Western Playland (opened 1960)

Western Playland

Location	El Paso, Texas, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	1960 to 25 September 2005

Western Playland was an amusement park previously located in El Paso, Texas, USA. The park moved to a new location following the 2005 season - Western Playland.

Defunct coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Bandido	Pinfari	Sit-Down	August 24, 1974	September 25, 2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Big Cheese	Allan Herschell Company	Wild Mouse	1960	1998	Relocated to Tinkertown Family Fun Park
Little Dipper	Unknown	Kiddie	1976	c.1990	Unknown

Defunct attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Auto-Scooters	Lusse Bros.	Dodgems	1966	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Drop Zone	Larson International / A.R.M. (USA)	Drop Tower	2005	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Ferris Wheel	Eli Bridge Company	Ferris Wheel	1963	1990s	Unknown
Frog Hopper	S&S	Junior Drop Tower	2001	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Gold Nugget	Pretzel Company	Tracked Dark Ride	1971	1994	Destroyed by fire
Grand Prix Raceway	Unknown	Go-Karts	1985	2005	Scrapped
Granny Bugs	Venture Rides	Roundabout	1984	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Helicopter	Allan Herschell Company	Junior Jets	1960	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Himalaya	Reverchon	Superbob/Musik Express	1980	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Kiddie Cups	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	Crazy Daisy	1960	2005	Scrapped
Merry-Go-Round	Allan Herschell Company	Carousel	1960	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Old 99	Chance Rides	Track Ride	1970	Unknown	Scrapped
Paratrooper	Hrubetz	Paratrooper	1972	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Pharaoh’s Fury	Chance Rides	Pirate Ship	1995	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Red Barons	Chance Rides	Junior Jets	1977	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Ruleta	Hrubetz	Round-Up	1977	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Scrambler	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1963	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Sky Diver	Chance Rides	Skydiver	1968	2000	Scrapped
Sky Glider	Hopkins	Ropeway	1976	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Snake Mountain	WhiteWater West	Dinghy Waterslides	1992	2005	Scrapped
Splashdown	Hopkins	Log Flume	1982	2005	Scrapped
Tilt-A-Whirl	Sellner Manufacturing	Tilt-A-Whirl	1964	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Trabant	Chance Rides	Trabant	1965	1988 or later	Unknown
Train	Allan Herschell Company	Miniature Railway	1960	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Tsunami	Hopkins	Shoot The Chute	2000	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
U-Boats	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	1970	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
U-Buggies	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	1972	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
U-Cars	Hampton Rides	Roundabout	1970	2005	Relocated to Western Playland
Venture River	Venture Rides	Venture River	1984	2005	Scrapped
Yo-Yo	Chance Rides	Waveswinger	1985	2005	Relocated to Western Playland