Flying Horses Opens With Hopes for Brass Ring
Sam Rahe and son Reeve reaching for the ring.
Sam Rahe and son Reeve reaching for the ring.
Anxiously waiting for the doors to open.
Anxiously waiting for the doors to open.
Jack Dean, Summer Watson, Asia Watson and Terrence Watson are excited for the new season.
Jack Dean, Summer Watson, Asia Watson and Terrence Watson are excited for the new season.
This season is the 150th for the iconic Oak Bluffs carousel.
This season is the 150th for the iconic Oak Bluffs carousel.
Wallace family waits in line.
Wallace family waits in line.
![[l-r] George Smith, Jackson Smith, Sarah Smith are ready to ride.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/gallery/2025/04/21/re_flying_horses_lucy_biggers_and_family.jpg?itok=C3Wo8Hr_ "[l-r] George Smith, Jackson Smith, Sarah Smith are ready to ride.")
[l-r] George Smith, Jackson Smith, Sarah Smith are ready to ride.
![[l-r] George Smith, Jackson Smith, Sarah Smith are ready to ride.]( /sites/default/files/gallery/2025/04/21/re_flying_horses_lucy_biggers_and_family.jpg "[l-r] George Smith, Jackson Smith, Sarah Smith are ready to ride.")
[l-r] George Smith, Jackson Smith, Sarah Smith are ready to ride.
Easter weekend is the annual opening date for the Flying Horses.
Easter weekend is the annual opening date for the Flying Horses.
Crowd fills the downtown Oak Bluffs location.
Crowd fills the downtown Oak Bluffs location.
Terrence and Summer Watson are ready to roll.
Terrence and Summer Watson are ready to roll.
Trying his hand in a convertible at the Flying Horses.
Trying his hand in a convertible at the Flying Horses.
Fun for younger and older generations alike.
Fun for younger and older generations alike.
Popcorn time!
Popcorn time!
You must make it through the queue to ride the carousel.
You must make it through the queue to ride the carousel.
You can't ride without the coveted ticket.
You can't ride without the coveted ticket.
![[l-r] George Smith, Jackson Smith, Sarah Smith are ready to ride.](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_200x133_/public/gallery/2025/04/21/re_flying_horses_lucy_biggers_and_family.jpg?itok=7w-CD8s1 "[l-r] George Smith, Jackson Smith, Sarah Smith are ready to ride.")
The Flying Horses carousel opened its 150th season on Saturday, and hundreds of kids and parents flocked to the carousel to wait in line, choose a horse, and reach for the coveted brass ring that allows for an extra ride free of charge.