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

Western Playland opened in February for the 65th time. The amusement park, a hobby for co-founder Leo Hines, opened with eight rides and a concession stand featuring hot dogs, soft drinks and ...

Fresno’s Playland park is days away from closing it gates — again. The nearly 70-year-old children’s theme park announced earlier this month that its current operator, Helm and Sons ...

Changes are in the works at the last remaining family-friendly amusement park along one of the Jersey Shore’s busiest boardwalks as it gears up to accommodate more people this summer, after its ...

An amusement park that first welcomed visitors to its seven-acre lot in 1955, has announced it will close its gates on March 30.

Playland's Castaway Cove now holds the distinction ... So, the park has reconfiguring some rides. A couple others were removed and are being replaced with two new rides, each with a smaller ...

This time, however, a temporary closure is necessary to allow Helm and Sons to wind down operations and move its rides, says ...

From outdoor adventures and Easter festivals to woodland trails and even a beach clean with a twist, there are plenty of egg-citing events taking place across ...