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''Columbia Carousel'' (known as Carousel Columbia at California's Great America) is a pair of double-decked carousels at Six Flags Great America and at California's Great America (the parks were built by the Marriott hotel chain as sister properties but later sold to separate owners). To this date they are the world's tallest carousels. ==History== The first ''Columbia'' opened in the Santa Clara park in 1976 and the Gurnee ''Columbia'' opened later that year. They opened as the world's biggest carousel and continue to hold that title to this day. Each horse on the carousels was a replica of one of the world's most famous carousel horses. In front of the carousels was a large reflecting pond with historic replicas of American flags flying along the sides. Today the flags still fly. The ''Columbia'' is often associated with the ''Carousel Song'', produced especially for the Marriott's Great America theme parks by Gene Patrick. A clip of the ''Carousel Song'' can be heard (here ). The Carousel Song still plays at the Gurnee park every evening when the park closes. In 1994, Santa Clara's ''Columbia'' received some minor renovations for its appearance in the movie ''Beverly Hills Cop III''. In the early 2000s both carousels received touches of red and blue paint. The original paint scheme was white with gold trim, however some of the gold trim still remains. In the 2011/2012 off-season, Carousel Columbia at California's Great America was re-painted. The carousel is known as ''Carousel Columbia'' at California's Great America and ''Columbia Carousel'' at Six Flags Great America. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Columbia Carousel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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