I'm trying to figure out the name of a park and if the rocket ship is still there.

I was born and raised in southern Cali till I was 11, then moved to the cold Michigan area...brr...

Anyways, around Aneheim / La Habra, somewhere around there, I remember a big park, had a sandy play ground, metal toys and slides, swings, though the big thing that I remember is this probably 3 story metal rocketship, that went straight up into the air. You could climb all the way to the top and "drive" it. My mom took a picture on her camera phone when she was there years ago but doesn't remember the name of it.

about 16 years ago at least, there was a carls junior really close to it and I believe there is a school or baseball diamond or a track way off to one side.

I know it's a long shot, though would love to know so I could go there again when it's feasible, take my daughter and relive some memories.
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They had camera phones then????
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well she didn't take a picture 16 years ago..but maybe 3-5 years ago.
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is that you on the top deck Kelly?
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No, but a park near my house still has one of these vintage playground items.
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dude that's totally like it!!.... the rocket ship I mean...

though it had nothing but tree's with pine cones and grass around it.
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Hope it wasn't Boysen Park in Anaheim.

Here it is (was):

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Could be Oeste Park in La Habra.
http://events.pe.com/la-habra-ca/ven...941-oeste-park
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This thread reminded me of sadlands back in the day. Any SoCal skateboarders will know what I'm talking about.
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Those rockets are freaking awesome. Maybe the coolest playground equipment I've seen (or maybe I just like Futurama too much :-)).
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Where was this stuff when I was growing up?
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At the park......:-)
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had lots of fun as a kid in parks like this in socal i was not sure if that kind of stuff was still around. i remember other kids getting hurt all the time on stuff like this but they were usually climbing up the outside of the rocket.
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:-)
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