As nouns the difference between playland and layland
is that playland is an area of free recreation while layland is (obsolete) land lying untilled; fallow ground.
playland
English
Noun
(
en noun)
An area of free recreation
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 22, author=Craig S. Smith, title=For Sale: Hussein’s Riviera Villa, work=New York Times citation
, passage=The French Riviera has long been a favorite
playland for dodgy characters of all stripes. }}