the dragon roller coaster and tea cups, the helicopters, racer cars and carousel, and of course the iconic train (which runs between Playland and its sister park Storyland). Playland is currently ...

Western Playland amusement park opened with eight rides on 15 acres at Ascarate Park. May 28, Labor Day weekend, 1960.

Everybody's going down to Playland Park — as an old commercial ... 2024 is also the 95th anniversary of the iconic Dragon Coaster, which first opened at the park on July 10, 1929.

More than 32 rides, including a Ferris wheel, make ... GaleForce Roller Coaster, which costs $10 or 14 tickets and boasts the most impressive (or frightening) stats of the park's coasters.

Western Playland amusement ... and maintenance for the park in the early ‘70s and who became a part owner in the early ‘80s, said the park has been on a roller coaster ride of its own.

said the park has been on a roller coaster ride of its own. June 19, 1985: Willie Ortega and Nick Villegas take a screaming ride on El Bandito at Western Playland. The amusement park at Ascarate ...