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The Hialeah took its name and theme from that of the world famous Hialeah Park Race Track in southeastern Florida. The motel became the New Carousel Motel in 2005 after the demise of the original Carousel Motel. It lasted only one year with its new moniker, however, and was demolished prior to the 2006 season.

• The Hialeah Park Race Track (also known as the Miami Jockey Club or Hialeah Race Track or Hialeah Park) was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1979. Another listing for it was added in 1988.
• The city of Hialeah is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As of the 2004 census, it boasted a population of 224,522, making it the fifth-largest city in the state. Hialeah is part of the Miami metropolitan area and the Greater South Florida metropolitan area. The city's name is most commonly attributed to Muskogee origin, "Haiyakpo" (prairie) and "hili" (pretty) combining in "Hialeah" to mean "pretty prairie." Alternatively, the word is of Seminole origin meaning "Upland Prairie." The city is located upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades.
• The Hialeah is one of a number of Wildwood motels that took its name from a reference of Floridian origin. Another, with a very local connection, is the Biscayne Motel in the Crest.

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