HERMISTON â A group of eager children gathered alongside Hermiston Mayor David Drotzmann under the arching entrance to the new Funland Sunday, July 4, for the grand opening of the new facility. âThree, two, one,â the crowd counted down before Drotzmannâs giant scissors sliced the ribbon and a flood of children flowed across the park. âItâs amazing,â yelled one child as he sprinted across the playground. A stilt walker dressed like Uncle Sam, a pair of pirates and Santa Claus mingled amongst the crowd, taking photos with children as they explored the new playground. Elsewhere, Khloe Velasco swung across the variety of playground structures, taking in each one. Velasco still remembers the old Funland and said it was hard to choose which one she liked better.