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Originally located in the East Bottoms, Electric Park was set up next door to its builders’ Heim Brothers Brewery. Ferdinand Jr, Michael and Joseph Heim claimed the title of biggest brewery in the world when they unveiled Electric Park in 1899; with the advantage of proximity it was the only beer brand sold in the amusement park’s beer garden. With little competition and attractions like the Mystic Chute water slide, the park prospered and just a few short years later, outgrew it’s locale. The Heim brothers chose 46th and Paseo for the new spot. Electric Park II opened in 1907, featuring several of the same relocated-rides plus many new enticements: a living fountain, a bandstand, an alligator farm, a pool parlor, a lake (known as The Lagoon) complete with a swimming beach and boathouse, the Electric Swing – all integral parts of what became touted as “Kansas City’s Coney Island.”