Carousel rides were
by $1 tokens. The 3-row Americana Themed
Carousel with a pastel horizontal striped
canopy and hundreds of lights was added
when The Enchanted Forest was re-opened by
JHP Development in the summer of 1994 in
conjunction with The Family Funjungle. The
admission to The Enchanted Forest was
$2.95 per child. Adults with children were
free. Refreshments including hot dogs were
for sale from a vendor wheeled cart near
the picnic area. The park was opened daily
from 10am to 8pm. The Family Funjungle was
an early video arcade with a ceiling-high
climbing maze that delighted many young
squealing children.
On Monday, April 19, 2004, Chris
Chamberlin in Guest Operations at the
Baltimore Zoo provided the following
information to me, Nan Sherman, on the
phone in reference to The Carousel removed
from The Enchanted Forest earlier this
month.
The Carousel was given to Ted Shaw, the
owner of Crown Food Services, Inc. by
Kimco Realty Corporation. Shaw’s company
provides both amusements and food service
to The Baltimore Zoo. The Baltimore Zoo
wants the public to understand, The
Carousel is now owned by Ted Shaw and not
the Baltimore Zoo. The Baltimore Zoo and
other zoos around the country have had
multiple successful joint ventures with
Crown Food Services, Inc.
At this point, Ted Shaw intends is to
refurbish The Carousel and put it into
service in the Baltimore Zoo for a revenue
sharing partnership. The Carousel will
require an estimated $125,000 to $150,000
in restoration over a period of the next
six to twelve months. Ted Shaw is
financially responsible for the
restoration and the costs involved for
removing The Carousel from The Enchanted
Forest property. If all goes well, we can
ride The Carousel again in the spring of
2005 at the Baltimore Zoo.
Ted Shaw will have his father’s company
Shaw & Sons Amusements do the restoration.
Shaw & Sons Amusements is a traveling
amusement and carnival company
headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland. Ted
Shaw is not a part of Shaw & Sons.
The Carousel is a Chance with the only
means of identification being a 1990
Florida inspection sticker. Ted Shaw has
requested an owner’s manual from Chance.
The Baltimore Zoo has been renamed the
Maryland Zoo. The whereabouts of The
Enchanted Forest Carousel are still
unknown. The Enchanted Forest Carousel not
been returned to the Maryland Zoo. The
Maryland Zoo opened their season on
Saturday, March 03, 2007. They unveiled a
NEW carousel. This IS NOT The Carousel
from The Enchanted Forest. I am extremely
said to report the sad fate of our beloved
Enchanted Forest Carousel.
