The 6 Best The Abandoned Carousel Podcast Episodes
1) #15 – The Abandoned Planes of Villamarzana (Italy)
The Abandoned Planes of Villamarzana Gigi Stecca, a brewer and entrepreneur, assembled two planes in the middle of rural Italy, reportedly inspired by the Italian seniors who desired to board an airp...Show More
2) #3 – Skyway at Disneyland (California)
Skyway at Disneyland This week, I'm talking about the Skyway, which sat abandoned for over twenty years in Disneyland, one of the most popular theme parks out there. In this episode, I go into the hi...Show More
3) #10 – Rose Island Amusement Park (Indiana)
Rose Island Amusement Park (Indiana) Almost a century ago, this amusement park was the happening place, where people went to escape the city smog near Louisville. Abandoned for most of the 20th centu...Show More
4) #18 – C. P. Huntington
C. P. Huntington Collis Potter Huntington was a railroad tycoon involved in the making of the Transcontinental Railroad. One of the engines on his line was named after him: C. P. Huntington. She oper...Show More
5) #24 – Disney's Discovery Island (Florida)
Disney's Discovery Island (Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida) This is the story of a place, abandoned in plain sight at Walt Disney World for over two decades. This is the story of Discovery Island...Show More
6) #26 – A Town Called Santa Claus
A Town Called Santa Claus Season's Greetings! Why, we've got a topically related episode for you today! This is a good one, folks. This episode covers the towns called Santa Claus: Santa Claus, IN; ...Show More
7) #33 – Racism, Riots, and Euclid Beach Park (Ohio)
Racism, Riots, and Euclid Beach Park Urban theme parks were often shuttered in part due to racist discrimination. This episode of The Abandoned Carousel gives a broad overview of 20th century recreati...Show More
8) #32 – The First Ferris Wheel
The First Ferris Wheel George Ferris is credited with the invention of the first Ferris wheel, star of the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Ferris Wheel Park, and the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exp...Show More
9) #31 – Philadelphia Toboggan Company's Carousel #15
Carousel 15 Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel #15 has been around for 113 years and counting. It's survived at least four parks, two fires, and two malls, and it's been on the National Register ...Show More
10) #30 – Canadian World, Anne of Green Gables, and Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, and Canadian World A fierce woman who made her own way in a time very different from today. Several fierce women, in fact. This is the incredibly interesti...Show More