Western Playland

Overall the park is good. They tend to close a little earlier on Sunday as opposed to Saturday. The last couple of times I went on Sunday, there were still a lot of people in the park at closing time. Maybe see about an extra hour. The rides are well maintained. There are several bathrooms spaced well around the park. The same with concessions. My main concern is the lack of shade. It would be nice to see something done about that. The cost is right at $23 per person.

Reminds me of a traveling carnival, but in a permanent area.The rides are antiquated and very classic.(well taken care of) Good selection of rides for young kids. Staff is friendly and very nice. Area is clean but the weeds around the park need to be pulled. (Blends well with the Southwest desert.)Classic midway,only accepts cash.New rollercoaster(Hurricane) is one of the only new rides in the last few years.Downside ... No ATM machines. Food cashiers will give you cash back when you buy drinks or food.Lines move very quickly. Great place for families and economical. Best Value .. Dollar Days!

Very fun place to be. Happy to have it. Very safe place. Love it every time. Kids enjoy the time and staff is awesome. Maybe some security would be better but cant complaint. Parking is good every time.

Price point for unlimited rides bracelet is good. This is not a major amusement park and in no way can you compare to Six Flags, Disney, but everyone seems to enjoy the rides. I saw many families just hanging out and even having birthday parties. So theres an overall good vibe to the place. Concessions menu is limited, but pricing is not overboard. Plenty of parking, staff is courteous. Only sad part is in the middle of the park is a huge empty space full of overgrown weeds and debris, definitely an eyesore. My hopes is that one day this will be a huge park, however prices would definitely go up.

I have been coming to Western Playland since I was a kid. Now I bring my niece and nephews to enjoy the rides. Wish there was more newer rides but the oldies like the Himalaya are always gonna be my favorite to ride. The games are fun, if you wanna win a prize to take home, guess your name is the easiest and almost always you will win. Buy a refillable Alien cup for a better price on a drink refill. Was recently there for the 4th of July and the fireworks display was awesome! They even let you take chairs and blankets to cop a squat on the few areas of grass there is to enjoy the show. The food is good, yet pricey. All in all an awesome place to take kid of all ages!

You know for whatever its worth, I think this can be a great place but it still lacks a lot. I hope the owner is blessed with great deals on new rides and great contractors to help him see his vision through. My kids had loads of fun and want to go back for more but for me, I need some serious attempt at some kind of decent adult food at reasonable prices, its not Disney you know what I mean? Some nice games to keep us entertained with the wife while the kiddos run around with their friends. Its an El Paso thing and we need to support it, so Im in and ready for next time.

Western playland is fun for kids, teens and adults. And I love how the park is expanding and the rides are getting better.

When we were kids, going to the original Western Playland at Ascarate was a real treat. Even though we now live hundreds of miles away, bringing our kids each May was a fun tradition they all looked forward to. The newer location at Sunland Park was a difficult transition, but now we return each May with our grandchildren and it gets better each year. The landscaping is filling in, making the grounds more welcoming, and the price isn’t bad at all. For $25, you can ride as many times as you want. While there aren’t hundreds of rides, there are plenty to keep any age entertained for hours. And for the kids in the “sweet spot” (not too tall for kid rides, not too small for larger rides), you can’t beat the fun. The smiles are WELL worth the price.We have found that Western Playland is a far better value than those big parks that charge a ridiculous amount of money to get in and only offer massive roller coasters. If you want the thrill of the crazy coasters this place isn’t for you. If you want a variety of fun rides for all, you will enjoy it.

We had so much fun, will be going back soon.

Pog place to go all my homies love western playland

I like this place but its hot! They need some misters out there. The customer service is great everyone was very welcoming and had a smile

Clean. all rides worked. Fun for all ages. 2 to 37

Could of had more rides but around what they have sure beats everything else! Awesome place for having affordable prices on bracelets which allows you unlimited rides! Also great views from the the tops of the rides!

Awsome time, the park is getting better if I get ahold of a million dollars I will donate it to this park to bring back the rides and games I grew up with. We always have a great time enjoying this park.

Wonderful variety of rides for various ages of children. This was perfect for our family with a youngest of 5 and oldest of 13. Both of them enjoyed their respective rides and it was a good value for the extended trip. Wouldnt pay the prices if I was staying less than 4 hours. I could easily see the rides getting boring after multiple visits. Lines where short and moved quick. Even had a few rides without a line. This helps with the value as youre not wasting time waiting on line. If youre curious, there are plenty of shaded areas to rest throughout the park.

Had a lot of fun with my little niece, needs some more foliage and maybe we miss the old, larger Himalaya ride but the park kept us busy for the whole afternoon, will be back next year!

Nice, clean wholesome atmosphere. Probably 18 is the max appropriate age to go here, there is a kiddie ride area.

Western Playland was a good ending to spring break. We had a great time.

Such great times at Western Playland, ever since I can remember it has been a good time a Borderland Classic prices are cheap and its great to hang out,have a family fun night or even come alone Highly recommended if in El Paso TX.

This was a fun time when the kids were younger

I couldnt figure out if they were open and/or if fireworks were going to be fired on the 4th. Unable to reach anyone on their phone. Disappointed!

Great service from all the staff there. Fast food needs a little improvement and adding new rides would be great. Sample the churros

For really being the only amusement park in my area its great the tsunami is a fun water ride thats quick and not alot of people like other parks. Its relatively clean and the staff tries to make it an enjoyable experience. Although i do wish there was a few more younger kids rides. Its still a great park.

Great weather. Great time

The best amusement park, and definitely better than Disneyland and Six flags forsure!

We enjoyed Dollar Days and each team member of Western Playland was very nice and polite. Great place!!

Awesome place for family fun

So much fun and the lines to get on the rides are very short so u can on your favorite rides very fast:) great place for bday parties or just a day full of fun.

Great place for family and friends. If you plan to come on a holiday like the 4th of July, come early because later on in the day you can expect long lines everywhere. Still worth it though. Kids cant wait to see the firework show!!!

Celebrated the girls birthday! It was lots of fun for everyone!

Really fun and decent prices

Its very fun and a good place to spend the Summer! The only thing that ruined it is that they made it so that you have to buy tickets to go on rides. I know they may need more money or whatever but it was much better and convenient before you needed tickets. Still fun though?

Not a bad place for a bit of fun. We went during dollar days and it was a good value. The adults and kids had fun. We will be back.

Super fun place, I love the new ride they have with the 360. Its awesome, I also enjoy all of the other rides, except for the drop zone which makes me scream like if I was in a horror film. Its awesome, the adrenaline from being so high up and dropping super fast, its scary if you have seen Final Destination. Its a great place to take friends and family, and the food there is pretty good but of course a bit on a higher price.

Had a great time with family!!

Its simply super

The kids had a great time for 95% of the rides. Id give it 5 stars, but the kid last night in charge of the bumper cars needs a lesson. He was probably working with what he had which was not much. 1/2 of the cars didnt work maybe if you were bumped into you may get a slight chance to move a few inches, and no control over which direction. Trying to turn the wheel was pointless. You could hear even feel the motor running but nothing would happen. He stood there not a care in the world left people sitting in cars not moving. Not once did he bother to say that car doesnt work Or give direction. I can see why the line was short/nonexistent. If the ride isnt going to work & your going to have kids who are excited to drive for the 1st time cause they can reach the pedals, just come of disappointed, the ride should be stopped until it can run properly or remove the cars that dont work.Other than that kids had a blast!

Great fun! Not overcrowded like theme parks.

Fun place to spend time with family but Ill recommend to bring your own food if you are planning to stay longer cause the food is to expensive.

My son had an amazing birthday! The kiddos working there are so enthusiastic and full of life, excellent customer service. 4th time going this year and havent been disappointed.

We love it the kids have so much fun

The rides are alright. The food prices are ridiculous however. 4.75 for a large drink is ridiculous. Not to mention the line lengths. Some of the staff isnt so friendly. Overall I dont think its actually be worth the price your paying.

I havent been here in about 20 years. This new location is great. It could use a bigger attraction. Love it though! 360 loco is awesome!

We always have a fun time at Western Playland. There are a variety of rides and the evenings are comfortable there. The water ride is a way to cool off. Staff are professional and conscientious of safety.

It was very enjoyable and a great place to bring your family. Although food is quite pricey you can bring some of your own. The rides are fun and some can be thrilling.

This is a beautiful outdoor amusement park for kids and adults, with lots rides and rollercoasters. It tends to be hot outside so bring a cool water flask and sunscreen. Youre sure to get value for your money.

Awesome for what it is. Could use more rides and other attractions. For the price, its ok.

Well... nice place for the kids, but there is MUCH NEED OF SHADE!! there hours are dumb...in the middle of the heat[day]. And close at 9pm. keep it open til midnight..enjoy the lights and ye actual cool down of the night

It was okay. Ive been to Rye Playland in New York many times. Western Playland was incredibly underwhelming. There were literally 6 booths for games. Thats it. If you decide to get general admission but decide later to get on a ride, youd have to go back to the entrance of the park. There are no additional ticket stands. It was also so empty, every ride had to wait to add more people in order to take off. Meh...

Mega fun from what I can recall as a child. In FL now, so wouldnt be fair to compare with whats here. Simple, accessible fun.

Love this park! 22 dollars to all the rides as many times as you want. The lines are never very long. The rides go off height and unless your child is 36 inches high they won’t be able to ride all the rides but there is a kiddie zone with at least ten rides for riders 34 inches and above. Kids under 34 are free and from 34-36 are 16 dollars. Most of the rides could use some oil as they a bit creaky from being old but the staff are very professional and make sure everyone is safe. One of the rides made a weird noise so they ran it empty for awhile and had someone clear it before letting anyone back on. This park would have been perfect if certain rides were still available for the shorter kids like the bumper cars and the swing. I understand that’s not up to the staff though and my daughter who is two still had a great time! There are also plenty of shaded seating areas and a few patches of lawn with trees to take a break in and the food is pricey but not that much higher from other amusement parks. Overall great experience and will definitely be coming back!

Brought my grandsons. They had a blast. They are 6 and 8 so they could ride most rides by themselves. I would have given 5 stars but I watched another grandpa try to take his granddaughter on the Merry-go-round and the operator refused to let them ride because the grandpa didnt have a bracelet or a wristband. The little girl was still in diapers probably around 14 months. I think that is really unfair. The baby was wearing a bracelet. Shame on you for not using common sense.

Everyone please BE AWARE OF THIS PLACE. Let me just make it short and to the point. When I played the ball toss game and got it in the right color that says I won a prize the lady said I didnt win. Lucky I had my wife and her friend watching. They dont want us to win prizes so please read the rules before playing the games. They will remove the ball quick and tell you that you didnt win. Watch out for these scam artist people. Oh yeah and I called the manager. I got no refund and just a sorry.

Our daughter had a great time to the point of exhaustion for us all...

Fun day with the grandkids. Fairly affordable entertainment with rides for all ages. Staff was a 4, hopefully they will smile a little more this summer. Julian at the frog hop was a nice kid.. have some fun guys. We will go back this season

Awesome places for kids that are thrill seekers.

Things change El Paso. Yeah its not like the old Western Playland. It lacks shade a lot of shade. They need more places to relax, they have a huge space in the middle, waste of space. They should knock the price down a tad, 20 bucks for the unlimited rides bracelet. 1$- 2$ a ride ticket, with a cover charge if you dont want to purchase the bracelet.

Fun for the kids 12 and under to spend a few hours

This place is for kids, if you’re a grown person complaining about a great place to take your kids, you need to grow up! You had your time when you where young, this is no SixFlags, take a road trip if you want...

Although a great park and great experience. I wish there was more variety in your rollercoasters. Most of them seem to be arm-coasters. I hope in the future you develop a ride in the extra available land in the middle of the park. I hope that new ride has an inversion or multiple so thrill seekers can be attracted to the park.

The rides there are really fun. It even has a water- including ride - the tsunami. Really recommend it to anyone living near the Sunland Park Area!

Its cool fun but some rides are scary if you are scared of heights

Plenty of rides from toddlers to adults age groups. Only few shaded areas, take hat, umbrella, suntain lotion, call to find out if you can take your drinks and lunch. Log water ride is a great way to cool off, train available, but you still have to walk to get to rides, take walking shoes, towel to dry off water ride or just let sun dry you off. Most of the time you will be walking in the hot sun. Few seating areas.

Well it is what it is and it’s still a great time, I’ve ridden all the rides a million times like everyone has and it’s still a fun day with friends or family. I’ve always felt safe on the rides and never a bad experience! Concessions are decent but I don’t hit them up enough to give an honest opinion but overall enjoyable

There could have been a more better variety of food to eat. Maybe something healthy. There was no gift shop, the rides there were great, the ones I like, but I prefer the small logs for the log ride. A little music would be good while walking around. Hours open could be much better, opening earlier than 3 or 7pm. I think this is the closest amusement park from Las Cruces. It was fun, Ill go back.

It may be small but it was really enjoyable going on the rides a couple of times. Went for fathers day and it was free admission for the dads. Not a lot of people and it was very fun for the family!

It has changed but its good to relive the memories as a child.

Good for kids even better if you are a parent with teens.

Aging local amusement park in El Paso is actually the ONLY amusement park in El Paso. Could use some more shade and misters throughout the park for those hot sunny days, I recommend going near dusk and wear lots of sunscreen. The price for all you can ride is a bargain but make sure you eat before unless you want to spend your money on over priced fair like cuisine

Great prices and the kids loved it. Special pricing on Wednesday Thursday and Friday! Definitely coming back soon

Always fun. For little and older kids plus adults. The rides are decent. The prices are ok. They need a season pass option.

Im so glad that there were new rides and its a great place to bring my 5 year old.

Really awesome place my wife kids friend of ours and myself went we all had an outstanding time even with me not riding any rides but the sky rail I would definitely recommend this place for family fun the prices are really good cause you can stay there all day and ride the rides as many times as your heart desires.

Nice amusement park for the area. Fun rides. Dont expect it to be like Disneyland, but it is nice for young families and reasonably priced.

It was great...every year they add a new attraction and they keep the park and the bathrooms very clean....

My 3 kids always have a very good time here.

Very clean, friendly employees, and super short wait times compared to larger parks. Fun rides for a small park! I do wish there were more vegeterian or vegan friendly food options (For example they only had pepperoni pizza, no cheese). Also, the park could use a LOT more landscaping and scenery so it could lose the traveling carnival feel.(former cedar point employee)

While the amusement park is compact, it still has a great vibe and the park itself is relatively clean.The park has rides for both children and adults and concession prices were reasonable.Also, the park seems to actually close for the evening a bit later than the posted hours, so even a late visit can still be worth it. We got to the park at around 5:15pm and closing time was listed at 7:00pm but we ended up leaving at about 7:30pm and there were people still waiting to get on rides as we were leaving!

Western Playland was a lot of fun. There was little wait time. We went on a Sunday. It was clean and the attendants were friendly and professional.

Its just so awesome I have no words on how to explain it

When I got on one of the roller coasters my seatbelt came undone. If that wasn’t scary enough the hurricane I have to duck so that my head don’t come off. Not safe at all

AWSOME PLACE TO GO WITH THE KIDS FOR A WEEKEND. ADD MORE ROLLERCOASTERS

Nothing special. Kids liked it since there was barely anyone there so there were no lines so within a couple hours they had rode everything there multiple times

Food is kind of pricey, not cheap not expensive.. $12 for a large pizza.. for a slice it’s $3 with some change. Fries are amazing! Dots ice cream $2-$3 with some change they’re so small but hey you just ate dotted ice cream. Rides are for kids but you’ll still have a fun time if you make the most out of it! You can ride all the not kiddie rides within an hour or two and still eat within that time, if it’s only adults. If you have kids pretty sure it’ll take around two to three hours the most! All in all it’s an alright amusement park, you’ll have fun if you’re with fun people!

Surprisingly a really good time, Ive been twice this summer. Pretty impressed.

All-day inexpensive family fun, a must-go if visiting El Paso.

Fun! Wish it was open for autumn events. Would be cool in october for halloween. My kids love it.

Pretty much the only source of entertainment in El Paso besides wet n wild so it’s best to come as soon as it opens because once it hits later in the afternoon everyone starts coming and the wait times for the rides more than double. Once i stayed from 11:00 to 7:00 and there was literally no one there when I first arrived so I was able to ride the rides without really waiting but by the time it was 6:00ish it became pretty impossible to get on the rides because the lines were excruciatingly long so I just gave up on the rides and got food. I’m disappointed that there isn’t more rides so you kind of just have to keep riding the same rides and if there were more the lines probably wouldn’t be so long but it’s not that bad when you’re with your friends/family.

Took the whole family, kids and grand kids. Not over priced, and plenty to do for all ages. Well... the food was pretty pricey, but all in all we had a lot of fun

Im a fanatic of roller coasters/amusement parks and although Ive been to some of the best in the country (Six Flags Great America, Cedar Point, Universal Studios Orlando) I still had a BLAST at the Western Playland. It all felt like a cool throwback to a time when rides were simpler but still a lot of fun. Running around this place definitely made me feel like a kid again, and I loved being there after dark when the weather was cooler and the rides were all a glow.

Took my son for the first time had he had a blast

Love it . My kids had fun, just wish the bracelets werent that expensive but other than that a great place to go.

Kid friendly and good for a simple thrill. Miss it being at Ascarate Park though.

What can I say: I grew up going to this joint. Probably the best thing is that even on a busy day/night, the lines are super short. Definitely a good place to bring the kids.

Very inviting amusement park. Great for children and families. Most of the staff were very polite.

Just needs a bigger attraction. Kids love it though and you cant go wrong with that.

Since I have a Autism grandson. I would like to see more rides that they can ride. Not only for him but I saw students with special needs too.

I took my boys and we had fun the rides are neat. My boys and I enjoyed ourselves

Good price for the value. Great for smaller kids.

They need to update some of their rides. They charge enought to be able to.