Salem's Riverfront Carousel

Salem's Riverfront Carousel

Salem's Riverfront Carousel
4.5
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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A beautiful handcrafted operational Carousel ride in historic downtown Salem at Riverfront Park. Family-friendly affordable fun for all to enjoy. Wheelchair accessible. Shop our unique gift shop for a variety of Carousel souvenirs, toys, games, home decor and more! Affordable party and event packages available to fit your needs. Salem's Riverfront Carousel is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The Carousel depends on the generous contributions and donations from our community, as well as the patronage of our visitors and guests from all over the world! For more information on how you can help us Keep the Dream Alive Shop our unique gift shop for a variety of Carousel souvenirs, toys, games, home decor and more! Affordable party and event packages available to fit your needs. Salem's Riverfront Carousel is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. The Carousel depends on the generous contributions and donations from our community, as well as the patronage of our visitors and guests from all over the world! For more information on how you can help us Keep the Dream Alive, visit www.salemcarousel.org > Donte!
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Mark D
Salem, OR16 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2024 • Family
First opportunity for a complete carousel ride with our granddaughter. A bright sunny day in Salem. We shared our extra ticket with a family who just walked in. Outstanding carving talents here at the Salem Carousel. Be sure to sign the guest register.
Written 18 April 2024
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Nancy S
Portland, OR90 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2019
This carousel was hand carved by a group of local people and it is absolutely beautiful. it is open most days and doesnt cost much to ride. I love it. I always try to ride it whenever I am in Salem, and I am not even a kid.
Written 14 October 2019
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jrmood
Portland, OR15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2014 • Family
The Carousel in Salem is a nice family outing. The staff is very pleasant. The Carousel has a variety of characters from which to choose when picking a favorite one to ride on. Some go up and down as the Carousel goes around, others do not. Refreshments are available. We have taken our grand children on several occasions and it is an outing they really enjoy. We have been to a birthday party at the Carousel for a friend's grand child and the staff did a nice job in supporting the party. The room for the party is very nice. Also there is a great play ground just outside the Carousel building. Great fun, reasonable and nicely kept. Recommend it.
Written 27 May 2015
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Karen Y
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States8 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2014 • Family
The Riverfront Carousel is a must-visit for our children every time we are in Oregon. This year, our 15-year-old son found a new thrill with the Brass Ring challenge, which he won twice over and enjoyed free rides for. Our 2-year-old daughter loves to try different animals on the carousel with her brothers and daddy. As a great bonus, we always adjourn to the adjacent playground where she plays to her heart's content!
Written 23 August 2014
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Jessica S
Salem, OR552 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2019 • Family
Always a good sight but can be insane crazy, chaos. The carving and work put into the animals is fantastic. Price is reasonable, gift shop is great and there are events and snacks available.
Written 8 October 2019
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richduncanco
Salem, OR68 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019 • Family
Going was easy and fun for the kids very expensive we kept the grandkids busy for about an hour there was no long lines so the kids could go many times choosing a different horse or animal each time
Written 29 September 2019
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Lorene N
Salem, Oregon18 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019
My 6 year old grand daughter has been coming here for 4 years and still loves it. The staff are friendly and helpful. The carousel animals are beautiful, many different ones to chhose from. The staff at the food carts are very nice and greet us with smiles every time. Love looking at the in progress new animals.
Written 6 August 2019
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Lora Haack
Poway, CA38 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019 • Family
Took 2 granddaughters ages 7 and 12. They had a blast. Beautiful park area and water near by. The carousel is beautiful. Only issue is for us visitors to Salem it was not well marked where to but tickets.
Written 3 August 2019
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sjc3jump
Montrouis, Haiti36 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2018 • Family
Our kids really enjoyed getting to ride the carousel. We bought a punchcard for discounted rides, and it paid off.
Written 13 February 2019
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Lynne_judy
Port Republic, NJ322 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2015 • Couples
Lovely Carousel, very reasonable and long rides. They also sell popcorn and cotton candy. Drinks available by machine. They have a birthday room for parties and it was kept very clean. Very well cleaned after each event. Very kind and accommodating to the disabled. Just outside is a fun park for the kids too.
Written 3 May 2015
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