The Land of Makebelieve was an amusement park located in the hamlet of Upper Jay, New York, United States.
[1] Attractions and points of interest, including a castle, riverboat, train, several fairy tale hours, and an old western town, were all built to half-scale, suitable for children age 12 and under.
Some of the fairy tale houses that were undamaged were relocated to what was then a similar type park called Storytown, located in Queensbury, New York.
[1] A 2006 Mountain Lake PBS documentary, "A Castle in Every Heart: The Monaco Story" chronicles the life and work of Arto Monaco (1913-2003), the pioneering designer and gifted storyteller who was also responsible for Santa’s Workshop, another nearby children's attraction in the North Pole hamlet of Wilmington, NY.
[5] As a result of flood waters generated by Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011, the last remaining buildings from the former park, including the castle, were destroyed.