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| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Operated | May 27, 2011 (current) May 30, 1959 to 2005 (original) |
| Owner | A Zoo To You (2011–present) |
| Operating season | May – December |
| Previous names | Santa's Village AZoosment Park (2007-2022) Santa's Village (1959–2006) Worlds of Fun (1972) |
| Website | https://santasvillagedundee.com/ |
Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park (formerly known as Santa's Village AZoosment Park) is a theme park in East Dundee, Illinois, USA. It was originally built by Glenn Holland, who also built two other Santa's Village locations, in California; one located in San Bernardino County and the other in Santa Cruz County. The Illinois park, the third to be built, was intended to be the flagship of a chain of Santa's Villages across the country. However, parks planned for Richmond, Virginia and Cherry Hill, New Jersey, were never built, and the park in East Dundee became the last of its kind.
The park operated as Santa's Village from 1959 to 2005, when it closed due to financial problems. After extensive rehabilitation, it reopened in 2011 under new ownership. Renamed Santa's Village AZoosment Park because of the shared focus on both rides and animals, the AZoosment Park has nearly twenty rides and attractions, and hundreds of exotic and farm animals in an interactive environment.[1] For a short time in 1972, the park was named Worlds of Fun. Because of confusion with other parks with similar names, the name was changed again to Three Worlds of Santa's Village.
Roller coasters
Present
| Class | Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roller | Farmers Fling | SBF Visa Group | Kiddie Spinning |
May 26, 2023 | Operating |
| Roller | Super Cyclone | Interpark | Sit-Down | May 13, 2017 | Operating |
| Roller | Wacky Worm | Fajume | Kiddie | May 9, 2015 | Operating |
Past
| Class | Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roller | Candy Cane Coaster | Unknown | Family | 1964 | 1966 | Loaned from Jack Kendrick Rides. |
| Powered | Dracor | Zamperla | Family | 1986 | 1994 | Unknown |
| Roller | Dragon Coaster | Wisdom Rides | Family | 2011 | October 30, 2016 | Relocated to Joyland Amusement Park |
| Powered | Dragon Coaster | Zamperla | Kiddie | 1995 | 2005 | Relocated to Vertical Endeavors |
| Roller | Galaxi | SDC | Sit-Down | 1987 | 1996 | Unknown |
| Roller | Snowball Express | Allan Herschell Company | Kiddie | Unknown | 1985 | Relocated to Dorney Park |
| Roller | Swiss Toboggan | Chance Rides | Sit-down | 1971 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Roller | Typhoon | Top Fun | Sit-Down | July 27, 1998 | 2005 | Sold to Ray Cammack Shows |
| Roller | WildCat | Pinfari | Sit-down | June 28, 2014 | 2015 | Sold to someone in Texas |
Attractions
Operating
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirates Revenge | SBF Visa group | Pirate Ship | 2023 |
| Balloon Race | Zamperla | Balloon Race | 1992 |
| Blizzard | SBF Visa Group | Frisbee | 2021 |
| Mega Velocity | Eli Bridge Company | Scrambler | 2016 |
| Route 66 Cruisers | Arrow Dynamics | Track Ride | 1962 |
| Tilt-A-Whirl | Sellner | Tilt-A-Whirl | 2011 |
| Tri-Nado | HUSS | Troika | 2015 |
| Space Invasion | Hampton Rides | Kiddie Ride | 2013 |
Closed
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xtreme
Elevation |
Larson
International & A.R.M. (USA) |
Drop
Tower |
2015 | 2022 | Sold to a
Park in Texas |
| Sea Dragon | Chance Rides | Pirate Ship | 2011 | 2022 | Sold |
| Jolly
Trolley |
Majestic Rides | Dark Ride | 2021 | 2022 | Sold |
| Wipeout | Chance Rides | Trabant/Satellite | 1992 | 2005 | Scrapped |
| Yo-Yo | Chance Rides | Waveswinger | 1990 | 2005 | Scrapped |
References
External links
- Santa's Village on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
