Western Playland
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Western Playland is a 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) 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 the county of El Paso, owner Pat Thompson decided to move it across the Rio Grande to Sunland Park where the owner of Sunland Park Casino donated land right across from his casino. It is home to the rides Tusnami, El Bandido Roller Coaster, Paratrooper, Round up, Tilt-a Whirl, Pharaoh's Fury, Scrambler, Himalaya and more.
Amusement park
thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...
located in Sunland Park, New Mexico
Sunland Park, New Mexico
Sunland Park is a city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 14,106 at the 2010 census. Though it lies directly across from El Paso, Texas, being in Doña Ana County makes it instead a part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area, some 30 miles to the north.The...
. It was located in Ascarate Park in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
from 1960 until 2006, but after conflicts with the county of El Paso, owner Pat Thompson decided to move it across the Rio Grande to Sunland Park where the owner of Sunland Park Casino donated land right across from his casino. It is home to the rides Tusnami, El Bandido Roller Coaster, Paratrooper, Round up, Tilt-a Whirl, Pharaoh's Fury, Scrambler, Himalaya and more.