NewsPlusNotes: Rye Playland Boasts its Best Season in Several Years

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Rye Playland Boasts its Best Season in Several Years

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It has been a while since we've had good news coming out of Rye Playland, which has been troubled with much drama and lawsuits regarding who will be operating the park. It's a long story, but the current disagreement between Standard Amusements and the County, which owns the park, is still raging on.

Let's turn to the good news instead, Playland has announced that their attendance in 2019 was higher than the past three years, breaking a trend of steadily decreasing visits. In 2019 there were a total of 508,413 visitors, compared to 460,000 in 2018. That's a substantial gain, based off of the park adding a new ride, a new mascot, town days to celebrate local communities, live concerts and entertainment, and adding two fall weekends to the park's schedule.

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A big part of the lift was probably the addition of the park's first new ride in eleven years, the Dragonator. The ride, which is a Disk'O from Zamperla, opened on July 29th and brought plenty of new life to the park. The spinning and swirling ride proved extremely popular with visitors, showing that there could be a significant need for new attractions at the property.

Despite the ongoing issues related to who will be operating the park, the County is pleased by the growth this season and promises to use this winter to "improve and expand our product." Hopefully another new ride will join the park in 2020!

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