WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The lights, horses, and music are bringing memories back. “I was totally amazed and wide-eyed girl at 12 years old the first time I ever rode it,” said Karyn Woodward. Decades ...

A plan to bring new joy to Joyland with an outdoor event center and paintball range has won approval from planners and neighbors and is set to go to the City Council next month. Councilman James ...

In the 1950s, the children of Sioux Falls had a lot less to do than the children of today. After school, there might be a pick-up game of baseball or a paper route to attend to, but for the most part, ...

Joyland Amusement Park, 2801 S. Hillside, has installed a new ride called the Sleigh Ride. It's the first new ride at the park since the Skycoaster was introduced there in 1997. The Sleigh Ride, which ...

Joyland opened for the last time in Wichita 10 years ago, but Wichitans can’t seem to get enough of it. Every time a new book features the old park or a new drone video emerges showing the park as it ...

At first glance, these desolate images look like they're from the aftermath of a warzone, or a ghost town left behind from the Chernobyl disaster. But in fact these pictures were taken in the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WICHITA, Kan. — The owners of the abandoned ...

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - Joyland Amusement Park is open for its 46th season with more than 30 rides and the new X-Factor Extreme. Joyland is now open every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. through May 28.

Amusement parks are a summer staple, those destinations that can’t help but bring out happiness in all who walk through the gates. And while that can be said for the main setting in Stephen King’s ...

A new lease clears the path for the sale, marking a major transition as the amusement park prepares for its 75th anniversary.