Little Amerricka

Born out of a miniature train hobby, Little Amerricka formed organically, like a theme park mushroom. Lee Merrick and Darryl Klompmaker collected rides from defunct amusement parks. They've carefully restored them in a cornfield in Wisconsin, between Madison and Milwaukee. Here you can find the last Chance Toboggan in operation (yes, the one from Dogpatch) as well as connection to dozens of other parks and rides. This is the story of one park, but also the story of multiple parks. It's Little Amerricka.

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Credits* Podcast cover background photo is by 4045 on freepik.com. Toboggan image is by Jeremy Thompson on Flickr, CCBY2.0.* Theme music is from "Aerobatics in Slow Motion" by TeknoAXE. Incidental music is "Plucky Daisy" by Kevin Macleod / incompetech.com. Park audio is by the author.

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