Support Carousel Restoration with a Donation

The Carousel Animals on the Heritage Carousel are hand-carved from solid basswood and hand-painted. After all the love they give our riders each year, painting and restoration need to happen regularly to get them ready for Opening Day!

Donate to support Carousel Animal Repainting

3% Cover the Fee

Meet our cast of Carousel Animals

The information by the animal photo identifies where the animal or chariot is located on the Carousel. Ex: Lead Horse (R5,O) means it is located in row 5 toward the outside of the Carousel. The other locations are M - middle and I - inside.

ROW 1

  • Jeweled Horse (R1,O) Wilbur

  • Baby Elephant (R1,M) BENNIE, In Honor or B Wolnerman's Birthday

  • Brown Horse w/ Sun & Moon Crest (R1,I) Jack Burke

ROW 2

  • Pirate Cat (R2,O) Kaptain Katt, Joanne & Will Page

  • Palomino w/ Leaf (R2,M) Marilyn May

  • Brown Bear (R2,I) Cubby, In Loving Memory of Mary Green and Elizabeth Green

ROW 3

  • Patriotic Horse (R3,O) LADY LIBERTY, In Memory of Charlotte Lamb, Carl and Susan Voss

  • Stork (R3,M) HAPPY B-DAY To Nancy & all riders on their grand day!

  • Palomino (R3,I) TRIGGER, To Jim Moran Love, Your Grandkids

ROW 4

  • Giraffe (R4,O) Sofia the Giraffe, Happy Birthday Nora and Maddie

  • Dark Brown Horse w/ blanket & feathers (R4,M) Runs With Feathers , For Evie Ray, Fly, Sweet Girl!

  • Zebra w/ teal blanket (R4,I) Isaac Rieper & Menz Family

ROW 5

  • Lead Horse (R5,O) McFarland, Adopted by Union Park Neighborhood Association

  • Grey Rabbit (R5,M) Noah Ben Rabbit, sponsored by The Burgraffs

  • Brown Horse w/tassel (R5,I) Champion, Adopted by Paul Sadler

ROW 6

  • Gold Finch Chariot (R6) COMEANDSITAWHILEWITHME, In Memory of Jack and Jane Eddy

ROW 7

  • Panda (R7,O) Lun Lun, Adopted by Chocolate Storybook

  • Grey Horse w/Red Saddle (R7,M) LIUNA! Laborers' Local 177 Retirees

  • Sea Creature (R7,I) Meraxes Fly, Dragon, Fly!

ROW 8

  • Wild West Horse (R8,O) Bandit

  • Black Bear (R8,M) Merry Me Kailey

  • White Horse w/ US seal (R8,I) COLONEL T, In Memory of Carmine Terracciano

ROW 9

  • Tiger (R9,O) Rajah

  • Black & White Horse (R9,M) Scarlett, From Kristy & David Barzen

  • Horse w/Bow (R9,I) ROSE, Adopted by Georgia & Syda

ROW 10

  • Fancy Horse w/bottle (R10,O) Baby Kombucha

  • Brown Rabbit (R10,M) Muto

  • Grey Horse w/plaid blanket (R10,I) Lucy's Luck Adopted by Lori and Dave Sanders

ROW 11

  • Zebra w/raspberry blanket (R11,O) Lorelei's Love, Adopted by Bruce and Lori Hanson

  • Tan Horse w/teal saddle (R11,M) Big Eric, with love from MaryBeth & Michael

  • Ostrich (R11,I) For Ben, Class of 2024

ROW 12

  • Wild Rose Chariot (R12) OMEGA NU Friends and Sisters Enjoy the Ride!