Storybook Land
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Storybook Land is a 20-acre family amusement park
Amusement park
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. It is located in Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
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, United States
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. Storybook Land is located on U.S. Route 322
U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey
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, two miles west of exit 37 on the Garden State Parkway. The park is themed after many storybook characters such as Mother Goose, the three pigs, and many more.

Some of its most prominent attractions are the J&J Railroad Train (which loops around most of the park), the Happy Dragon, and Whily Bug the ferris wheel. The Land of Make Believe has many of the standard amusement park rides such as Bubbles the Coaster, a junior sized roller coster
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...

, and the TurtleTwirl, a Tilt-A-Whirl
Tilt-A-Whirl
Tilt-A-Whirl is one of the best-known flat rides, designed for commercial use at amusement parks, fairs and carnivals in which it is commonly found. The rides are manufactured by Sellner Manufacturing of Faribault, Minnesota...

. Storybook Land also has a Santa Claus house where Santa and Mrs. Claus will pose with the children during the Christmas season.

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