Kiddieland Amusement Park was an amusement park located just west of Chicago 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 1929. The park closed for the final time on September 27, 2009.
Read more about Kiddieland Amusement Park: History, Closure, List of Defunct Rides & Attractions
Famous quotes containing the words amusement and/or park:
“Business is, emphatically, the amusement of Americans, and, to be in keeping with their character, every thing written for their amusement should partake of the useful.”
—H., U.S. women’s magazine contributor. American Ladies Magazine (February 1828)
“The park is filled with night and fog,
The veils are drawn about the world,”
—Sara Teasdale (1884–1933)