Old Chicago - Bolingbrook, Illinois

Miller, who rode an upside-down roller coaster for the first time at Old Chicago, went on to college, married his dream girl, Michelle, joined the Navy and traveled the world, including a yearlong tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2006-07.

Today, he and his wife take their three children on an annual trip to Kiddieland in Melrose Park. He said he hopes the trips will resonate with them the way Old Chicago did for him as a kid.

Diane Gutenkauf of Elmhurst remembers packing all her girlfriends into her father's green station wagon for Saturdays under Old Chicago's dome.