Galveston Island Pleasure Pier

Welcome to the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier.

As you enter the park, the Gulf Glider welcomes you.

Once you are through the front gate, the Double Decker Carousel greets you.

They have a fun themed Himalaya style ride called Rock N Roll.


The have two sets of bumper cars (called Pier Pile Up).  One for adults and another for kids.

Pirates Plunge is their themed log flume - and it does get you wet.

Their Larson Giant Loop is called Cyclone.


Revolution actually swings out off the pier and over the Gulf.


So does Sea Dragon, but it's not as scary as Revolution.


Sky Shooter reminds me a lot of Fjord Fjairlane back home at Worlds of Fun.


All right.  The main reason I even come here in the first place.


That's right, it's Iron Shark time.

No matter how many times I ride this style of coaster, the first lift always gets me.


It's quite the twisted knot of track.

The Texas Starflyer is by far the scariest ride of this type I have ridden.
The wind just blows your seat all over the place up there.

The Galaxy Wheel is the last ride on the pier.

The pier actually juts out pretty far into the Gulf.  You can see how far away the beach is from where we are currently at.


Well it's been fun but it is time to get back to the hotel.  Big day again tomorrow.

Galveston Island Pleasure Pier

Welcome to the Historic Galveston Island Pleasure Pier.

Gulf Glider.

Double Decker Carousel.

Texas Tea.

Pier Pileup.

Rock N Roll.

Sea Dragon.

Cyclone.

Revolution.

These two rides are a tad scary since they swing out off the pier over the water.

Pirate's Plunge.

Yes, you will get wet on this ride.

Sky Shooter.

The marquee attraction on the pier - Iron Shark.

Vertical lift hill.

Beyond vertical first drop.

Twisty.

An overbanked curve.

More twisty.

Coming in for a landing - yes this part is out over the waves.

A great coaster.  Wish they could fit another one on the pier.

The Texas Star Flyer takes the award for scariest ride on the pier.

You will feel the wind blowing against you and it WILL push your seat in violently towards the tower.  If you are not prepared for this sensation it will scare the crap out of you.

The Galaxy Wheel is the final ride at the far end of the pier.

The ends of the pier.

Looking the other way.

The pier actually extends pretty far into the water from the beach.

The pier is a lot of fun.  I wish we had something like this back home.