It's really a very grassroots sort of place with exciting rides (unless you're like me, and just glancing at the world-famous wooden roller coaster ... about the way Playland has always stayed ...

If you're a thrill seeker, then chances are you love the adrenaline-fueled world of roller coasters. Over the decades, these amusement park staples have evolved from gentle pleasure rides to ...

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

"It was the coaster that welcomed my husband and I into the enthusiast community. We enjoyed countless rides on this treasured wooden roller coaster, which just happens to be an ACE roller coaster ...

When folks lined up on May 20, 2000, to ride the Mega Zeph roller coaster at the newly opened ... is shown at Jazzland in 2001. With its wooden frame and 4,000 feet of track, the Mega Zeph ...

MASON — Kings Island will be making improvements to more than 20 percent of the track for ‘The Beast’ roller coaster. Crews began working on the 46-year-old wooden track after the 2024 ...

Siren's Curse 'tilt' coaster to open in 2025 The newest addition to the Sandusky theme park is being billed as the tallest, fastest and longest “tilt” roller coaster in America, the Beacon ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Since Belmont Park first opened to the public in 1925, the historic Mission Beach amusement park and its iconic wooden roller coaster have become synonymous with San ...

Western Playland amusement park opened on May 28 ... “Mad Mouse” which is a roller coaster-type device, the thrill ride of spinning cups known as “Crazy Daisy,” an 1865-style locomotive ...

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 ...