Western Playland
Western Playland is a 25-acre amusement park located in Sunland Park, New Mexico. It was located in Ascarate Park in El Paso, Texas, from 1960 until 2006, but after conflicts with El Paso County, owner Pat Thompson decided to move it to Sunland Park where the owner of Sunland Park Casino donated land right across from his casino.Photo: Dimples915, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Theme park
- Description: amusement park in Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States
- Address: 1249 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park, NM 88063
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino and The Shoppes at Solana.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino
Sports venue
Photo: B575, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino is a racino located in Sunland Park, New Mexico, a suburb in southern New Mexico. The casino, open 112 hours a week, also offers many electronic table games including roulette, blackjack and Texas Hold 'Em. Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Western Playland.
The Shoppes at Solana
Shopping center
The Shoppes at Solana is a shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, owned and operated by Enoch Kimmelman. It is located on El Paso's west side, at Interstate 10 and Sunland Park Drive. The Shoppes at Solana is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Western Playland.
American Diversion Dam
Dam
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The American Dam, or American Diversion Dam, is a diversion dam on the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, that divides the river water between Mexico and the U.S. American Diversion Dam is situated 2½ miles southeast of Western Playland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunland Park and Kern Place.
Sunland Park
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sunland Park is a city in southeastern Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States, on the borders of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua, with Ciudad Juárez adjoining it on the south and El Paso, Texas, on the east.
Kern Place
Neighborhood
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Kern Place is a historic neighborhood on the West side of El Paso, Texas. The neighborhood lies just east of the University of Texas at El Paso, and north of downtown. Kern Place is situated 4 miles east of Western Playland.
El Paso
El Paso is the sixth largest city in Texas, with 679,000 residents. It is on the United States-Mexico border. The city on the other side of the border is Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.
Western Playland
- Categories: amusement park, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.80201° or 31° 48′ 7″ northLongitude
-106.56045° or 106° 33′ 38″ westOpen location code
853MRC2Q+RROpenStreetMap ID
way 666761199OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkWikidata ID
Q7988171
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Western Playland” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “ويستيرن پلايلاند”
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Highlights include Scrambler and Flying Scooters.
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