Sunny Day Carousel
{{Short description|Ride at SeaWorld Orlando}}
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| location = SeaWorld Orlando
| section = Sesame Street Land
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| opened = {{Start date|2007}} (as Sea Carousel)
{{Start date|2021}} (as Sunny Day Carousel)
| closed = 2021 (as Sea Carousel)
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| manufacturer = Chance Rides
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Sunny Day Carousel (formerly Sea Carousel) is a Sesame Street themed carousel ride located in Sesame Street Land at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, United States.{{cite web|title=Sunny Day Carousel - SeaWorld Orlando|url=https://seaworld.com/orlando/sesame-street/attractions/sunny-day-carousel/|accessdate=September 28, 2023}} Manufactured by Chance Rides, riders board colorful horses and float up and down as the carousel revolves. The ride opened to the public as Sea Carousel opened in 2007.{{cite news|last1=Hopkins|first1=Roland|title=Sea-Themed Carousel for Sea World|url=http://www.carouselnews.com/May-2007/May-2007/Sea-Themed-Carousel-for-Sea-World.html|accessdate=June 30, 2015|publisher=Carousel News|date=June 16, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704093431/http://www.carouselnews.com/May-2007/May-2007/Sea-Themed-Carousel-for-Sea-World.html|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=dead}}
History
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In 2006, SeaWorld Orlando added three new family rides for children to Shamu’s Happy Harbor, the Shamu Express, a killer whale-themed roller coaster; Jazzy Jellies, a jellyfish-themed samba tower ride; and Swishy Fishies, a waterspout-themed teacup ride as well as four stories of nets and tunnels, a huge sand box, and a playful pirate ship.
In the following year, the authority announced plans to add a sea-based carousel in the Shamu's Happy Harbour and expanded the area to four acres. and the carousel was opened to the public in summer.{{cite press release|title=SeaWorld announces New Family Thrills in 2007|url=http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/seaworld/27520/|accessdate=June 30, 2015}} It was manufactured by Chance Rides, an American-based roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturing company.
When Shamu's Happy Harbor was rethemed into Sesame Street Land in 2019, the attraction remained unchanged, until it was changed to the Sunny Day Carousel, which opened on November 24, 2021. The sea animals on the ride were replaced by Muppet-style colorful horses.{{cite news|title=Sunny Day Carousel Opens at SeaWorld Orlando|url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2021/11/26/sunny-day-carousel-opens-at-seaworld-orlando/|publisher=Laughing Place}}{{cite news|title=Sesame Street themed Sunny Day Carousel now open at SeaWorld Orlando|url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/sesame-street-themed-sunny-day-carousel-now-open-at-seaworld-orlando/|accessdate=March 13, 2022|date=November 28, 2021}}
Attraction summary
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References
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External links
- {{official website|https://seaworld.com/orlando/sesame-street/attractions/sunny-day-carousel/}}
{{SeaWorld Orlando}}