A merry-go-round comprising: - a rigid supporting frame structured for resting on the ground; - a central hub which is fixed in axially rotating manner on top of the supporting frame, so as to able to rotate about a first substantially vertical reference axis; - a number of swingable supporting arms which jut out from the central hub in a substantially radial direction, and are hinged to the central hub so as to rotate each about a respective second substantially horizontal reference axis locally substantially perpendicular to the arm longitudinal axis, so as to freely oscillate while remaining on a substantially vertical lying plane; - a series of elastic supporting assemblies each of which is interposed between the central hub and a respective supporting arm, and is structured so as to elastically maintain the corresponding supporting arm in a substantially horizontal resting position; and - an engine unit which is structured so as to drive into rotation the central hub about said first reference axis; said merry-go-round being characterised by additionally comprising: - an impulsive lifting mechanism which is structured for momentarily and suddenly push each supporting arm upwards when the supporting arm is located in a predetermined angular position of its circular orbit; and - a series of passenger-holding vessels which are dimensioned so as to accommodate one or more people, and are each hanged down on a respective supporting arm by means of a substantially vertical connection rod which has the lower end fixed to the body of the passenger-holding vessel and the upper end pivotally jointed to the supporting arm so as to allow the passenger-holding vessel to freely swing with respect to the supporting arm. - a rigid supporting frame structured for resting on the ground; - a central hub which is fixed in axially rotating manner on top of the supporting frame, so as to able to rotate about a first substantially vertical reference axis; - a number of swingable supporting arms which jut out from the central hub in a substantially radial direction, and are hinged to the central hub so as to rotate each about a respective second substantially horizontal reference axis locally substantially perpendicular to the arm longitudinal axis, so as to freely oscillate while remaining on a substantially vertical lying plane; - a series of elastic supporting assemblies each of which is interposed between the central hub and a respective supporting arm, and is structured so as to elastically maintain the corresponding supporting arm in a substantially horizontal resting position; and - an engine unit which is structured so as to drive into rotation the central hub about said first reference axis; - an impulsive lifting mechanism which is structured for momentarily and suddenly push each supporting arm upwards when the supporting arm is located in a predetermined angular position of its circular orbit; and - a series of passenger-holding vessels which are dimensioned so as to accommodate one or more people, and are each hanged down on a respective supporting arm by means of a substantially vertical connection rod which has the lower end fixed to the body of the passenger-holding vessel and the upper end pivotally jointed to the supporting arm so as to allow the passenger-holding vessel to freely swing with respect to the supporting arm.