&sq=&lang=&file=File:8d19660r_Skyrocket_1943.jpg) Giant Skyrocket roller coaster, May 1943[1] | |
| Location | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Closed | 1967 |
| Owner | Louis Slusky |
| Slogan | "Fun for the whole family!" |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 10 - 30 |
| Roller coasters | 1 |
Playland Park was an amusement park located in Houston, Texas operating between 1940 and 1967. Louis Slusky opened Playland Park in 1940 at 9200 South Main. It is remembered for its wooden roller coaster, Giant Skyrocket. Texas' first elevated monorail train briefly operated near the park. Next to the park was an adjoining stock-car racetrack known as Playland Speedway. Playland Park closed in 1967.[2][3][4][5]
Playland Park, Houston should not be confused with the Playland Park located in San Antonio, Texas which opened around the same time and had a wooden roller coaster similarly named The Rocket.
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