 Broad Ripple Park Carousel , also known as White City Carousel and Children 's Museum Carousel , is an antique carousel in The Children 's Museum of Indianapolis . It was installed in 1917 at an amusement park near the White River in Indianapolis , Indiana , where it remained until the building housing it collapsed in 1956 . The ride 's mechanism was destroyed , but the animals were relatively unscathed and put into storage by the park 's owners , the Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation . The animals were carved by the Dentzel Carousel Company some time before 1900 but were assembled by the William F. Mangels carousel company , which also supplied the engine powering the ride . 
