Get a Piece of Santa Action

By Matt Wood in News on Oct 24, 2006 3:17PM

Santa's Village in East Dundee may be closed now, but you can buy a piece of jolly old memorabilia, just in time for the holidays. The amusement park closed this summer after 46 years, when its owners couldn't pay the rent and taxes. Now they are selling off pieces of the village, including all 23 rides.

Imagine the fun, your own Christmas-themed amusement park ride! Show up all your neighbors this year by setting up an entire gingerbread house in your backyard. Of course, this also raises the chances of having a very uncomfortable conversation with your kids:

"Daddy, why doesn't Santa need his house anymore?"

"It's called foreclosure, Honey."

"What's four-clothes-sure?"

"Well, Santa was a deadbeat and couldn't pay his rent, so the bank took away his house ... No, no, no, stop crying. I didn't mean it. Santa's not homeless. He can stay with the elves, he'll be okay. Honey? Lookie here! A giant candy cane!"

Photos from The Imaginary World