The concept for the park started in 1987 as a
minimum-gauge railway that owner Lee Merrick constructed as a hobby. Guests often visited to ride it to his
Christmas tree farm. It proved popular enough for him to purchase the land the park currently stands on and build a concession stand. He was already beginning to collect and refurbish vintage children's rides and was beginning to plan expanding to a park around 1989 when he met his business partner Darrell Klompmaker. They opened in 1991 with mini golf, the railway, bumper cars, a Ferris wheel, a Tilt-a-Whirl, and a fire truck ride. In 1993, they added the Little Dipper, Mad Mouse, and Toboggan, and became the only park in Wisconsin to have a permanent roller coaster at the time. In 2003, they purchased a
wooden roller coaster, The Meteor. They had to replace about 75% of the wood, but it became the first wooden coaster that was moved to a new park more than one time. Lee Merrick passed in 2011. ==Attractions==