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Kiddieland Amusement Park (stylized as "KiDDieLAND") was an amusement park located at the corner of North Avenue and First Avenue in Melrose Park, Illinois. It was home to several classic rides including the Little Dipper roller coaster, which opened in 1950.
The park was renamed to Great Adventure Amusement Park. In the 1970s New York's Public Development Corp (PDC) took the land via eminent domain for the purpose of an industrial development. The property remained vacant and abandoned for years until being occupied by a movie complex, Toys R Us (closed in 2018) and office buildings.
The concept of "Kiddieland" was born after World War II, as the Amusement Park industry expanded due to the post-war economic situation and the baby boom that occurred until the 1960s. During the 1950s, both the employment rate and social welfare in the surrounding area improved, allowing people to deviate their thoughts from conflict and post ...
Erie Beach Amusement Park, Fort Erie, Ontario (1904–1930) Fantasy Gardens, Richmond, British Columbia (1970s–2010) Hanlan's Point Amusement Park, Toronto, Ontario (1885–1936) Happyland Park (1906–1922) King Edward Amusement Park, Ile Grosbois Boucherville, Quebec (1909–1928) Magic Valley Theme Park, Alma, Nova Scotia (1971–2014)
Sauzer's Kiddieland was an amusement park that operated near the U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 41 intersection in Schererville, Indiana from 1949 to 1993. [1] [2] The 15-acre (61,000 m 2) park was opened and operated by Frank Sauzer [3] and later operated by his son Frank Sauzer Jr., [4] included about 18 rides and a paddle boat pond.
Melrose Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.It is a suburb of Chicago.As of the 2020 census it had a population of 24,796. [2]The suburb was the home of Kiddieland Amusement Park from 1929 until 2010 (it closed in September 2009 before it was demolished in 2010 and the sign of Kiddieland was relocated to the Melrose Park Public Library; a Costco warehouse store now stands ...
Enchanted Island [2] originally opened in 1946 as Kiddieland. In 1986 City of Phoenix closed down the park for major renovations. Many amusement rides, including the Allan Herschell Carousel were sold off. A group of residents established fund to restore the carousel in the park, and it was restored and re-dedicated in 1991 when Kiddieland was ...
Seabreeze Amusement Park Enchanted Forest Water Safari: United States: Unknown 1985 to 1996 1965 to 1970: Removed [49] [50] [51] Little Dipper Formerly Safari Kiddie Coaster Formerly Kiddie Coaster: Kiddie Coaster / Little Dipper: Bell's Kiddieland Fun Spot Adventureland Amusement Park: United States: Never opened 2002 to 2008 Unknown: Removed ...