Graduating from WSU in Pullman in 1968, Hayden was a staff member at WSU from 1968 to 2001.
Hayden and his wife, Janice (Jan), WSU Class of 1962, also a former WSU staffer, retired and later moved from Pullman to Vancouver, Wash.
In retirement Carroll Hayden created a miniature Funzville Theme Park. (See video.) The park has 10 working rides, a scale monorail and carnival music. It includes a Ferris wheel, bumper cars, a roller coaster and a merry-go-round.
He also assembled a miniature Crimson Queen paddlewheel steamboat and a Cougar pirate ship. (See photos.)
He displayed the miniatures at model railroad train shows in the Pacific Northwest.
“I often referred to my Funzville display as a ‘kid magnet for all ages’ as children would enjoy the lights and motion while adults would enjoy the nostalgic memories of the old style rides they had ridden when the carnival came to town or the fair,” Hayden said.
As the years have gone by Hayden said setting up Funzville, the Crimson Queen and pirate ship became too difficult to continue. “Creating all of this was a labor of love, specifically love of WSU. I’m happy the Oregon Rail Heritage Center will accept my donations this spring and put the donated items on display at the center as it sees fit,” he said.
He’s making his donations in memory of Ken Vogel, who died at age 71 in 2016. Like Hayden, Vogel was a loyal Cougar. A long-time Pullman merchant/clothing store owner-operator, Vogel and his wife, Sally, moved from Pullman to Winlock in western Washington after they retired. (The Vogels lived in a house in Winlock Ken designed to look like a train depot). Many of the times Hayden had his displays at the same train shows as Vogel, who specialized in selling Northern Pacific train memorabilia. On the side they both promoted WSU.
REST OF STORY
From Ritzville, Hayden and his wife-to-be Jan, who is from St. John, entered Washington State College in 1958. Carroll didn’t graduate in 1962 from Washington State University as planned because he took pause when he served four years in the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After his first year of service they married on the Mainland and enjoyed a "three year Hawaiian honeymoon" in Hawaii before returning to Pullman where he continued and completed his WSU studies with assistance from the G.I. bill.
After graduating from WSU in 1968 he worked in and for the Compton Union Building on entertainment and recreation activities. Those activities included assisting comedian Bob Hope and musicians Stevie Wonder. Elton John and Taylor Swift, who had shows in Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. “In addition, during my WSU career I also brought three carnivals to campus and organized about 10 Dad’s Weekend car shows on Glenn Terrell Mall. All of it was a wonderful experience,” he said. By the way, Hayden is working on a biography which will include recounting his work life at WSU.
“I often referred to my Funzville display as a ‘kid magnet for all ages’ as children would enjoy the lights and motion while adults would enjoy the nostalgic memories of the old style rides they had ridden when the carnival came to town or the fair,” Hayden said.
As the years have gone by Hayden said setting up Funzville, the Crimson Queen and pirate ship became too difficult to continue. “Creating all of this was a labor of love, specifically love of WSU. I’m happy the Oregon Rail Heritage Center will accept my donations this spring and put the donated items on display at the center as it sees fit,” he said.
He’s making his donations in memory of Ken Vogel, who died at age 71 in 2016. Like Hayden, Vogel was a loyal Cougar. A long-time Pullman merchant/clothing store owner-operator, Vogel and his wife, Sally, moved from Pullman to Winlock in western Washington after they retired. (The Vogels lived in a house in Winlock Ken designed to look like a train depot). Many of the times Hayden had his displays at the same train shows as Vogel, who specialized in selling Northern Pacific train memorabilia. On the side they both promoted WSU.
REST OF STORY
From Ritzville, Hayden and his wife-to-be Jan, who is from St. John, entered Washington State College in 1958. Carroll didn’t graduate in 1962 from Washington State University as planned because he took pause when he served four years in the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After his first year of service they married on the Mainland and enjoyed a "three year Hawaiian honeymoon" in Hawaii before returning to Pullman where he continued and completed his WSU studies with assistance from the G.I. bill.
After graduating from WSU in 1968 he worked in and for the Compton Union Building on entertainment and recreation activities. Those activities included assisting comedian Bob Hope and musicians Stevie Wonder. Elton John and Taylor Swift, who had shows in Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. “In addition, during my WSU career I also brought three carnivals to campus and organized about 10 Dad’s Weekend car shows on Glenn Terrell Mall. All of it was a wonderful experience,” he said. By the way, Hayden is working on a biography which will include recounting his work life at WSU.
