Newark's Military Park Carousel reopens with free rides through 2026
The restored carousel, whose 16 horses each honor a horse from Newark history, reopened October 23. The Newark City Parks Foundation is sponsoring free rides through the end of 2026.
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Newark's Military Park Carousel reopened on October 23, and rides are free through the end of 2026, Patch reported. The Newark City Parks Foundation is covering the cost. The carousel runs with an attendant Thursdays and Fridays from 3 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m. at 51 Park Place.
The ride was designed for Military Park, built by Carousels and Carvings of Marion, Ohio, with engineering donated by Thornton Tomasetti, and given to the city by Newark native Ray Chambers. Its 16 horses each pay tribute to a horse tied to Newark's history, and the carousel appears in the park's logo. City officials said it was meant to let children meet that history through play, not only as an amusement. Foundation executive director Marcy DePina said the horses are ready and the music is coming back.
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Military Park in downtown Newark, New Jersey, has a carousel that was built just for that park. Each of its 16 horses honors a horse from the city's history. The ride was a gift to the city, and it is part of the park's logo. It reopened on October 23 with a party from 2 to 6 p.m. The Newark City Parks Foundation is paying so rides are free through the end of 2026. An attendant is there Thursdays and Fridays from 3 to 8 p.m., and Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m. The idea is that kids meet the city's history while they ride.
- How can a carousel horse tell a story about a city?
- Why would a park make the rides free for the rest of the year?
- What would you want a painted horse in your town to remember?
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