{"id":88161,"date":"2020-06-10T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T15:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/?p=88161"},"modified":"2020-06-10T12:20:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T17:20:30","slug":"hold-your-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/hold-your-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold your horses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Back in ancient times there was an amusement park in the south end of Wichita called “Joyland,” with the usual roller-coaster and rides, cotton candy, snow-cones and noise. I recall it being moderately fun when I was an eighth-grader, but over the years it deteriorated and became a place where you didn’t want to be during the day, let alone the evening. Eventually Joyland was closed, and vandalized, and dismantled.<\/p>\n

Several years ago, the botanical garden received the remains of the carousel. Restoring the carousel to working order was the excuse for a long-term fund-raiser at the garden. It’s supposed to be open to riders very soon<\/a>, but there’s a hitch<\/a>:<\/p>\n

THE KHICHA FAMILY CAROUSEL WILL BE REOPENING.
\nA FEW THINGS YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW:
\nHalf of the horses will be taken out.
\nThere will be markings on the floor – 6 feet<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> apart.
\nThere will be longer times between rides
\n(an operator will be wiping down each horse).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I took a few pictures during a visit to the garden earlier this week.<\/p>\n

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Like virtually every other institution in Wichita, it is partly funded by the Kochtopus.<\/p>\n

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