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{{Infobox Disney ride|
| image=golencarousel.jpg
| caption='''The Prince Charming Regal Carousel, formally known as Cinderella's Golden Carousel.in Fantasyland'''
| land=Fantasyland
| opened=October 1, 1971
| custom_label_2= Based on
| custom_value_2= Cinderella
| custom_label_1= Formally Known As
|custom_value_1= Cinderella’s Golden Carousel (1971-2010)
| type=Carousel
}}
==Attraction History==
The history of the Prince Charming Regal Carousel actually goes back to 1917long before Walt Disney World opened. The carousel was built in 1917 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company , for use in the Detroit Palace Garden Park. Originally, the carousel was named Liberty “Liberty” and it was painted red, white and blue. On the canopy, images of Miss Liberty could be seen. In 1928, the carousel was brought back to Philadelphia for repairs, and then sold to the Olympic Park in MapleweoodMaplewood, New Jersey. The carousel ran there for 39 years, until 1967 when the park closed. The Walt Disney Company then purchased the carousel from the closing park, to use it in the unopened Walt Disney World. Disney Imagineers including John Hench and Isle Voght had to completely restore the carousel. The Imagineers They completely stripped and repainted the carousel's horses, giving each horse an a unique design. Disney also added a 23 carrot karat gold leaf, silver and bronze to each of the carousel's 90 horses. They The canopy was also painted rethemed, so that that 18 scenes from the Disney movie Cinderella were pained onto the carousel's canopy.
The carousel was ready in time for the opening day of Walt Disney World. When it opened, the attraction was known as Cinderella's Cinderella’s Golden Carouselon October 1, 1971. Although the carousel has not changed since opening day, on June 1, 2010 Disney announced that they were changing the name of the attraction to the Prince “Prince Charming Regal CarouselCarousel”. With the name change, Disney also released a new backstory for the attraction. The backstory which says:
{{Quotation| Following their fairy-tale romance and happily-ever-after wedding, Cinderella and Prince Charming took up residence in Cinderella’s Castle. With peace throughout the kingdom, Prince Charming had time to practice for jousting tournaments. In the countryside near the castle, he built a training device of carved horses, on which he could practice the art of ring-spearing, a tournament event in which a knight rides his horse full speed, lance in hand, toward a small ring hanging from a tree limb, with the object of spearing the ring. This event was known by various names throughout the lands, but generally came to be called “carrousel.”
==Attraction Plot==
The Price Charming Regal Carousel is a two minute carousel ride. Guests can choose from 90 different horses, each with their own unique color pattern. While guests ride the carousel, class classic Disney music plays on an organ. Songs that can be heard on the carousel include:
* Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* The Philadelphia Toboggan Company, (who built the carousel, ) only made 90 carousels before stopping production in the 1930s. The carousel that is today known as the Prince Charming Regal Carousel was the 46 46th one that they made.
* The horses that guest ride on , are made of Mapleweood.
* Built in 1917, the Prince Charming Regal Carousel is the oldest attraction in the Magic Kingdom.
* There are 2,325 lights on the Price Charming Regal Carousel.
* Some guests (and cast members) believe that Cinderella's horse is the number 37 horse, located in the second line (with the gold ribbon on it's its tail). Although some Disney merchandise seems to support this, the claim has never been confirmed by Disney.
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