Carousel Lion - Chicago, IL
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Metro2
N 41° 53.486 W 087° 36.472
16T E 449572 N 4637900
This lion is on the Navy Pier Carousel in Chicago.
Waymark Code: WMBXMH
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2011
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The Navy Pier carousel has figures of many different animals including this roaring lion. This lion doesn't move vertically like most of the other figures on the carousel.
The Pier's website (
visit link) informs us:
"Located near the Ferris wheel in Navy Pier Park, the musical carousel was designed exclusively for Navy Pier. It's a whimsical work-of-art that recreates the Pier's golden age of the 1920s when a similar attraction delighted another generation of visitors. The carousel's 36 hand-painted animals represent the different styles found throughout the history of carousels. Horses, chariots and a playful frog are just a few of the featured characters waiting to carry children of all ages. The hand-painted rounding boards at the top of the 44-foot carousel depict scenes of Navy Pier's history.
You must be at least 42 inches tall to ride the Musical Carousel."