kiddie land

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1. A designated area for children.
   1. Playgrounds at parks and picnic areas, indoor playplaces, arcades, and family fun centers.

      A kiddie-land department-store Santa believes he is the real Claus.

      1969, Time Magazine, Time 1959 all numbers, page 102

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      That's why it is a welterweight railroad — a line that falls somewhere between a kiddie land special and the standard lines that have survived through the boisterous history of American railroading.

      1949, Unattributed, Popular Mechanics ~ 1949, page 144

      Sidney Lust is looking to next spring, and is planning an elaborate kiddie land for his Beltsville Drive-In.

      1950, Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc., The Exhibitor (Aug-Nov 1950) All Editions, page 888

      B and K is preparing to open a kiddieland park in Toledo, O. . . . More than a thousand children packed the Batavia […]

      1951, Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc., The Exhibitor (Feb-May 1951) All Editions, page 584

      SBA made loans to […] amusement parks, and a kiddieland picnic ground.

      1963, U.S. Congress, Journals and Records of the 88th United States Congress, page 783

   2. A specialized area within larger amusement parks featuring slow-moving, gentle rides, playgrounds, and attractions specifically designed for young children and toddlers; including miniature versions of ferris wheels, carousels, and boat rides.

      […] still owned and operated a “kiddie-land” ride concession in the city of Hawthorne.

      2008, George C. Nuttall, Cops Crooks and Other Crazies, page 335

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      [...] the wide-model Roller Coaster encloses an area of approximately 4000 sq. ft., some operators use this space as a “Kiddieland,” placing as many as three additional kid-rides in the center.

      1961, Allan Herschell Company of 104 Oliver Street in North Tonawanda, 1961 Allan Herschell N Tonawanda NY, page 27

      The relatives reside near Idlewild Park, a popular area which has ponds with ducks, a swimming pook, and a Kiddie Land playground.

      1977, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Henry Lee Lucas, page 99

      For a Kiddie-land area, ride management looks for elementary education or social work majors.

      1977, IAAPA, Proceedings of the 60th IAAPA Convention, page 79

      It wasn’t so much that the film was bad, it was just… another thriller about as exciting as a kiddie-land roller coaster. See it, enjoy it, forget about it five minutes later.

      1989, Jaren Moline, Bob Hoskins : an unlikely hero, page 178

      How about a ride on the Ferris wheel? […] Come on. I worked at a kiddie land one summer. Plus, Wayne told me where the keys are.

      2007, Dawn Atkins, At Her Beck And Call (Harlequin Blaze), page 178

plural Kiddie Lands

1. Alternative letter-case form of kiddie land.