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Le Galopant
La Ronde
Montreal, QC
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| Carousel Name: | Le Galopant |
| Park: | La Ronde |
| Description: | Belgium Unk Manufacturer/Jules Moulinas |
| Carousel Class: | Classic Wood Carousel |
| Last Update: | 2017 |
| Status: | Active |
| Model: | track machine |
| Year Built: | c.1885 |
| Type: | 3 rows, Portable, Track, All Wood composition |
| Figures: | 24 Jumping Horses, 4 chariots |
| Music: | Band Organ: Built up 89 key organ-mod. Marenghi |
| Comments: | A traveling machine in Belgium. Orig steam eng by LeJeune Chody val Benoit-Liege #812 (out of order); Now electrified. Jules Moulinas sculptor of scenery panels and horses. |
| History: | Belgium, Liege, 1885 to 1932
Belgium, Liege, 1932 to 1964
Flushing Meadows/Corona Park, Queens, NY, 1964 to 1965
Storage, Montreal, QC, 1965 to 1967
La Ronde/Terre des Hommes, Montreal, QC, 1967 to 2004
Storage, Montreal, QC, 2004 to 2007
La Ronde, Montreal, QC, 2007 to present
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| Directions/Hours: | Park operates seasonably. Call or visit website for information and directions. |
| Mailing Address: | 22, Chemin Macdonald, Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal, QC, H3C 6A3 |
| Telephone: | 514-397-2000 |
| Website: | www.sixflags.com/larondeen |
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