All of a sudden, she spotted a carousel with horses inside, leaving a horrified Twilight thinking that the ponies are impaled to the poles, but no. Instead, the ponies are made out of wood and it’s a carousel or merry-go-round to replicate real ponies, designed for human amusement. At the same time, Tommy returns from the nearest McDonald’s Ice Cream Shop with 2 cones of ice cream in his hands, just for Spike and Twilight. Only to find Spike and Twilight on the carousel itself, Tommy apologizes for dragging Twilight’s tail while leaving the library. Before leaving the park, Twilight takes a chance to snap pictures with the children around her.

Incoming ponies riding ponies

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But they weren’t painted like the carousel ones.
 
I could imagine she would be surprised when she sees a real pony.

She’s seen impaled pony mannequins before! Again, IN CAROUSAL BOUTIQUE!
 
Why is she suddenly having a problem with it now?

Okay, that makes Rarity’s place really disturbing. Like having heads on pikes instead of pink flamingos on the front lawn.