Westchester County's Plan to Ruin Your Childhood Memories

For nearly 85 years, Playland Amusement Park in Westchester County has offered rides that range from the tepid (Ye Olde Mill) to the teeth-chattering (the Dragon Coaster). This will soon change, in the wake of the county agreeing to a redevelopment proposal — submitted by a nonprofit corporation called Sustainable Playland Inc. — that would remove 30 percent of the park’s rides to make way for new green spaces, restaurants and something The Journal News describes as a “splash park.”

Those who grew up braving the Double Shot might be pleased to learn more than 1,000 Playland enthusiasts have signed a petition protesting the planned changes and encouraging county legislators to reject Sustainable Playland’s offer in favor of a proposal that would “maintain and improve the existing amusement park...without shrinking the footprint of the amusement area or decreasing the number of rides.”