User:Hmich176/Hersheypark Kiddie Rides 1926-1980

This is a list of Hersheypark's kiddie rides from 1926-1980. These are organized into tables by year.

Early years

1926-1935

1926

2 rides; these are the first two kiddie rides installed, in the history of the park.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is

1934

(3 rides)

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes	Picture
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats	Located near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge queue	Year installed not confirmed	Original Motor Boats

1935

(4 rides)

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats
	Automobiles		Installed 1935

1936-1948

Between 1936 and 1948, the park had the same 4 kiddie rides. Kiddie rides saw a lower priority as bigger rides were installed between 36 and 41. The Second World War forced the park to maintain rides it had; new rides purchases were not permitted. Once the war ended, the park constructed a new coaster, Comet, as well as a Cuddle Up.

(4 rides)

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats
	Automobiles

Kiddieland years

1949-1959

1949 - 51

(6 rides)

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats
	Automobiles
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Located near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle	Installed 1949
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth	Installed 1949

1952 - 54

(7 rides) All rides were part of Kiddieland. However, some rides were outside of traditional Music Box area. As such, they've been separated into their respective areas.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats
	Automobiles
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Located near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle	Installed 1949
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth	Installed 1949
	Miniature Train	Located near Founder's Circle restrooms	Installed in 1952.

1955 - 57

(8 rides) All rides were part of Kiddieland. However, the main Kiddieland area is considered the southeast area of the park next to Hersheypark Arena. This year, the first kiddie ride was built in the north end of Kiddieland, next to the Arena, a good distance away from the nearest kiddie ride. A kiddie playground is adjacent to the south, approximately where the Music Box Theatre stands today. As such, they've been separated into their respective areas. This continues until 1972 when Kiddieland is eliminated in the renovations of the park.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats
	Automobiles
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Located near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle	Installed 1949
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth	Installed 1949
	Miniature Train	Located near Founder's Circle restrooms	Installed in 1952.
North end	Kiddie Turnpike	Located across from Music Box Theater entrance	Installed 1955.

1958

(9 rides)

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats
	Automobiles
	Sailboats	Unknown	Unknown
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Located near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle	Installed 1949
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth	Installed 1949
	Miniature Train	Located near Founder's Circle restrooms	Installed in 1952.
North end	Kiddie Turnpike	Located across from Music Box Theater entrance

1959

(10 rides)

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats
	Automobiles	Located near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Located near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Located near Founder's Circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Unknown	Unknown
	second Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle	Added 1959.
North end	Kiddie Turnpike	Located across from Music Box Theater entrance

1960-1971

1960

(10 rides)

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	1926 Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Located where Skyview station is
	Airplane Swing	Located where Ladybug is
	Motor Boats
	Automobiles	Located near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Located near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Located near Founder's Circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Unknown	Unknown
	second Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle	Added 1959.
North end	Kiddie Turnpike	Located across from Music Box Theater entrance

1961

9 rides: 3 kiddie rides were retired after the 1960 season - the 1926 Kiddie Ferris Wheel, Airplane Swing and Motor Boats. Two new kiddie rides were installed - Jets (presently called Bizzy Bees) and Tubs-o-Fun (presently called Dizzy Drums).

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Automobiles	Near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Near Carrousel circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Ladybug
	1959 Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle
	Tubs-o-Fun	Bizzy Bees
	Jets	Coldstone Creamery
North end	Kiddie Turnpike	Across from Music Box Theater entrance

1962 - 1963

10 rides: Outboard Motor Boats was added.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Kiddieland	Automobiles	Near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Near Carrousel circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Ladybug
	1959 Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle
	Tubs-o-Fun	Bizzy Bees
	Jets	Coldstone Creamery
	OutBoard Motor Boats	Located near old Rides Office chalet	Added 1962.
North end	Kiddie Turnpike	Across from Music Box Theater entrance

1964

12 rides: Helicopters and Whipperoo were added.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
South Kiddieland	Automobiles	Near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Near Carrousel circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Ladybug
	1959 Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle
	Tubs-o-Fun	Bizzy Bees
	Jets	Coldstone Creamery
	OutBoard Motor Boats	Located near old Rides Office chalet
North Kiddieland	Kiddie Turnpike	Across from Music Box Theater entrance
	Helicopters	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Whipperoo	Located near Hershey Park Arena

1965 - 1967

13 rides: Space Age was added.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
South Kiddieland	Automobiles	Near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Near Carrousel circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Ladybug
	1959 Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle
	Tubs-o-Fun	Bizzy Bees
	Jets	Coldstone Creamery
	OutBoard Motor Boats	Located near old Rides Office chalet
North Kiddieland	Kiddie Turnpike	Across from Music Box Theater entrance
	Helicopters	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Whipperoo	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Space Age	Located near Hershey Park Arena	Added in 1965.

1968 - 1969

13 rides: Kiddie Turnpike was removed. Kiddie Variety Ride (per press release) was added; this otherwise known as Motorcycles. Today, this is called Traffic Jam. In 1969, the park did not add any kiddie rides. The park advertised it had 14 kiddie rides instead of 13, which was in error - Carrousel was double counted.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
South Kiddieland	Automobiles	Near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Near Carrousel circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Ladybug
	1959 Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle
	Tubs-o-Fun	Bizzy Bees
	Jets	Coldstone Creamery
	OutBoard Motor Boats	Located near old Rides Office chalet
North Kiddieland	Helicopters	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Whipperoo	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Space Age	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Motorcycle	Located near Hershey Park Arena	Also called kiddie Variety Ride.

1970

14 rides: Little Red Caboose was added to the park. This was an actual train car, which the park charged 10 cents for entry. It's more of an attraction, but since the park considered it a ride, it is included here.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
South Kiddieland	Automobiles	Near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Near Carrousel circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Ladybug
	1959 Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle
	Tubs-o-Fun	Bizzy Bees
	Jets	Coldstone Creamery
	OutBoard Motor Boats	Located near old Rides Office chalet
North Kiddieland	Helicopters	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Whipperoo	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Space Age	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Motorcycle	Located near Hershey Park Arena	Also called kiddie Variety Ride.
	Little Red Caboose	Located adjacent Dry Gulch Railroad	An old railroad car.

1971

13 rides: The park discontinued charging a fee to use the Little Red Caboose. As a result, it was no longer considered a ride.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
South Kiddieland	Automobiles	Near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Horse & Buggy	Near Old Time photo booth
	Lucas Motor Boat Ride	Near Subway restaurant in Founder's Circle
	Miniature Train	Near Carrousel circle restrooms
	Sailboats	Ladybug
	1959 Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Located near Subway location in Founder's Circle
	Tubs-o-Fun	Bizzy Bees
	Jets	Coldstone Creamery
	OutBoard Motor Boats	Located near old Rides Office chalet
North Kiddieland	Helicopters	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Whipperoo	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Space Age	Located near Hershey Park Arena
	Motorcycle	Located near Hershey Park Arena	Also called kiddie Variety Ride.

Hersheypark years

1972-1973

1972

9 rides: 4 kiddie rides were removed after 1971 season. These are: Miniature Train, Lucas Motor Boat Ride, 1959 Kiddie Ferris Wheel, and Horse & Buggy.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Automobiles	Located near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Sailboats	Located where Ladybug is today
	Tubs-o-Fun	Located where Bizzy Bees is
	Jets	Located where Coldstone Creamery is today	Called Bizzy Bees today
	OutBoard Motor Boats
	Whipperoo	Located in area by Hershey Park Arena	Later named Wells Cargo
Carrousel Circle	Helicopters	Current location
	Space Age	Current location
	Motorcycle	Current location	Called Traffic jam today

1973

9 rides

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Automobiles	Located near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Sailboats	Located where Ladybug is today
	Tubs-o-Fun	Located where Bizzy Bees is
	Jets	Located where Coldstone Creamery is today	Called Bizzy Bees today
	OutBoard Motor Boats
	Whipperoo	Located in area by Hershey Park Arena	Later named Wells Cargo
Carrousel Circle	Space Age	Current location
	Helicopters	Current location
	Motorcycles	Current location	Currently named Traffic Jam

1974-1980

Errors and corrections from official press kits

Before I continue with the list, I need to spend some time explaining the ride counts for the upcoming seasons in this subsection. There are a number of errors in the press kits from 1975-1979. This probably resulted from some less-than-great copy editing and misplacing ride names for others. Here is what I determined are the correct number of kiddie rides in the park, ranging from 1974-1980 (to have the year before and after included as continuity).

1974 - 9 (unchanged from prior season)

1975 - 10 (add Mini Comet - probably was added late in 1974 season)

1976 - 10 (remove Automobiles, Sailboats; add Mini-Bug, Tank Ride)

1977 - 10 (unchanged from prior season)

1978 - 11 (add Mini-Skooters)

1979 - 12 (remove Mini-Comet; add Pony Carts and Antique Kiddie Carrousel)

1980 - 12 (unchanged from prior season)

1975: Kiddie Bug error begins, Mini-Comet left off list

This season features the introduction of the Kiddie Bug ride. This is believed to be Ladybug. However, Ladybug is not installed until 1976. Furthermore, this list omits Mini-Comet, which was definitely in the park in 1975, and likely installed early in the 1974 season. It's possible Ladybug was intended to be installed in 1975, but was not, and that Mini-Comet was left off in error, because they already listed 10 kiddie rides. It's also possible they simply didn't consider Mini-Comet a kiddie ride since it was a coaster (albeit a kiddie coaster). That is unlikely; they're more likely to consider it a kiddie ride than not (much like the Little Red Caboose was considered a "ride" in the 1970 season.

1976: Kiddie/Mini-Bug duplication, Tank Ride left off list

This season features the addition of the Mini Bug ride. This name logically fits Ladybug since it is a kiddie version of The Bug (as much as kiddie Bug does). However, they list both Mini Bug and Kiddie Bug as kiddie rides; the park also lists Mini-Comet as a kiddie ride. This fits their established count of 10 kiddie rides. Also, Tank Ride (Earthmovers) is not listed as a kiddie ride, while it's widely known to have been added in the 1976 season. It's likely this is an oversight and that the Kiddie Bug was listed in place of the Tank Ride.

1977: Kiddie/Mini-Bug duplication continues, Tank Ride is listed

Once again, both Mini Bug and Kiddie Bug are listed as kiddie rides. Tank Ride is listed. From the press releases, the park seems to have bungled their counts of the number of kiddie rides in the park. It's likely the correct number of kiddie rides is actually 10, which would make Kiddie Bug a duplicate listing of Mini Bug.

1978: Kiddie/Mini-Bug duplication continues, Mini-Skooters added

As in the previous several years, both Kiddie Bug and Mini Bug are listed. Mini-Skooters is added to the park, increasing the count by one.

1979: Kiddie/Mini-Bug duplication continues, count goes from 12 to 14, despite Mini-Comet removal

In the park ride listing in the press kit for 1979, they very specifically state there are 14 kiddie rides in the park. This simply can't be possible, because Mini Comet is removed after 1978. There are two indications of this. First, park maps from 1979 do not have Mini Comet on it. Second, the park definitively had 12 kiddie rides in 1980. The park did not add any kiddie rides in 1980, only Pirat and Cyclops.

Given the removal of Mini-Comet, the count in the press kit should have been 13. However, as mentioned, the park had 12 kiddie rides in 1980. This is because Mini-Bug and Kiddie Bug are duplicates of each other. Eliminating one brings the count down to 12, which is what the list should be. The list below reflects the corrections made, so this list can be as accurate as possible.

1980: Duplication stops, count is 12 according to press kit

In the 1980 press kit, it states that there are 12 kiddie rides in the park. In the ride listing, only Kiddie Bug is shown. Mini-Bug is taken off the list, ending the duplication which began in the 1976 press kit.

1974

9 rides

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Automobiles	Located near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Sailboats	Located where Ladybug is today
	Tubs-o-Fun	Located where Bizzy Bees is
	Jets	Located where Coldstone Creamery is today	Called Bizzy Bees today
	OutBoard Motor Boats
	Whipperoo	Located in area by Hershey Park Arena	Later named Wells Cargo
Carrousel Circle	Space Age	Current location
	Helicopters	Current location
	Motorcycles	Current location	Currently named Traffic Jam

1975

10 rides: The park officially adds Mini Comet, though it may have been added to the park during the 1974 season.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Automobiles	Located near Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge entrance
	Sailboats	Located where Ladybug is today
	Tubs-o-Fun	Located where Bizzy Bees is
	Jets	Located where Coldstone Creamery is today	Called Bizzy Bees today
	OutBoard Motor Boats
	Whipperoo	Located in area by Hershey Park Arena	Later named Wells Cargo
Carrousel Circle	Space Age	Current location
	Helicopters	Current location
	Motorcycles	Current location	Currently named Traffic Jam
Comet Hollow	Mini Comet	Locate where Happy Swing and x is	Likely added during 1974 season.

1976

10 rides: The park retired Automobiles and Sailboats, replacing them with Mini-Bug (Ladybug) and Tank Ride (Earthmovers). The kiddie rides in Music Box were also shuffled around. Jets (Bizzy Bees) ended up in the location it's still in today, as is Ladybug.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Jets	Current location	Currently named Bizzy Bees
	Tubs-O-Fun	Located where Swing Thing is	Currently named Dizzy Drums
	Whipperoo	Located where Swing Thing is	Renamed Wells Cargo
	Kiddie Bug	Current location	Renamed Ladybug
	Tank Ride	Located where Mini Pirate is
Carrousel Circle	Space Age	Current location
	Helicopters	Current location
	Motorcycles	Current location	Currently named Traffic Jam
Tower Plaza	Outboard MotorBoats	Located in a midway
	Mini-Comet	Located where a food stand is	A kiddie coaster

1977

10 rides

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Jets	Current location	Currently named Bizzy Bees
	Tubs-O-Fun	Located where Swing Thing is	Currently named Dizzy Drums
	Whipperoo	Located where Swing Thing is	Renamed Wells Cargo
	Tank Ride	Located where Mini Pirate is	Renamed Earthmovers
	Kiddie Bug	Current location	Currently named Ladybug
Carrousel Circle	Space Age	Current location
	Helicopters	Current location
	Motorcycles	Current location	Currently named Traffic Jam
Tower Plaza	Outboard MotorBoats	Located in a midway
	Mini-Comet	Located where a food stand is	A kiddie coaster

1978

11 rides: The Mini-Skooters are added to the park, in the old Skooter building in Comet Hollow.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Jets	Current location	Currently named Bizzy Bees
	Tubs-O-Fun	Located where Swing Thing is	Currently named Dizzy Drums
	Whipperoo	Located where Swing Thing is	Renamed Wells Cargo
	Tank Ride	Located where Mini Pirate is	Renamed Earthmovers
	Kiddie Bug	Current location	Currently named Ladybug
Carrousel Circle	Space Age	Current location
	Helicopters	Current location
	Motorcycles	Current location	Currently named Traffic Jam
Tower Plaza	Outboard MotorBoats	Located in a midway
	Mini-Comet	Located where a food stand is	A kiddie coaster
Comet Hollow	Mini-Skooters	Located in Paddleboat Cafe	Took the location of Skooters

1979

12 rides: The park removed 1 kiddie ride - Mini-Comet. In exchange, the park added 2 new kiddies this year - a kiddie carousel and a pony cart ride. The count only increases by one as a result.

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Jets	Current location	Currently named Bizzy Bees
	Tubs-O-Fun	Located where Swing Thing is	Currently named Dizzy Drums
	Whipperoo	Located where Swing Thing is	Renamed Wells Cargo
	Tank Ride	Located where Mini Pirate is	Renamed Earthmovers
	Kiddie Bug	Current location	Currently named Ladybug
	Antique Kiddie Carrousel	Located where Milk Can game is	Currently named Livery Stables
Carrousel Circle	Space Age	Current location
	Helicopters	Current location
	Motorcycles	Current location	Currently named Traffic Jam
Tower Plaza	Outboard MotorBoats	Located in a midway
Comet Hollow	Mini-Skooters	Located in Paddleboat Cafe
Trailblazer Hollow	Pony Carts	Located next to Trailblazer Theater	Currently named Pony Parade

1980

12 rides

Ride area	Ride name	General location	Notes
Music Box Way	Jets	Current location	Currently named Bizzy Bees
	Tubs-O-Fun	Located where Swing Thing is	Currently named Dizzy Drums
	Whipperoo	Located where Swing Thing is	Renamed Wells Cargo
	Tank Ride	Located where Mini Pirate is	Renamed Earthmovers
	Kiddie Bug	Current location	Currently named Ladybug
	Antique Kiddie Carrousel	Located where Milk Can game is	Currently named Livery Stables
Carrousel Circle	Space Age	Current location
	Helicopters	Current location
	Motorcycles	Current location	Currently named Traffic Jam
Tower Plaza	Outboard MotorBoats	Located in a midway
Comet Hollow	Mini-Skooters	Located in Paddleboat Cafe
Trailblazer Hollow	Pony Carts	Located next to Trailblazer Theater