What will replace Pony Rides at Griffith Park? NBC Los Angeles [Video]

Los Angeles city planners are closing in on a plan for something new to replace the Pony Rides at Griffith Park nearly two years after the popular attraction was shuttered and the animals sent to other locations.

The Department of Recreation and Parks held a public hearing Monday to receive feedback on a variety of proposals – all gathered by a consulting firm from surveys and focus groups with people who live in the city.

“People are very passionate about it because these are so many families’ memories that have been there over 75 years,” said Wendy Nowak of PlaceWorks, which organized the hearing.

Some the alternatives that were discussed include installing an outdoor climbing wall, a community garden, an animal rescue facility and a museum telling the stories of indigenous people.

In December of 2022, the city decided not to renew the operating contract of a company that ran …