Sunny Day Carousel

Sunny Day Carousel (formerly Sea Carousel) is a Sesame Street themed carousel ride located in Sesame Street Land at SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida, United States.^[1] Manufactured by Chance Rides, riders board colorful horses and float up and down as the carousel revolves. The ride opened to the public as Sea Carousel opened in 2007.^[2]

Sunny Day Carousel
The ride when it was Sea Carousel.
SeaWorld Orlando
Area	Sesame Street Land
Status	Operating
Opening date	2007 (2007) (as Sea Carousel)  2021 (2021) (as Sunny Day Carousel)
Closing date	2021 (as Sea Carousel)
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Carousel
Manufacturer	Chance Rides
Designer	SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
Music	Organ
Vehicle type	Sea animals (Sea Carousel) Horses (Sunny Day Carousel)
Vehicles	65
Riders per vehicle	1
Rows	4
Duration	2 min
Wheelchair accessible

History

In 2006, SeaWorld Orlando added three new family rides for children to Shamu’s Happy Harbor, the Shamu Express, a killer whale-themed roller coaster; Jazzy Jellies, a jellyfish-themed samba tower ride; and Swishy Fishies, a waterspout-themed teacup ride as well as four stories of nets and tunnels, a huge sand box, and a playful pirate ship.

In the following year, the authority announced plans to add a sea-based carousel in the Shamu's Happy Harbour and expanded the area to four acres.^[2] and the carousel was opened to the public in summer.^[3] It was manufactured by Chance Rides, an American-based roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturing company.

When Shamu's Happy Harbor was rethemed into Sesame Street Land in 2019, the attraction remained unchanged, until it was changed to the Sunny Day Carousel, which opened on November 24, 2021. The sea animals on the ride were replaced by Muppet-style colorful horses.^[4][5]

Attraction summary

Ride

Sunny Day Carousel features seats modeled after a collection of colorful horses.^[5][1] The duration of the ride is about 2 minutes. The riders must be at least 42 inches tall or accompanied by a supervising companion at least 14 years old to ride.

Background music