Vancouver's favourite amusement park, Playland, is gearing up for its 2025 season, and thrill-seekers are ready to ride!

Playland opened its gates to the public ... the Little Dipper and the wooden roller-coaster, which was not in operation on opening weekend. Other rides, including the Atmosfear, Hell’s Gate ...

The Atmosfear came to Playland in 2011 ... But the one that may get photographed the most often is the Wooden Roller Coaster, which drops on what feels like a near vertical incline at 45 ...

The fiberglass ship atop the amusement park's rebuilt arcade replaces the wooden one that served as a landmark for decades.

This was the Golden Age of Roller Coasters, or rather, the Wooden Age — and a bracing ... Almost as renowned was his Aeroplane at Playland Amusement Park in Rye Beach, New York.

As the future of Playland remains in limbo, here's a look at the history of the iconic amusement park in Westchester.

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 ...