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Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York, along the Long Island Sound. Built in 1928, the 280-acre (110 ha) park is owned by the Westchester County government. Beginning in 2022 the park has been operated under contract by Standard Amusements. [3]
The iconic Playland opened in 1928 in the Lower Hudson Valley, NY. In 1987, the 280-acre park was designated a National Historic Landmark.
The history of Westchester County, a county in the state of New York, can be traced back to the founding of a settlement between the Hudson River and Long Island Sound in the 17th century. The area now known as Westchester County had seen human occupation since at least the Archaic period , but significant growth in the settlements that are now ...
Rye Town Park-Bathing Complex and Oakland Beach is a historic park and public beach located on Long Island Sound at Rye City, Westchester County, New York.It is located next to the separately listed Playland Amusement Park.
Airplane Coaster, known previously as the Aero-Coaster and the Aeroplane Dips, [1] was a wooden roller coaster which operated at Playland Amusement Park in Rye, New York, from 1928 until 1957. History and design
The Dragon Coaster is a wooden roller coaster at Playland amusement park in Rye, New York. Opened in 1929, it was designed and built by amusement ride creator Frederick Church, [1] the co-inventor of the Racing Derby, another early 20th century amusement park ride. The Dragon Coaster has approximately 3,400 feet of track and is, at its highest ...
The Rye train station provides commuter rail service to Grand Central Terminal in New York City or Stamford and New Haven-Union Station via the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line. The Bee-Line Bus System provides bus service to Rye on routes 13 and 61 with additional seasonal service to Rye Playland on routes 75 and 91.
Playland Park may refer to: Playland (New York), an amusement park in Rye, New York; Playland Park (Indiana), a former amusement park in South Bend, Indiana; Playland Park (Houston, Texas), a former amusement park in Houston; Playland Park (San Antonio, Texas), a former amusement park in San Antonio