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Kiddy Coaster

Wood Junior at Playland Park, Rye, New York. Opened 1928.

By Theme Park Spot · Last reviewed November 8, 2026

Height
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Inversions
0
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Designer
Frank Darling

Kiddy Coaster is a small wooden roller coaster for children at Playland Park in Rye, New York. It was designed by Frank Darling, who ran Playland in its first years, built by Rudyard Stephen Uzzell with the National Amusement Device Company, and opened with the park in 1928. Playland's own website dates it to 1927, which RCDB suggests was the year it was ordered or built.

The coaster climbs a chain lift and has no inversions. Trains of three cars seat six riders, two to a car. RCDB notes that adults are not allowed to ride; the park's limits are 36 to 55 inches tall. The American Coaster Enthusiasts have named it a Coaster Classic and a Coaster Landmark.

Sources

  • playlandpark.org/rides (Park ride list: Kiddy Coaster, 36 in minimum and 55 in maximum; 2 riders per car.)
  • rcdb.com/232.htm (RCDB: Kiddy Coaster, Playland Park, operating since 1928; wood, family; 0 inversions; chain lift; 3 cars, 6 riders; built by National Amusement Device Company; builder Rudyard Stephen Uzzell; designer Frank Darling; Playland website dates it 1927; adults not allowed to ride.)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye_Playland (Wikipedia: Playland, Rye NY, owned by Westchester County; opened May 26, 1928; Frank W. Darling ran it at first; National Historic Landmark 1987; Marriott 1981-1982; Standard Amusements management agreement approved 2016, Standard sought to end it in January 2025 and the county ran the 2025 season; coasters Dragon Coaster (1929, Frederick Church, about 3,400 ft, 80 ft; park mascot), Kiddy Coaster (1928; ACE Coaster Classic and Landmark), Family Flyer (Zamperla, 2001), Crazy Mouse (Zamperla wild mouse, 2003), Super Flight (Zamperla Volare, 2004-2022, standing inoperable); Wild Wind never opened.)

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