Idlewild Park Carousel

This is a 1931 PTC carousel at Idlewild Park in Ligonier, PA. It's one of the few antique carousels that has a working band organ and Wurlitzer Calliola which is a air opperated Caliope. The band organ is a Wurlitzer 103 and I believe the Calliola was playing a medley of Rogers and Hammerstein songs. Note the leather leather stirrups on the horses on the outer ring (standers). The first piece of music (played during the photo's in the first part of the video) can be found on Bill Black's Carousel Music CD featuring the Wurlitzer 153. Go to Carrousel Music on the web and you'll find it there.

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[CoreyD1086]

What is the name of the song being played.

[woodencoasterfan]

@CoreyD1086 Which one was playing it? The WurliTzer 103 band organ or the smaller WurliTzer Calliola?

[woodencoasterfan]

@CoreyD1086 The first tune (after the pictures) is On the Beach, the second tune isa macrh called Under the Double Eagle. They were both being played on a WurliTzer 103 band organ.

[anglerfly]

sorry, THe calliola was playing a medley of " Oklahoma"

[woodencoasterfan]

@anglerfly That may be, but wasn't Oklahoma written by Rogers & Hammerstine?

[lilybelle20000]

who is that woman and that kid that sat on the carrage

[woodencoasterfan]

@lilybelle20000 You go me, cause I have no idea. Also the song names are listed in the description as well as in the comments left by other viewers. I do know that the tune being played on the WurliTzer Caliola is a medley of songs from some of the Broadway plays that were produced by Rogers and Hammerstein.

[whoisthisguy724]

@caliberkid Guess what! Those benches are still there!! I love going to Idlewild on rainy days just to watch/ride the carousel and record the band organs...

[caliberkid]

In my younger days; the family would go to Idlewild for company and school picnics. We would always met at the carousel. There use to benches all the away around the carousel. This was popular place to stay when it was raining. This video brought back some good memories. Thanks

[whoisthisguy724]

The Wurlitzan needs a lot of work but the caliola sounds absolutely beautiful

[whoisthisguy724]

Notice that the snare drum on the Wurlitzan sounds amazing but you can barely hear the cymbal (exact opposite of Kennywood, where they have the snare too tight and the cymbal nice and loose

[photonicinductionjr]

@CoreyD1086 side walks of new york

[whoisthisguy724]

I never noticed before, but the caliola sits up on top of a raised platform

[whoisthisguy724]

I might be working at idlewild this summer so i might be able to get a vid of the Wurlitzan playing the "The Witch Doctor" (BTW, sounds like they need to clean the tracker bar lol)

[CoreyD1086]

@woodencoasterfan the band organ. Right when you cut to the merry go round playing. Not what is on the CD