Wheaton Regional Park Celebrates Opening of New Carousel and Offers Half-Price Tickets Saturday, April 5

Montgomery Parks is offering half-price carousel rides at Wheaton Regional Park on Saturday, April 5 to celebrate the opening of a new carousel. The new carousel features colorful, hand-painted, fiberglass horses and zebras, as well as two bench-like chariots, one of which is ADA-accessible. The new carousel is located near the Shorefield Road entrance to Wheaton Regional Park, next to the miniature train station.

Half-price tickets for the carousel on April 5 are $2 each, while the regular price is $4. Children under two ride free when accompanied by a paying adult. The carousel is open 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and is open weekends through October. There are expanded operating hours on holidays and during Montgomery County Public Schools’ spring and summer breaks. Full details on the operating hours are available on the carousel and miniature train webpage. 

The new carousel replaces the Ovid Hazen Wells Carousel which operated at Wheaton Regional Park from 1985 through 2024. After reconditioning, the old carousel will be relocated to Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park in Clarksburg.