The Fall River Carousel at Battleship Cove.

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Everybody loves getting "pony rides" on a birthday! And best of all, there's no clean-up for Mom and Dad....

Carousel Birthday Lunch Package includes:

grilled hot dog or hamburger
potato chips
beverage
custom-frosted cake
party decorations
six (6) carousel rides/person

Twelve dollars ($12) per person; ten (10) person minimum. Nonrefundable $20 deposit required.

For more details contact Paula Hague.

Horses from this company were known for their lifelike appearance.

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: Join us on Sunday, December 9 at the Fall River Carousel for breakfast with Kris Kringle himself! Guests ($15 adults/$8 kids) will enjoy a delicious hot breakfast plus unlimited carousel rides, holiday crafts, face painting & photo with Santa. It's fun for the whole family! Reservations are required. Contact our group sales manager.

PHILADELPHIA TOBOGGAN COMPANY: PTC, as it is known, is one of the few carousel companies where the founders were not carvers. Accordingly, PTC went through many dramatic style changes with very little continuity from one head carver to the next. PTC also carved very natural looking horses; their later style included wonderfully carved armored and very sweet-faced horses. Early PTC carousels included menagerie animals, probably acquired from the E. Joy Morris factory. PTC also created a range of roller coasters which were more successful than the carousels. PTC numbered all its carousels at the factory and kept track of their whereabouts. A successor to the company is still in operation.

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VISIT FOR FREE: Did you know that you can visit Battleship Cove for free all year for as little as $35? And that's just one of many perks enjoyed by Museum Members. Follow this link to learn more!