Abstract: A merry-go-round having seats for both riders and children who want to propel the merry-go-round with a pair of crank mechanism that are offset to ensure that their is no "dead spot" to make start up of the merry-go-round difficult with the merry-go-round including a pair of pivoting handles for children to propel the merry-go-round with octagonal shaped circumferential seating and foot support areas to support the children's feet above the ground and a pair of safety hand rails for riding children to hold onto and to prevent the riding children from coming in contact with the pivoting handles.