland, Walt Disney
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 28, 2018
2. Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round
Photographed by Craig Baker, October 20, 2024
3. Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round
Bob Gurr, who worked with Walt Disney, leading a bus tour of Disney historic sites.
Photographed by Craig Baker, July 28, 2018
4. Merry-Go-Round Display
Top photo: Diane and Sharon Disney ride while their dad Walt dreams of Disneyland.
Bottom photo: Walt's daughter, Diane Disney Miller sits with carousel partner Rosemary West, left, on the bench where her Dad sat and dreamed of Disneyland.
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 20, 2018
5. Merry-Go-Round Park Bench
Marker text: “The actual park bench from the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round in Los Angeles, where Walt Disney first dreamed of Disneyland.” This display is inside the lobby of Disneyland's Great Moments With Mr Lincoln.
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 20, 2018
6. Walt Disneys Dream
“It it came about when my daughters were very young and Saturday was always Daddy's day... So we'd start out and try to go someplace... I'd take them to the merry-go-round and I took them different places and as I'd sit while they rode the merry-go-round — sit on a bench, you know, eating peanuts — I felt that there should be something built, some kind of amusement enterprise, where the parents and the children could have fun together. So that's how Disneyland started."
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 20, 2018
7. Disneyland Dedication
To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world. - Walt Disney, July 17, 1955
Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,388 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on July 29, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on November 6, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on January 22, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
