Landmarks

Heritage landmark articles on historic carousels and vintage coasters in European theme parks.

Stoomcarrousel steam carousel at Efteling park in the Netherlands
Historic Carousels

The surviving salon carousels of European parks

From the Efteling Stoomcarrousel to the Carrousel 1900 in Colmar, a look at the ornate steam-era carousels still in operation at European park destinations.

 Rutschebanen wooden scenic railway at Tivoli Gardens Copenhagen
Vintage Coasters

Wooden scenic railways: Europe's manually operated coasters

The scenic railway format — where a ride operator manually brakes the train — and the surviving examples at Tivoli, Bakken, and Blackpool Pleasure Beach.