North Four Corners News ♦ June 2025

New Carousel Opens at Wheaton Regional Park

By Sharon Canavan

Last fall, the carousel at Wheaton Regional Park was transferred to Ovid Hazel Wells Recreational Park in Clarksburg, as stipulated by the legal agreement to lend the carousel to Wheaton Regional Park in 1985.  (See story in the April 2022 issue; link below.)

The new carousel was installed in February 2025 and is now up and running.  The new Wheaton Carousel was fabricated by Chance Rides.  It is just as delightful as the historic carousel that was moved away.  Hand-painted landscape, wildlife, and nature scenes decorate the 36-foot carousel, which features 22 colorful fiberglass horses, 11 striped zebras, and two elegant chariots for those who don’t want to clamber up to ride the animals.

The carousel operates on weekends from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  It is also open on holidays and during Montgomery County Public Schools’ spring and summer breaks during those same hours.   ■

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