I was only there once about 2 or 3 years ago, but I enjoyed it immensely. It's the only place I've been to that sort of captures the ambiance I remember from my childhood at Palisades Park. The art deco aura of the place has been admirably maintained, and venturing there is like stepping back into time. I don't know if the rides are any better or any worse here than they are anyplace else, but, thanks to the nostalgic atmosphere, they're much more enjoyable, and you won't have to wait on line as long (and they're not as obscenely expensive as, say, Great Adventure). Also, you can walk a short distance away and gaze upon the Long Island Sound, which is absolutely lovely in the evening. This place has been around forever too...my mother came here way back in the 1930's. Hopefully, it will be around for a long, long time to come.

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Beautiful,old-fashioned amusement park. Lovely 1920's art deco style. It is very easy to get hooked on the place. I was brought to Playland as a baby and have been returning ever since. Westchester at its best!

I have been going here since I was a little boy and now my children go there. It is a slice of Americana that cannot be bought or sold. It is, in a word, priceless! If you can't have fun here, you're not alive.

Just about 25 minutes or so north of New York City Playland has the look of a park that's been there forever, and maybe it has. I must've spent three consecutive birthdays there as a child and even though I always got the sense that it was slightly seedy I always had a blast. One of my favorite rides was the one where you stand agains the wall in this cylinder and as it spins the floor drops down about 10 feet and your stuck to the wall by the centrifugal force. I'd probably yack if I tried that now but at age 8 I couldn't get enough of it. Playland is also where I contracted my fear of roller coasters. As soon as I was tall enough my father took me on the Dragon Coaster and made me sit up in the front car with him. Why did he do this? He says he just wanted to see my face coming over the first drop, and believe me it was a look of sheer terror. I didn't step onto another roller coaster until my senior class trip, 10 years. All in all I'd say Playland is your typical slightly run down but still kicking amusement park and worth the stop.