In recent times, I have enjoyed researching Chicago's historic amusement parks of the past. I was born in Chicago during 1962, and grew up enjoying the last of these once many local Chicago area family fun attractions.

A once popular "Tiny" amusement park located in Chicago's western suburbs, was a place known as "Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom" in the town of Oak Brook Terrace Illinois.

Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom existed from 1975 until 1984, and was an outdoor seasonal addition to the adjacent "Dispensa's Castle Of Toys" store on U.S Route # 83 near West Roosevelt Road / Illinois U.S Route # 38.

Today, this is the site of a 33 story tall glass covered skyscraper office building.

I actually visited Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom just once back in 1980. The place resembled little more than a portable carnival in a parking lot. Beieve Me, it was small.

Thanks.
Eddie K.