0 s , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁were ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada . ▁T rol ley ▁par ks ▁stood ▁outside ▁many ▁cities . ▁Park s ▁like ▁Atlanta ' s ▁P once ▁de ▁Leon ▁and ▁Id ora ▁Park , ▁near ▁Young st own , ▁O H , ▁took ▁passengers ▁to ▁tradition ally ▁popular ▁pic nic ▁grounds , ▁which ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁also ▁often ▁included ▁r ides ▁like ▁the ▁Gi ant ▁Sw ing , ▁Car ousel , ▁and ▁Sho ot - the - Ch utes . ▁These ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁were ▁often ▁based ▁on ▁nation ally ▁known ▁par ks ▁or ▁world ' s ▁fair s : ▁they ▁had ▁names ▁like ▁C oney ▁Island , ▁White ▁City , ▁L una ▁Park , ▁or ▁Dream land . ▁The ▁American ▁G ild ed ▁Age ▁was , ▁in ▁fact , ▁am usement ▁par ks ' ▁Golden ▁Age ▁that ▁re igned ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁k idd ie ▁park . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁original ▁K idd ie ▁Park ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Texas ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁operation ▁today . ▁The ▁k idd ie ▁par ks ▁became ▁popular ▁all ▁over ▁America ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁This ▁era ▁saw ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁innov ations ▁in ▁roll er ▁co aster s ▁that ▁included ▁extreme ▁dro