Little Dipper - Hillcrest Park (Lemont, Illinois, USA)

Facts

Roller Coaster:			Little Dipper
Amusement Park:			Hillcrest Park (Lemont, Illinois, USA)
Classification:			Roller Coaster
Type:			Wood - Sit Down
Status:			Defunct Operated from 1967 to 9/1/2003
Relocations:			Kiddytown as Little Dipper Hillcrest Park as Little Dipper Little Amerricka as Meteor
Make / Model:			Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. / All Models / Junior Coaster
Designer:			Herbert Paul Schmeck
Serial Number:			120
Categories:			ACE Coaster Classic, Family, Skid brakes
Maps:			Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)

Length:			900 ft
Height:			28 ft
Inversions:			0
Duration:			0:50

Trains:			Single train with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 16 riders.

History:			Purchased by Hillcrest Park in 1966 for $6,000. The ride was moved by Hillcrest Park at a cost of $66,000 and it reopened in 1967.
Facts:			The Little Dipper is a near mirror image of the Little Dipper at Kiddieland in Melrose Park, IL.
			The train was replaced in the early 1980s.

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