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Smell the popcorn and cotton candy, see all the dazzling brightly lit rides as they swoosh past to the delight of their passengers. Welcome to a special world, a world of excitement and fun that has long been a tradition in Ocean City. Established in 1887, Trimpers Rides has been creating fun and excitement on Ocean City's Boardwalk for over 100 years. Trimpers has something for the entire family.
There are over 100 rides, games and amusements for young and old, but no matter what your age, you'll marvel at their newly restored 1902 Herschel-Spellman antique carousel featuring hand-carved wooded animals of every imaginable shape and size. Their most popular outdoor ride is the famous Boomerang and Loop Roller Coaster, "The Tidal Wave," but others get their share of ridership, too, such as the Tilt-a-Whirl, Himalaya and ever-thrilling ferris wheels. Indoors are the bumper cars, where, younger children can also enjoy airplane and motorcycle rides and a kiddie carousel.
This tiny tot merry-go-round is housed in the same building as the Trimper family's "heirloom" ride: a fully restored Herschell-Spillman carousel. Bought by a Trimper family member in 1902 the carousel remains in use and is one of the oldest in continuing operating in the United States. This carousel contains 45 hand-carved wooden animals, three chariots, and one rocking chair. Most of the animals are prancing horses, but others include a lion, long-necked giraffe, frog, chicken, ostrich, pig, tiger, zebra, camel, antlered deer, a billy goat, a dog and a dragon. |
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