Playland Park in Rye is offering free admission for Memorial Day weekend, as it opens for the 2025 season. Latest ... Dragonator, Kite Flyer, and two other rides in the main park.

Playland amusement park opened with only limited rides after politicians handed out a $1.7 million no-bid "emergency" contract – with Westchester County taxpayers on the hook for mounting bills.

It will only cost $10 to park at Playland this season Admission will be free on Memorial Day weekend , as will the rides. Prices after that will vary, depending on how many rides are up and running.

Three years from now, Westchester County will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Playland, the historic amusement park on the shores of Long Island Sound that has drawn generations of families. I ...

Built in 1928, Playland was the only government-owned amusement park in the country for decades. In 2016, the county executive, Rob Astorino, signed a 30-year deal with Standard Amusements to ...

Rye Playland first opened on May 26, 1928. The layout of Rye Playland today is similar to when it first opened in 1928. Designer Frederick A. Church, of Coney Island fame, is behind iconic Dragon ...

Western Playland amusement park opened with eight rides on 15 acres at Ascarate Park. May 28, Labor Day weekend, 1960. News Sports Business Opinion Entertainment Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

At Playland’s new ThunderVolt roller-coaster, you are clamped firmly into your seat by an overhead bar with a thick foam rubber pad that digs into your lap. A short, recorded jet-engine whine is ...

Everybody's going down to Playland Park — as an old commercial jingle goes — on Saturday, May 18 for the opening day of its 96th season. Here's what you need to know.

All this to say, “Playland” is frustratingly confusing, expressing itself in abstract poetry without a hook. Plot isn’t entirely needed in film, especially in avant-garde filmmaking. However, in the ...

Fireball, Loco 360 new rides at Western Playland The newest ride was the Fireball, which was added in 2022, takes riders into a full 360-degree ride. The ride is for people 48 inches and taller.

Fresno’s Playland is getting reprieve, just as it was planning its farewell weekend. In a series of social media posts Thursday, Playland announced it will remain open and operational through ...