CAROUSEL VILLAGE AND CAFE

Carousel village, which opened in 1990, is located in historic Roger Williams Park and is managed by CLM Parks Inc. The village grand highlight is a beautiful Victorian Carousel manufactured by the Chance Rides Company in Wichita Kansas in 1989. Other attractions include a bouncy tent, banana boat ride, Hasbro Boundless Playground, and others (more details under "Pricing Information," below.)

About the Carousel
The detailed 50’ diameter 60 rider Carousel has fiberglass reproductions of museum quality antique designs of a charming old time Carousel and features some of the best carousel art ever created. These include a Dentzel design Jumping Rabbit and scenery panels, including a shield of the face of Dentzel himself. Other classic favorites are the Looff Lion and two PTC Sea Dragons, and design influences by other masters of Carousel art such as Herschell, Spillman and Parker. Each of the 60 Carousel animals took over 100 hours to paint and detail. A must see for your visit to the park! For more information on the Carousel Villiage click here

Hours
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily (and sometimes later if the park is busy or on an event day)

All Advertised hours are dependent upon weather conditions.
The Carousel Village may be forced to close in the event of inclement weather. In the case of questionable weather conditions, or for a recording of our operating hours please call ahead: (401) 785-9450 ext. 261 or dial Roy Beye at 401-744-9268.

Pricing & Attraction Information
The Carousel Village operates on a token basis. Tokens may be purchased for $1.00 each and can be purchased from our token machines as well as in our giftshop. Tokens are non-refundable, but may be redeemed at any time.

As an added bonus, if you bring in your ticket stubs from your visit to certain other Park attractions - the Zoo, the Museum of Natural Hisotry, or the Botanical Center - you can get one token free when you buy one! Please redeem at the gift shop.

Carousel Village is also now a participator in the Alan Shawn Feinstein Junior Scholar program. Students and their parents can present their Junior Scholar cards to get 2 free tokens to ride the carousel!

The Carousel ride costs one token per ride, our bouncy tent and Banana boat ride costs 2 tokens. Other attractions will be announced, so come by and see what is new at Carousel Village! Our professionally trained staff supervises all attractions. Please note, that we regret to say that we are not presently offering live pony rides.

The Carousel building also has a collection of arcade games and shaky rides and other vending machines such as “Mini melts” for your fun and enjoyment!

Food and Beverage
The Carousel Village offers a variety of snack, ice cream and lunch items to our visitors in our take out Café and also in our giftshop.

Menu items include cold soft drinks, juices, coffee, cotton candy, popcorn, hot dogs, burgers and pizza slices. We provide plenty of shaded seating outside the café area and around the carousel.

The café and giftshop are open during the normal carousel hours. All items are competitively priced. In addition, our gift shop offers a variety of souvenirs and trinkets for all ages to keep as a memento of your visit!

Birthday Parties and Special Events
The Carousel Village is available for children’s birthday parties which are held in our special birthday party area inside the carousel building. We are pleased to offer you party details that are flexible and cost effective in a colorful and spacious party setting. We also offer rental space in and around the carousel for other special events, wedding pictures and holiday parties. Please call the Carousel office for current rental fees and available dates, at 401-785-9450 ext. 262. Make your next party an extra special memorable event Carousel style!!


Hasbro Boundless Playground
The Hasbro Boundless Playground opened at the Roger Williams Park Carousel Village on August 15, 2001 and is located to the left of the Carousel Village Café.

In all boundless playground projects, children with physical disabilities can enjoy at least 70% of the play activities without having to leave their support equipment behind. Equally important, the equipment is designed to be sensory rich and developmentally appropriate so children with all types of abilities can laugh, play and grow together.

The playground is free of charge and is usually open from 9 – 6 daily, weather permitting and is maintained by the City of Providence Parks department.

Safety and Policies
In order to provide a safe environment for our patrons we prohibit the use of bikes, pets, skateboards and rollerblades in the Carousel building.

All children must be accompanied by an adult while visiting Roger Williams Park.

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