Playland Park (USA-New York-Rye)

Playland Park

Rye, New York, USA

Status

Operating

Opened

May 26, 1928

Owner

Standard Amusements

Website

https://playlandpark.org/

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Playland Park, also referred to as Rye Playland, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York, USA.

History

The park opened on May 26, 1928. The park has been managed by Standard Amusements since the end of 2018.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the park did not operate at all for the entire 2020 season. It reopened on 26 June 2021.

In January 2025, Standard Amusements sought to end its 30-year contract managing the park.

Roller Coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Crazy Mouse	Zamperla	Wild Mouse	2003	Operating
Dragon Coaster	Prior and Church Company	Wooden	1929	Operating
Family Flyer	Zamperla	Kiddie	2001	Operating
Kiddy Coaster	Rudyard Stephen Uzzell	Wooden Kiddie	May 26, 1928	Operating
Super Flight	Zamperla	Flying	2004	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Relocated
Airplane Coaster	Prior and Church Company	Wooden	May 26, 1928	1957	Scrapped
Hurricane	S&MC	Steel	1995	2003	Relocated to Playcenter São Paulo
Monster Mouse	Allan Herschell Company	Wild Mouse	1967	1981	Relocated to Quassy Amusement Park
Whirlwind	Vekoma	Sit-Down	1984	1992	Relocated to Knoebels
Wild Mouse	Zierer	Wooden Wild Mouse	1958	1966	Unknown
Wildcat	Schwarzkopf	Steel	1984	1991	Relocated to Steel Pier
Zyklon	Pinfari	Sit-Down	1971	1983	Unknown

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Bumper Cars	Unknown	Dodgems	1978
Catch A Wave	Wisdom Rides	Miami	2006
Catch N' Air	Majestic Rides	Flying Coaster	2022
Convoy	Zamperla	Track Ride	1991
Derby Racer	Prior and Church Company	Derby Racer	1928
Double Shot	S&S Worldwide	Drop Tower	2000
Dragonator	Zamperla	Disk'O	2019
Fun Slide	Frederiksen Industries	Giant Slide	2000
Go Karts	Unknown	Go-Karts	Unknown
Gondola Wheel	Chance Rides	Ferris Wheel	1990
Carousel	W.F. Mangels	Carousel	1929
Himalaya	Venture Rides	Junior Himalaya	1987
Jack the Puppeteer	Unknown	Polyp	2024
Jump n' Bean	Moser's Rides	Junior Drop Tower	2001
Kite Flyer	Zamperla	Kite Flyer	2002
Log Flume	Hopkins	Log Flume	1994
Music Express	Wisdom Rides	Superbob/Musik Express	2008
Old Rye Motorbike Factory	Technical Park	Junior Swingaround	2022
Playland Yo-Yo	Chance Rides	Waveswinger	2008
Plunge	Hopkins	Shoot The Chute	2001
Sky Skater	Interactive Rides	Sky Skater	2002
Starship 2000	Wisdom Rides	Rotor	1995
Tornado	Wisdom Rides	Tornado	2022
Whip	W.F. Mangels	Whip	1928
Ye Old Mill	Prior and Church Company	Dark Boat Ride	1929
Zombie Castle	Traver Engineering Company	Tracked Dark Ride	1934

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Dream Machine	Moser's Rides	Waveswinger	2001	2006	Unknown
Enterprise	HUSS	Enterprise	1982	1988 or later	Unknown
Flight Trainer	Intamin	Flight Trainer	1991	Unknown	Unknown
Flying Witch	Pinfari	Tracked Dark Ride	1971	2021	Sold, later relocated to Niagara Amusement Park and Splash World
Jack and Jill	Hanna Engineering Company	Jack & Jill Slide	1928	Unknown	Scrapped
Loop-O-Plane	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Loop-O-Plane	1936	Unknown	Unknown
Magic Carpet	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Funhouse	1937	1966	Scrapped
Mind Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1987	2007	Unknown
Noah's Ark	Noah's Ark Co.	Funhouse	1928	1946	Scrapped
Power Surge	Zamperla	Power Surge	2001	2007	Unknown
Roto-Jet	Kaspar Klaus	Jets	1955	1970	Unknown
Rotor	Chance Rides	Rotor	1978	Unknown	Unknown
Sea Dragon	Chance Rides	Pirate Ship	1992	2008 or later	Unknown
Sky Flyer	A.R.M.	Ranger	1995	2021	Sold
Sky Flyer	Vekoma	Ranger	1984	1994	Relocated to Elitch Gardens
Spider	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Octopus	Unknown	2000	Relocated to Beech Bend
Swooper	Sellner Manufacturing	Swooper	1930	1939	Sold
Thunderbolt	Chance Rides	Matterhorn	1989	2021	Unknown
Tumble Bug	Traver Engineering Company	Tumble Bug	1928	1977	Scrapped
Tumbler	Chance Rides	Tumbler	1971	1972	Travelling USA
Wipeout	Chance Rides	Trabant/Satellite	1992	2021	Unknown
Yo-Yo	Chance Rides	Waveswinger	1978	2000	Unknown