Kiddieland
Melrose Park, Illinois
August 24, 2008
Page Six




There's no computer running the Little Dipper.  The ride operator has no button to press to dispatch the train.  All the ride operator has to control the Little Dipper are a series of levers that are attached to pulleys that are attached to the Little Dipper's brakes.  This is how coasters used to be ran.  



There are no individual lap bars or seat dividers on the Little Dipper.  Instead it's been ran just like it did when the Little Dipper opened in 1950.



Actually because the Little Dipper has not been unnecessarily modernized it is one of the few coasters considered by the American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Classics.



After the ride operator checks your lap bars and pulls on the lever to release the brakes you're off and running on the Little Dipper.