More than 32 rides, including a Ferris wheel, make Playland's Castaway Cove stand out on the Ocean City Boardwalk. The amusement park has been operating for more than 60 years and has developed a ...

Before the year was out, Playland had a new proposal for a very similar structure, with an arcade and areas for food service on the Boardwalk level and offices upstairs. There were some changes to ...

Playland Amusement Park is back for the 2025 season, and it’s kicking things off in a big way. Over Memorial Day ...

Icona Resorts, which owns the property, will put the building to use as it pursues plans to build a luxury hotel.

Playland's Castaway Cove, the only remaining amusement park on the Ocean City Boardwalk, has replaced the pirate ship that sat atop its arcade until it was destroyed in a fire four years ago.

Playland's Castaway Cove now holds the distinction of being the only amusement park on Ocean City’s boardwalk, after Gillian’s Wonderland Pier closed this fall. “I've actually worked at both ...

OCEAN CITY — Workers swarmed Playland’s Castaway Cove on the Boardwalk last week, taking delivery of a new ride and prepping the rest for the start of the summer of 2025. March is always a ...

“We’re probably all as excited as Playland’s is to get it back open,” said Ocean City Councilman Jody Levchuck, who is also a member of the city’s Boardwalk Merchant’s Associatio ...

During those same years, I wrote about the emergence of the Westchester Children’s Museum as a destination for Westchester families along the Playland boardwalk. The nonprofit museum ...

This column was updated to reflect new information. In recent decades, Mother’s Day was the official opening day for Playland, with families visiting the county-owned amusement park on Long ...

Westchester Children’s Museum trustees have their eye on Playland’s South Bathhouse, next door to its 22,000-square-foot facility on the historic boardwalk. As 2025 unfolds, museum leaders are ...