King Arthur Carrousel

King Arthur Carrousel
Disneyland
Area	Fantasyland
Status	Operating
Opening date	July 17, 1955
General statistics
Attraction type	Carousel
Manufacturer	Arrow Development
Designer	WED Enterprises
Theme	Knights of the Round Table
Music	A central Fairground organ playing Disney themes and songs
Vehicle type	68 various horses, 1 chariot bench, wheelchair grip
Riders per vehicle	1
Duration	2:18
Wheelchair accessible

King Arthur Carrousel is a carousel attraction located in Fantasyland at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Originally built in 1875, the carousel operated at Sunnyside Beach Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from 1922 onwards. The ride was later relocated to Disneyland, where it was refurbished and modified by Arrow Development, and opened with the park on July 17, 1955.

Inspired by the Griffith Park carousel, Walt Disney wanted something similar for his new theme park: a carousel consisting of all jumpers. A park model Menagerie Carousel was purchased and moved to Disneyland in 1954. The carousel was built by William Dentzel in 1875 and had been operated at Sunnyside Beach Park in Toronto, Ontario, since 1922; it had three courses of horses and other animals on a platform 72 feet (22 m) in diameter.

The attraction was refurbished and significantly altered by the Arrow Development Company of Mountain View, California in preparation for opening day. It was widened to four courses to increase guest capacity. Of the carousel's 71 horses and one mule, most were carved in the Dentzel factory in the late 19th and early 20th century. To add the outermost course, several carved wooden horses were acquired from a Stein and Goldstein carousel, others from Coney Island's Looff carousel, and more carved horses from various other carousels from around North America. Many horses arrived with crude repairs, such as newspaper-stuffed papier-mâché legs. Standers on the original three rows were converted to jumpers by removing the legs and carving new ones. Custom-built crankshafts were installed overhead to operate each horse as a jumper in motion. The original, ornately hand-carved, wooden chariot benches were removed, and the chariot woodwork was repurposed to decorate the "calliope" tenders and passenger cars of Casey Jr. Circus Train. A Wurlitzer #157 Band Organ face decorates the carousel, but does not operate. Motifs from Sleeping Beauty were also added to the carousel.