Playland At the Beach, San Francisco

From what I seen of the video, I can see why they don't have Playland anymore 'cuz the Funhouse alone was too scary for young kids, never mind for adults.

But there may have been some stuff (like Coney Island was) that kept kids comin' back for more excitement. 

Despite the scary Funhouse, IMHO, there were probably some other stuff like the roller coasters so high you would feel your stomach drop and the many varieties of junk food that kept the kids comin' back for more, more MORE! They probably shut it down 'cuz they have budget problems since the amusement park was HUGE! They can no longer maintain the upkeep of the place like Santa Cruz Beach (now Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk). According to my dad, the expert SF historian (I'm only an amateur), there were lots more attraction at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk back then like swimming to name one of the few things. Wish I was around in those days. But I guess they had to downsize it, so to speak 'cuz they weren't able to maintain the upkeep the Boardwalk. :(  This was way before Great America.