My family was pretty poor when I was growing up in SA in the 70's - Playland Park/Kiddie Park to me was like most other kids going to AstroWorld and WaterWorld back then - my grandmother would take me for a ride on the bus down to Broadway and we'd walk to the park where she'd pay for me to go on a couple of the rides. It felt like we had gone on the greatest vacation trip ever. Of course, that's when it use to be safe for an elderly lady with a small child to actually walk down Broadway... I only hope that a new generation can partake in and appreciate the simple fun and pleasure this park can provide-at the very least, maybe it will help pull a generation of sloth children away from their computers & video games for a few hours.

I remember my birthday party there 25 years ago. It was so much fun. I also remember the alligators next to the Witte. Classic childhood memories of a San Antonio child. I hope it looks better. Kiddie Park was starting to remind me of something out of Stephen King novel.

Way to go owners!! Thank you!!! (:

What's the fascination with this dump? I've been there, I've seen it myself.

I used to love going there. I can still remember the delicious smell of the ice cream/cotton candy machines. Walking around, hearing the pebbles squish under my feet. Feeling that I was a big kid cuz I could ride the ferris wheel by myself and being lifted in to the sky. That was my generation's family park; the post-Playland, pre-Seaworld/Fiesta Texas generation. Great effort to provide lasting memories to thousands more kids and kids at heart!!

Great but I wished Playland Park had never closed :(

7 years? my daughter is too old now.

btw, the Rad i am talking about is Rad Weaver...he and his wife are the ones who made this possible

The "Little Dipper"...that was the roller coaster there when I was a kid. I loved that place.

way to go Rad....i played against him when he was at Clark...glad to see he was the true definition of a student athlete. Very well rounded guy who didnt take the passing of his father as an excuse during his adolesence and charged on. Glad to see someone give something back. I went as a kid because we couldnt afford AstroWorld or SixFlags, but i tell you what,getting my bones rattled on that rollercoaster when i was 5 yrs old, and eating a cold icee, those are memories i'll never forget. I'll be taking my kids.