The Prince Charming Regal Carrousel is an attraction located in [[Fantasyland]].
{{Infobox Disney ride|
| image=golencarouselgolencarousel3.jpg| alt= Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
| caption='''The Prince Charming Regal Carrousel in Fantasyland'''
| land=Fantasyland
|custom_value_1= Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel (1971-2010)
| type=Carousel
|custom_label_2= FastPass Disney Genie +
|custom_value_2= No
}}
The Prince Charming Regal Carrousel is an attraction located in [[Fantasyland]].
==Attraction History==
The history of the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel actually goes back to long before Walt Disney World opened. The carousel was built in 1917 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, for use in the Detroit Palace Garden Park <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/02/carrousel-horses-ready-for-the-day-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>. Originally, the carousel ride was named the "Liberty Carousel" and it was painted red, white and blue <ref name= "mouseplanet">https://www.mouseplanet.com/9271/The_Tale_of_Cinderellas_Golden_Carrousel </ref>. On the original canopy, images of Miss Liberty and other patriotic images symbols could be seen. In 1928, the carousel was brought back to Philadelphia for repairs, and then sold to the Olympic Park, in Maplewood, New Jersey <ref name= "mouseplanet"/>. The carousel ran there for 39 years, until 1967 1965 when the park closed <Ref name= "Krokis"/>. Following the park's closure, The Walt Disney Company then purchased the carousel from the closing park, for use in (the still unopened ) Walt Disney World. After purchase, Disney Imagineers (including John Hench and Isle Voght) had to completely restore the carousel. They stripped and repainted the carouselride's horses, giving each horse a unique design. Disney also added a 23 karat gold leaf, silver, and bronze to each of the ridecarousel's 90 horses <ref> http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/cinderellas-golden-carrousel/ </ref>. According to Voght, "Disney purchased some antique horses that were made by two other well-known producers of carousels: the Dentzel Co. and the Parker Co." <ref name= "mouseplanet"/> . Imagineer John Hench also decided to have all of the horses on the carousel be white due to the fact that in Disneyland, guests always wanted to ride the the white "hero" horse. <Ref name= "Krokis"> Secret stories of Walt Disney World: things you never knew you never knew Jim Korkis - Sam Gennawey </ref>. Furthermore, the canopy was rethemed, so that 18 scenes from the Disney movie Cinderella were included in the attraction <ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/carr.htm </ref>.
The carousel opened as Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel on October 1, 1971 <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/disneyworldgrandopening.html</ref>. Although the attraction has not changed since opening day, on June 1, 2010 Disney announced that they were changing the name of the ride to the “Prince Charming Regal Carrousel” <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/05/carrousel-name-change-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>. With the name change, Disney also released a new backstory for the attraction which says:
==Attraction Plot==
[[Image:Regalcarousel4.jpg|thumb|400px|A close up of the carousel's canopy featuring some of the carousel's original figures, as well a scene from Cinderella.| alt= Prince Charming Regal Carrousel Cinderella}]]
The Price Charming Regal Carrousel 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, classic Disney music plays on an organ. Songs that can be heard on The Prince Charming Regal Carrousel include:
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
[[Image:Regalcarousel5.jpg|thumb|400px|A close look at one of the Regal Carrousel horse.| alt= Prince Charming Regal Carrousel Horse}]]
* The Philadelphia Toboggan Company only made 87 carousels before stopping production in the 1930s <ref> http://www.philadelphiatoboggancoastersinc.com/history.php </ref>. The carousel that is today known as the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel was the 46th one that they made <ref> http://www.philadelphiatoboggancoastersinc.com/carousels.php </ref>.
* The horses that guest ride on, are made of Maplewood <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/350/Walt-Disney-World/Magic-Kingdom/Fantasyland/Prince-Charming-Regal-Carrousel </ref>.
* Built in 1917, the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel is the oldest attraction in the Magic Kingdom.