3 new operations at the old Santa's Village site.

[Chitown]

This is great news.

Three new forms of entertainment will occupy the old property.
1. A combo amusement and animal park. (Occupying the Santa's World area and animal barn)

2. A new hockey team in a Northern Illinois league (re-modeled Polar Dome and ski lodge themed bar that has a great fireplace).

3. A new paintball facility (guessing it will occupy the Coney Island area of the park)

http://www.santasvillagedundee.com/

[monsterfan99]

Sounds like a nice set-up, I wish them the best.

[BrianPlencner]

Good news indeed.

Not sure if anyone yet has checked out the ride list or not. Two of them on the list are from Kiddieland, and one is from Santa's Village. I've listed them below.

Midge O Racers: You will be ready for the Indy 500 after this fun ride. The Midge O Racers are an original Kiddieland classic dating back to 1953.

Roto Whip Kids: You will be fishtailing around on this ride. This is another Kiddieland classic brought back to Chicagoland after Kiddieland closed.

Santa's Historic Slide: The oldest original Santa's Village ride left dating back to 1959. Get ready to zoom down this old fashioned metal slide.


While most of us are probably to big to ride these (minus the slide, maybe), it is good to see more of these classic rides in operation again.

--Brian

[monsterfan99]

^Adults could ride the Roto-Whip at Kiddieland 2 more pieces of the "where did the Kiddieland rides go" puzzle are in place.

[Ilovthevu']

This sounds like it's from Kiddieland too. Under the Volcano area in Kiddieland, they had the use your arms to make the "train" car go type of attraction. It's on small train tracks. They call these hand propelled train at Pirate's Cove. I don't know what it was called at Kiddieland.

"AZoosment Express Build up those arm muscles kids and get ready to power your own locomotive around the Christmas tree."

[Necropolis]

OH MY!!! The park opens May 28th, 2011!! I wonder if it will be similar to the old Santa's Village???

[Coaster Justin]

^
You Mean Overpriced, Dull, Lame, and The Biggest Attraction Closed?

[FParker185]

How do you close the exit turnstyle?

[Necropolis]

^
You Mean Overpriced, Dull, Lame, and The Biggest Attraction Closed?

IDK about you but I loved Santa's Village. I went there about 10 years ago, which was the last time I went there. Everything about it was awesome. Typhoon was great. I wonder if there's any videos or photos/picutures of what it looked like before it went downhill. That would bring me back to when I was a youngin.

[Coaster Justin]

The Only time I Went was in 2002 and Typhoon was Closed.