Marshal Scotty's Playland Park
Marshal Scotty's Playland Park is an abandoned theme park in El Cajon, California, off Interstate 8 on Lake Jennings Park Road. The park contained multiple attractions, such as a railroad, a 20 ft (6.1 m) Ferris wheel, a water slide, a small roller coaster, and a tilt-a-whirl ride.
| Location | El Cajon, California, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Slogan | "You'll never want to leave!" |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Closed | 1998 |
| Previous names | Frasier's Frontier |
| Operating season | Year round |
| Attractions | |
| Roller coasters | 1 |
| Water rides | 1 |
| Status | Closed |
The park is privately owned and is now mostly abandoned and fenced off.[1] The future of the park is unknown.[2]
In 2017, numerous relics were still visible from the road, through overgrown vegetation. In 2015, the park was opened during a few October weekend evenings for "Scare Trail", a type of pre-Halloween amusement.
References
- Pearlman, Karen (November 3, 2011). "New life for landmark MarshalScotty's". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- "Shane's Amusement Attic Page 273". PAL. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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