Once a staple of grocery stores and malls, coin-operated kiddie rides have slowly disappeared due to safety concerns, ...
Back in the day, coin-operated rides were all the rage at the local grocery store, but they've since disappeared completely.
Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 1, 2008, and has been updated. It was excerpted from our Coin-Operated Laundry start-up guide, available from Entrepreneur Bookstore.