Exhibits
Among the attractions in the museum are:
- Alice in Wonderland and River Adventures play areas.
- City Capers, which features the John Wanamaker's Rocket Monorail from the defunct department store and part of the set from the Captain Noah and His Magical Ark TV show.
- Space Station, which features a series of display cases with over three decades of Star Wars toys.
- Please Taste Cafe.
- Roadside Attractions, a new locale with a SEPTA bus and actual car.
- The Walking Piano by local kinetic artist Remo Saraceni, made famous in the film Big.
- Displays from the Lit Brothers' Enchanted Colonial Christmas Village during the Christmas season.
- A retrospective of the Centennial Exposition, including a restored miniature diorama of the park.
- A replica of the arm and torch from the Statue of Liberty, created from discarded toys by Leo Sewell.
- The Woodside Park carousel, built by the Philadelphia-based Dentzel Carousel Company in 1908, on loan from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
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