Playland Park remains a fond memory for many longtime San Antonio residents. UTSA Special Collections Jimmy Johnson, the builder and owner of Playland Park, is seen in this undated file photo.

His family took the carousel back to San Antonio, where it sat in storage on the Playland Park property until it was put up for auction in 1988. As Gaida tells it, each horse was sold individually.

Another Sunday has gone by in San Antonio and no one is screaming as they drop out of the sky, hurtling downward on “The Rocket” roller coaster at the old Playland Park that was on Alamo ...

A forever-missed attraction from San Antonio’s past, Playland Park was a staple in the city and took pride in being the first amusement park in Texas.

Hallisy wanted Playland Park because the name honors a former amusement park that was located along the Great Highway. "Anyone that grew up in San Francisco in the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's had ...

RYE, N.Y. -- A contract dispute could keep Playland Park, Westchester County's popular amusement park, closed for the entire 2025 season. Standard Amusements, the company that runs the 97-year-old ...

Playland Park/Facebook. The nearly 100-year-old park usually opens up by late May and has only been closed for an entire season once, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Questions persist on status of Playland Amusement Park for the summer 02:10. May is the month that usually marks the opening of the season at Playland Amusement Park in Rye.. However, it remains ...

One was Ed Gaida, remembered here Sept. 7, an authority on street features and Playland Park. The other was Patsy Pittman Light (1931-2024), whom we lost Nov. 30. As author of two books on the art ...

What's changed, and what's stayed the same after 97 years at Playland. Playland's 280-acre layout it first opened with remains similar to today's, and includes the amusement park area, a beach and ...

Playland Park in San Antonio – 1943-1980. While it and its signature roller coaster are often confused with Playland Park in Houston and its Giant Skyrocket, ...