The Dragon Coaster first opened on July 20, 1929 at Playland, which was built a year earlier. The 80-foot wooden coaster was designed by Frank Darling, who was hired by the Westchester Parks ...

Rye Playland first opened on May 26, 1928. The layout of Rye Playland today is similar to when it first opened in 1928. Designer Frederick A. Church, of Coney Island fame, is behind iconic Dragon ...

Coaster the Dragon is ready to officially welcome New York families back to Rye Playland for the 2025 season on Saturday, May 24. After months of uncertainty around the park's future, Westchester ...

RYE, New York (WABC) -- For thousands of New York families, a trip to Playland Park in Westchester County is a decades-old summertime tradition and this year, Eyewitness News paid the park a visit to ...

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