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red dog 1

(27,820 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:05 PM Jan 2018

For old-time San Franciscans: What was your favorite ride at Playland at the Beach?

Whitney's Playland at the Beach was a 10 acre amusement park complex located at the western edge of San Francisco's Richmond district at Ocean Beach.
It first opened in 1922 and closed Labor Day weekend in 1972.

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	The Fun House
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	The Diving Bell
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	The Carousel
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	Tilt-o-Whirl
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	Laff in the Dark
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	Dark Mystery
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	The Rocket Ride (located next to the Diving Bell)
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	The Rocket Ride (located adjacent to the Carousel
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	Limbo
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	Bumper Cars
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For old-time San Franciscans: What was your favorite ride at Playland at the Beach? (Original Post) red dog 1 Jan 2018 OP

Was that the one with the red plastic elephant key? mahina Jan 2018 #1

"red plastic elephant key"? red dog 1 Jan 2018 #3

It was! I loved the train with Dumbo in the lead. mahina Jan 2018 #2

Could that have been "Limbo"? red dog 1 Jan 2018 #4

Thanks. It was super fun to be together. mahina Jan 2018 #5

I loved the Bumper Cars, the Diving Bell, the rocket ride next to the Carousel, & the Fun House red dog 1 Jan 2018 #6

You may be thinking about the "Elephant Train" at the S.F. Zoo red dog 1 Jan 2018 #8

All I remember.... Thunderbeast Jan 2018 #7

I've never seen that movie red dog 1 Jan 2018 #9

I never had a chocolate covered frozen banana, red dog 1 Jan 2018 #10

mahina

(17,668 posts)

1. Was that the one with the red plastic elephant key?

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:37 PM

Jan 2018

We went there when I was really little, I’d so. I just remember liking it a lot.

red dog 1

(27,820 posts)

3. "red plastic elephant key"?

Reply to mahina (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:43 PM

Jan 2018

mahina

(17,668 posts)

2. It was! I loved the train with Dumbo in the lead.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:42 PM

Jan 2018

I was 3 when we went. So. How about you?

red dog 1

(27,820 posts)

4. Could that have been "Limbo"?

Reply to mahina (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 07:48 PM

Jan 2018

It was a "spooky" ride, fairly new, located adjacent the Fun House.

Is it possible you went to "Funtier Village" which was a kid's amusement park located behind Playland, with "Kiddie rides", including a small roller coaster.