Playland to Open. Find Out When.

County can't say if rides will be ready, however

May 07, 2025

Playland plans to open for the season on Memorial Day Weekend, but the historic amusement park may be a shell of its old self.

Playland will open its doors to patrons on Memorial Day Weekend, Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins announced on Wednesday.

But whether its rides will be operational then is another story.   

Jenkins, a Democrat, admitted on Wednesday that he didn’t know. The county, he said, is working with the state Department of Labor to determine the status of each ride, while addressing the “damage left behind” by former park operator Standard Amusements LLC.

-by Christian Falcone, Rosie Newmark & David Hessekiel