Kids Castle To Close Through June

DOYLESTOWN, PA —Kids Castle, the popular playground in Doylestown's Central Park, will be closed temporarily for maintenance and new equipment installation, township officials announced.

The park will close on March 25 and reopen sometime in early to mid June.

"Please be patient as we work on maintaining the castle for the community," the township said in its announcement.

Central Park itself will remain open and residents can access the trails and fields. The castle structure and the surrounding play area will be closed while the maintenance takes place, officials said.

Kids Castle, located in Doylestown Township's Central Park, is an eight-story wooden playground designed and named by children through an art contest in 1996. In 1997, the Kids Castle Committee, township staff and residents met with architect Bob Leathers to work on refining the initial playground design.

A series of repairs were made in 2013 after the castle was at risk of closing.

In 2014, Kids Castle was named one of the "World's Most Unbelievable Playgrounds by Red Tricycle, a digital guide for parents.

"Kids Castle is a prime example of what we love about being in a loving community. The entire playground was first funded in 1997 without the use of any tax dollars. Volunteers laid down each plank and nail in order to make kids dreams come true. In September 2013, Kids Castle finally reopened for full-time fun and welcomes knights and princesses ages 5-12," according to Red Tricycle.