Mechanism, use and method for controlling a rotary plate of a carousel, and merry-go-round comprising such a carousel

A merry-go-round comprising a carousel, a rotary plate and a control mechanism comprising:

• means for restraining said rotary plate, said restraining means being controlled in two states, a restrained state and a released state, said restraining means being suitable for providing, in said restrained state, a rotational restraint of said rotary plate, and for allowing, in said released state, a free rotation of said rotary plate,
• a device controlling said restraint means that drives, on command, said restraint means into said released state, said restraint means being in the restrained state by default, and
• a timing means having a predefined duration, and in that the control device is suitable for driving the restraint means into said released state during the timing period.