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NCA Convention to Los Angeles, Hollywood, Orange County and San Diego in September! REGISTER NOW!
By Roland “Rock” Hopkins
LOS ANGELES, CA — The NCA [National Carousel Association] will be holding their annual convention this year in Southern California. It will be a great fun time for any carousel enthusiast and there is still a week left to sign up and join us. Please come along, we’re going to have a great time!
WHO – Anyone who loves carousels, California and/or fun.
WHAT – National Carousel Association 2017 Convention.
WHERE – Sunny Southern California… Here is a list of the carousels/places that we will be visiting during the 2017 NCA Convention:
1926 Griffith Park Spillman Carousel
Santa Monica Pier
Long Beach Pike at Rainbow Harbor
Griffith Park
Knott’s Berry Farm
The Los Angeles Zoo Carousel
Seaport Village in San Diego
Balboa Park in San Diego
Visit to the Running Horse Studio of Lourinda Bray, which showcases almost every example of carousel figure
Visit to to the Flying Horses of Jo and Rol Summit, NCA co-founders, which highlights their love of all things Illions.
WHEN – September 14-17, 2017
HOTEL – 2017 Convention Hotel – Hilton Los Angeles Airport
Our 2017 convention hotel will be the Hilton Los Angeles Airport, 5711 Century Blvd, Los Angeles.
It is located mere minutes from LAX airport. The complimentary hotel shuttle runs every 30 minutes, 24/7, no advance arrangement needed.
There is a 24-hour Bistro that serves Starbucks coffee and various quick food items as well as The Café that features more traditional American meals. The hotel also features a Hertz rental car counter and is a stop for buses traveling to the beach areas and other attractions.
The convention room rate of $154 per night (plus taxes & fees) can be received for the nights of Sept 9-Sept 19. This rate applies to rooms with 2 double beds or with a king size bed. Parking for convention hotel guests will be $12/day.
To book your room reservation CLICK HERE,
To book by phone, call (310) 410-4000 and provide the code: NCA
Note: If you will be arriving before or after the dates on the hotel’s reservation page, please send email to Christian.Rosales@Hilton.com for information on making reservations for the additional days.
If you will be taking the optional Wednesday trip to Disneyland, please plan to arrive by Tuesday September 12.
The limited number of rooms held for our members at this special rate can be sold out before Aug 5, the contract date when the special rate expires. Don’t miss out! This is a busy hotel; be sure not to procrastinate!!
If you have questions about the convention, please visit the NCA website and send email to the 2017 NCA Convention Committee.
Santa Monica Pier 1922 PTC Carousel.
OTHER NEARBY SOCAL PLACES TO VISIT – CLICK HERE
TRAVEL ADVISORY! For those of you planning to drive to the convention via California’s Highway 1, it will be closed for a year between Big Sur and San Simeon (Hearst Castle) due to a very large landslide that occurred on May 20. Check with the CalTrans website, for further information.
Rare Looff Teddy Bear at Seaport Village in San Diego.
