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It was home to several classic rides including the <i>Little Dipper</i> <a href="/wiki/Roller_coaster" title="Roller coaster">roller coaster</a>, which opened in 1950. The park closed on September 27, 2009, at 8 PM, and demolished in 2010 to make way for a new Costco store. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiddieland_Amusement_Park&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: History" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiddieland_Amusement_Park&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: History"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kiddieland started out as a small venture of Arthur Fritz in 1929 when he purchased six ponies and offered rides as an escape for parents reeling from the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>. Miniature gasoline-powered cars were added a few years later after Fritz learned that they were being given away to children by a Chicago newspaper as a subscription promotion. </p><p>In 1940, the "German Carousel", two Miniature Steam Locomotives, the "Little Auto Ride", the "Roto Whip" and the "<a href="/wiki/Ferris_wheel" title="Ferris wheel">Ferris Wheel</a>" were added. The latter two lasted until the park's closing. The park saw its first major expansion in the 1950s with the addition of the Little Dipper and the Carousel, of which both still exist today. Bumper cars were added in the 1960s as they replaced the original pony ride. </p><p>The park transferred ownership in 1977, as Arthur Fritz's grandchildren took over the park and its operation. The park continued its expansion and installed several major attractions, including a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Log_flume&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Log flume (not yet started)">Log flume</a>, a <a href="/w/index.php?title=Pirate_ship_(ride)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pirate ship (ride) (not yet started)">swinging pirate ship</a>, a 40-foot (12 m) long <a href="/w/index.php?title=Water_coaster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Water coaster (not yet started)">water coaster</a>, and numerous other attractions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Closure">Closure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiddieland_Amusement_Park&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Closure" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiddieland_Amusement_Park&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Closure"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A dispute developed between Shirley and Glenn Rynes, who own the land that Kiddieland occupies, and Ronald Rynes, Jr. and Cathy and Tom Norini, who own the amusement park itself.<sup id="cite_ref-suntimes1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-suntimes1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The landowners sued the park owners in 2004, claiming that the park had an improper insurance policy and that fireworks were prohibited in the lease. The case was thrown out in a <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County</a> court and later in an <a href="/wiki/Appeal" title="Appeal">appeals</a> court. The landowners declined to extend the lease on the land in early 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-suntimes1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-suntimes1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-breakingnews1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-breakingnews1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late June 2010, it was announced that Kiddieland would be demolished, nine months after the park closed to the public. 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height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kiddieland_076.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Kiddieland_076.jpg/120px-Kiddieland_076.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Kiddieland_076.jpg/180px-Kiddieland_076.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Kiddieland_076.jpg/240px-Kiddieland_076.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kiddieland_118.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Kiddieland_118.jpg/120px-Kiddieland_118.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Kiddieland_118.jpg/180px-Kiddieland_118.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Kiddieland_118.jpg/240px-Kiddieland_118.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kiddieland_155.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kiddieland_155.jpg/120px-Kiddieland_155.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kiddieland_155.jpg/180px-Kiddieland_155.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Kiddieland_155.jpg/240px-Kiddieland_155.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Little_Dipper">The Little Dipper</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiddieland_Amusement_Park&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: The Little Dipper" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiddieland_Amusement_Park&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: The Little Dipper"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Litter Dipper was designed by Herbert Schmeck and built by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Philadelphia_Toboggan_Company&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Philadelphia Toboggan Company (not yet started)">Philadelphia Toboggan Company</a> in 1950. The brakes are operated manually by a wooden handle in the station. The out-and-back coaster is 24 feet (7.3 m) tall and travels a course of 700 feet (210 m). It was awarded the ACE Coaster Classic award by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Coaster_Enthusiasts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Coaster Enthusiasts (not yet started)">American Coaster Enthusiasts</a>. <a href="/wiki/Six_Flags_Great_America" title="Six Flags Great America">Six Flags Great America</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gurnee,_Illinois" title="Gurnee, Illinois">Gurnee, Illinois</a> bought the ride in November 2009 at a Kiddieland auction. They paid $33,000 for the ride equipment at the auction.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiddieland_Amusement_Park&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Change section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiddieland_Amusement_Park&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724317">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-suntimes1-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-suntimes1_1-0">1.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-suntimes1_1-1">1.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r9724332">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKara_Spak2009" class="citation news cs1">Kara Spak (2009-05-20). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090523140316/http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1582779,kiddieland-closing-close-chicago-052009.article">"Kiddieland, Chicago area's oldest amusement park, to close"</a>. Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1582779,kiddieland-closing-close-chicago-052009.article">the original</a> on 2009-05-23<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-05-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Kiddieland%2C+Chicago+area%27s+oldest+amusement+park%2C+to+close&rft.date=2009-05-20&rft.au=Kara+Spak&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suntimes.com%2Fnews%2Fmetro%2F1582779%2Ckiddieland-closing-close-chicago-052009.article&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AKiddieland+Amusement+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-breakingnews1-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-breakingnews1_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite id="CITEREFStaff2009" class="citation news cs1">Staff (2009-05-20). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/05/longtime-area-amusement-park-closing.html">"Family feud closing kids amusement park"</a>. Chicago Breaking News Center<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2009-05-20</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Family+feud+closing+kids+amusement+park&rft.date=2009-05-20&rft.au=Staff&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagobreakingnews.com%2F2009%2F05%2Flongtime-area-amusement-park-closing.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AKiddieland+Amusement+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r9724332"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/2440238,Kiddieland-park-demolition-scn062810.article">"Kiddieland coming down"</a>. Sun-Times Media, LLC<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2010-07-26</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Kiddieland+coming+down&rft.pub=Sun-Times+Media%2C+LLC&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suburbanchicagonews.com%2Fcouriernews%2Fnews%2F2440238%2CKiddieland-park-demolition-scn062810.article&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fsimple.wikipedia.org%3AKiddieland+Amusement+Park" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Vikki Ortiz Healy. "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/kiddieland-amusement-park-auction-rides.html">Kiddieland auctions off rides; carousel sells for $355K</a>" Chicago Breaking News Center. 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