Younger kids love taking a spin around this old-time merry-go-round. Choose from 68 wooden horses or a chariot to ride, to the music of a classic carnival organ.
King Arthur Carrousel
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This old-school attraction is inspired by Mr Toad of The Wind in the Willows fame. It's a loopy jaunt in an open-air jalopy through London.
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6. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
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Just outside Tomorrowland station, kiddies will want to shoot laser beams at the evil emperor Zurg in this shooting gallery ride.