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  2. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    South Side, Chicago: 1894–1907 Playland Park Justice: 1950–1979 Riverview Park: Chicago: 1904–1967 Sans Souci Park South Side, Chicago: 1899–1913 Shireland: Hampshire: 1988–1991 White City: Chicago: 1905–1950s The White City Amusement Park ended operation in 1933, however, the White City roller rink was closed in 1949.

  3. Legoland Discovery Center Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago is an indoor family entertainment center located in The Streets of Woodfield shopping center in Schaumburg, Illinois. Legoland Discovery Center Chicago is owned and operated by British leisure group Merlin Entertainments .

  4. Airplane Coaster - Wikipedia

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    The coaster was the largest built at Playland. It had multiple levels with many spirals, as well as steep drops and curves. Most commented on were the bottleneck curves where multiple tracks seemed to converge. [2] It had many similarities in design elements to The Bobs at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois. [4]

  5. Kiddieland Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Playland - Wikipedia

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    Playland (San Francisco), a former amusement park in San Francisco, California, U.S. Playland Café, a historic gay bar in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Dodge Park Playland, a former amusement park in Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. Rockaways' Playland, a former amusement park in Queens, New York, U.S. Playland-Not-At-The-Beach, a non-profit museum in ...

  7. Archer Avenue - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1), the world's first nuclear reactor, was moved from Stagg Field to this site in 1943 and renamed Chicago Pile-2 (CP-2). The remains of CP-1, CP-2, and Chicago Pile-3 (CP-3) remain buried at this site. A defunct Playland Amusement Park opened in mid-summer of 1950 which, at the time, was located in Willow Springs, Illinois.

  8. National Amusement Park Historical Association - Wikipedia

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    The National Amusement Park Historical Association ... NAPHA was founded in 1978 by a former employee of Chicago’s Riverview amusement park ... Playland's Castaway ...

  9. Playland (New York) - Wikipedia

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    Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York, along the Long Island Sound. Built in 1928, the 280-acre (110 ha) park is owned by the Westchester County government. Beginning in 2022 the park has been operated under contract by Standard Amusements. [3]