RYE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- The cloud of anxiety that hovered over the opening of Rye Playland this season seems to have lifted. Attendance at New York's only government-owned amusement park is soaring.

The Dragonator is the park's first new ride in over a decade. The name for the ride was chosen from hundreds of submissions. The Dragonator holds 24 riders and spins around a U-shaped track. The ...

County Executive George Latimer joined campers at Cranberry Lake Preserve’s Nature Camp today to announce the official name of Playland’s newest attraction. Dubbed a “Disk’O 24” model by Zamperla, the ...

Playland’s first new ride in a decade was christened as “Dragonator” after a vote of summer camp kids on Wednesday. The Schwarzenegger-esque moniker was one of five finalists after a naming contest by ...

Latimer said Playland has registered a $300,000 gross increase in profits over last year's same period. RYE – Westchester County officials held a ribbon cutting Tuesday to mark the first spin of “The ...