Disney suite to feature carousel

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A full-size carousel horse, a mechanical songbird and original wall paintings of European castles will be among the decorations in a private living suite under construction at Disneyland.

Designers and construction crews are completing the project, which Walt Disney dreamed up in the 1960s and designed with the help of illustrator Dorothea Redmond and Oscar-winning set decorator Emile Kuri.

Theme park guests will be able to win an overnight stay in the suite next year as part of the continuation of Disney's Year of A Million Dreams program.

The two bedroom, two-bath, 2,600-square-foot apartment will be hidden away in the New Orleans Square area and include an open-air patio.

Disney wanted to use the living quarters for himself and his family, as well as for visiting dignitaries and other important guests. He died before the work could be completed, however, and the space became offices before being converted into The Disney Gallery in 1987.