Little Amerricka


Little Amerricka is an amusement park located in Marshall, Wisconsin, United States.
It features numerous attractions, notably including a gauge 1/3 size rail road called the Whiskey River Railway with over, in addition to 24 rides and an 18-hole miniature golf course.

History

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

Roller coasters

RideManufacturerFirst seasonDescriptionNotes
Little DipperAllan Herschell1993An oval kiddie coaster that was purchased from a private party in Missouri.
Mad MouseAllan Herschell Company1993A wild mouse coaster. The manufacturing date on this ride is 1960. Mad Mouse was relocated from Enchanted Forest in Chesterton, Indiana.
Swiss TobogganChance Rides1993This is the prototype Chance Toboggan ride. This was the first of two Toboggan rides Chance built without a trailer, and built in 1969. Relocated from Dogpatch USA where it was known as Earthquake McGoon's Brain Rattler.
MeteorPhiladelphia Toboggan Company2007A Schmeck junior wooden coaster that opened in 1953 at Kiddytown. Moved in 1966 to Hillcrest Park. Purchased in 2003 and reconstructed at Little Amerricka. Darrell Klompmaker supervised the move.

Other rides

NameYear openedManufacturerModel
Red Baron1991Allan Herschell CompanyRed Baron
Fire Truck Rescue1995ZamperlaFire Truck
Helicopter Adventure1991Allan Herschell CompanyHelicopter
Kiddie Wheel1991Allan Herschell CompanyKiddie Ferris Wheel
Parachute Tower1999ZamperlaParachute Tower
Merry-Go-Round1991Chance RidesCarousel
Whiskey River Railway1991Crown Metal ProductsTrain ride
Test Pilot1991EyerlyRoll-O-Plane
Ferris Wheel1991Eli Bridge CompanyFerris Wheel
Scrambler1991Eli Bridge CompanyScrambler
Tilt-A-Whirl1991Sellner ManufacturingTilt-A-Whirl
Hampton Combo Cars1991Hampton AmusementsMotorcycle Jump
Kiddie Boats1991Allan Herschell CompanyKiddie Boats
Bumper Cars1998BertazzonBumper Cars
Monorail1994ZamperlaAerial Ride
Go Karts2003J&J AmusementsGo Karts
Bumper Boats1998Arrow DynamicsBumper Boats