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Funland is downright magical, partially because it's been around since the 1960s. There have been updates, but the atmosphere of innocent joy remains.
When you think of arcades today, what comes to mind? Claw machines, water-gun games, or shooting basketballs into hoops ...
Why the 'World's Most Dangerous Amusement Park' Continues to Fascinate, 47 Years After It Opened Action Park was a Vernon, N.J., amusement park open from May 1978 to September 1996 By ...
The park originally opened in 1998, making it just shy of 30 years old, but its roots date all the way back to the 1840s. Here's a brief history of the Connecticut water park, as well as how to ...
Arnolds Park is open to this day and is the oldest amusement park west of the Mississippi River. Watch the video above from 1999, when KCCI’s Todd Magel was there for the community celebration.
Less than five blocks down the boardwalk, at Playland’s Castaway Cove, there is still an amusement park pulse in Ocean City. This surprises some people, says Brian Hartley, vice president of ...
Park visitor Chris Del Borrello plays a water gun game at Playland’s Castaway Cove amusement park, in Ocean City, N.J, on Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau) Show Caption ...
The eastern portion of Buena Park’s downtown shopping center was closed Monday, July 29, as 106 firefighters worked to put out a heavy four-alarm fire at Big Air Trampoline and Adventure Park ...
Edaville Family Theme Park puts rides, train cars, amusement games up for auction. Updated: 6:34 PM EDT Apr 29, 2025 Editorial Standards ...
Jersey Shore boardwalk amusement park gets ready to be ‘only game in town' With the closure of Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Ocean City's Playland's Castaway Cove is the only boardwalk amusement ...
Jersey Shore boardwalk amusement park gets ready to be ‘only game in town' With the closure of Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Ocean City's Playland's Castaway Cove is the only boardwalk amusement ...
Skee-Ball is the oldest game in the park, having been part of Funland since 1962. Inside Funland, if you look north, there's a section of the building that hangs over "the row" of kiddie rides ...