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New Carousel For Casino Pier in Seaside Heights
By Andrew Lardieri

Last Saturday I took a trip with my aunt down to Seaside Heights, New
Jersey, to see the construction for the new home for the Dr. Floyd
Moreland carousel, where I stumbled upon a new carousel that now will
be part of Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach.

The machine is a current 2-abreast fiberglass carousel manufactured by
Chance Rides, Inc. of Wichita, Kansas, which features molded replicas
of figures that were carved by the well-known carvers at the start of
the 20th century, e.g. Parker, Looff, Dentzel, Herschell, etc.

Unlike the 1910 Dentzel/Looff mixed machine that once operated in the
Casino Arcade, this new carousel is currently being assembled on the
actual pier itself.

Andrew Lardieri
Voorhees, New Jersey

 [ Found at https://www.chancerides.com/history/ --
 [ "In 1970, Chance purchased the assets of the Allan Herschell Company
 [ which at that time was the largest manufacturer of amusement rides
 [ in North America." -- Robbie


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