He's Got A Ticket To Ride

Here is a shot of two of my grandsons taken by me on the Boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey of a seemingly similar ride of similar vintage. In the amusement park industry rides get sold and resold, plus moved around, over the decades.

When I was four or five I rode a carnival ride very much like this one, and the spoke attached to my car worked itself loose. I was rear-ended before being lifted out by the frantic ride operator. This was before we became such a litigious society. I thought it was exciting.