Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

The merry-go-round at Captain’s Cove seems to have a mind of its own. Late at night, when the park is deserted, it takes off on a bizarre riderless journey. Will you be able to unravel the mysterious happenings surrounding this beautiful antique carousel?

Ride the carousel: fun or fact finding? Learn about antique carousel horses.

You, as Nancy Drew, are invited to the Jersey shore to investigate a series of mishaps at the Captain’s Cove Amusement Park. First, the lead horse was stolen from the carousel. Then the roller coaster suddenly lost power, resulting in a serious accident. Now the merry-go-round is mysteriously starting up in the middle of the night.

Search the Captain's Coves

amusement park. Take a break from your case

and play some games!

The amusement park is closed while the insurance company looks into the roller coaster accident. Nancy begins her own investigation by interviewing park employees, including office manager Joy Trent; chief engineer Ingrid Corey; security officer Harlan Bishop, and Elliot Chen, the park’s art director.

An amusement park is a big place

inside and out -- investigate everything... Can you monitor the park as closely as all this surveillance equipment?

As her search unfolds, Nancy learns about the lonely craftsman who carved the carousel horses and about the sad history of the park’s former owner, Daryl Trent. Before he died, he hid puzzles and riddles throughout the park to reunite his daughter Joy with her past.

Here’s who she meets:

Harlan Bishop

Security guard – Oversees Captain’s Coves security system.

- Recently hired to work at Captain’s Cove.

- Helpful, efficient, good at his job

- Evasive at times

- Doesn’t have a theory about the carousel

haunting or the sabotage

Ingrid Corey

Chief Engineer - Maintains and manages all the rides at Captain’s Cove

- Knows her stuff

- Is interested in holistic medicine

- Tends to be forgetful

- Believes the park is cursed

Elliott Chen

Art Direction – Responsible for all the visual components at Captain’s Cove

- Familiar and skilled with all art media

- Interested in contemporary culture

- Procrastinator

- Has no theory on what is happening at the park

Joy Trent

Office manager and jack-of-all-trades.

- Recently hired to work at Captain’s Cove

- Her father was a business partner of Captain’s Cove

- Chews pens and pencils

- Believes the new owner is behind the haunting

Only after solving a series of challenging puzzles and avoiding several deadly traps, does Nancy discover the truth behind the haunted carousel.

Last updated on August 14, 2015