SANTA'S VILLAGE


'Santa's Village' is the name of several theme parks in the U.S. states of California, Illinois, and New Hampshire, in addition to one in Ontario, Canada. As of 2007, only the theme parks in New Hampshire and in Ontario remain open. Of the theme parks, only the Santa's Villages in California and Illinois had common ownership.
Santa's Village may refer to the following individual parks:

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Defunct
Operating
Future
References
External links

Defunct



Santa's Village (Illinois) in East Dundee. Closed in 2006.

Santa's Village (San Bernardino County, California) (1955-1998). A theme park built in 1955 by Glenn Holland in Sky Forest just east of Lake Arrowhead. Closed in January 1998.

Santa's Village (Santa Cruz County, California) (1957-1979). A theme park built in 1957 by Glenn Holland. Closed in 1979. In the year 1989 the city of Scotts Valley, California produced a Redevelopment Plan to re-use this site for new uses.[1][2]

Operating



Santa's Village (Bracebridge) (1955 - ). Santa's Village (Bracebridge) is a Christmas-themed amusement park located in Bracebridge, Ontario Canada, along the shores of the Muskoka River. It was established in 1955. The town of Bracebridge is located at the 45 degree parallel, halfway between the equator and the north pole.

Santa's Village (Jefferson, New Hampshire). A Christmas themed amusement park in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Future



Santa's Village (Illinois) in North Utica, Illinois. To open in 2008. UTica is one of three spots being looked at. www.santasvillageproject.com

References


1. Harding Lawson Associates, Draft Environmental Impact Report: Santa's Village Site'' (1989)
2. ''Environmental Impact Report for the Scotts Valley Redevelopment Area'', Earth Metrics Inc., State of California Clearinghouse Report 7888 (1990)

External links



Santa's Village Canada

Santa's Village Themed Parks Official Historical Site

New Hampshire Amusement Parks

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