The Buffalo Heritage Carousel is Open Get our free mobile app The Buffalo Heritage Carousel officially opened on Friday, May 28, 2021. The carousel is vintage. It's a restored De Angelis Carousel, according to a press release I received. The Buffalo Heritage Carousel is a custom-designed, vintage carousel, which was manufactured in 1924 by Spilllman Engineering in North Tonawanda. Enclosed in a landmark building, a stunning home for this historic and rare carousel that is powered by the sun. The solar-powered Buffalo Heritage Carousel celebrates the history of carousel manufacturing in Western New York and our legacy of leadership in the use of renewable energy that began in 1901 with the transmission of hydro-electric power from Niagara Falls to Buffalo. ~ Buffalo Heritage Carousel