Storyland

Storyland, a fairy tale themed kiddieland at 891 Federal Hwy. (US 1) near Pompano Beach, was one of a number of similar, toddler oriented parks that opened in the 1950's, riding the first wave of the post World War II baby boom. Like Disneyland, they took their themes from fairy tales and nursery rhymes but, unlike Disneyland, they lacked appeal to the entire family.

Storyland featured a miniature train ride past fairy tale scenery, a merry-go-round, ferris wheel, and airplane ride, as well as pony carts, a monkey village, Seminole Indian village, Little Red Schoolhouse, and a chapel with carillon.

When the first boomer toddlers got a little older these parks began to run into trouble. Storyland closed down in early 1961, changed hands, reopened, was back on the block by 1964, and closed in the mid-sixties.