The Fall River Carousel at Battleship Cove.

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The Fall River Carousel is open seasonally for general ridership ($1/ride or $5/seven rides) and year-round as a venue for birthday parties and special events.

GENERAL RIDERSHIP

7 days/week
June 9 - September 7
11 am to 5 pm

Weekends September 8 - Oct 12
11 am to 4:30 pm

For admission fees and operating schedule of the museum ships at Battleship Cove, click here.

Do you know how to say "carousel" in Spanish? Read below!

CAMP OVERNIGHT ON A BATTLESHIP:
Where can you get three square meals, movies, educational programs, and overnight lodging on a real WWII battlewagon? Battleship Cove, of course!

CAROUSELS AROUND THE WORLD: Carousels are called by many different names around the world. For example:

United States: carousel, flying horses, whirligig, steam riding gallery, carry-us-all, flying (or spinning) jinny, hobby horses, merry-go-round, flying Dutchmen, steam circus
United Kingdom: roundabout, carousel, galloper, whirligig, tilts
France: manege de chevaux de bois ("a riding ring of wooden horses"), caroussel
Germany: karussel
Italy: torneo
Japan: kaiten mokuba ("turning wooden horse"), merry-go-round, merigo-raundo
Netherlands: stoomcaroussel
Norway: karusell, rundkjoring
Spain: caballitos ("little horses"), tio vivo ("lively uncle")

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BIRTHDAY PARTIES: Are you planning a birthday for a special little child? Host the event at the Fall River Carousel, where children's birthday parties are a piece of cake! Click here for details.

To host a party on board the USS Massachusetts, click here.