subject: Historic Galveston Pleasure Pier [print this page] The Galveston Pleasure Pier is a $60 million dollar venture by Landry's Inc. owner Tilman Fertita. With plans to open up the pier on Memorial Day, May 28th, Fertita expects the pier is going to rival Coney Island's Luna Park, Chicago's Navy Pier, and the Santa Monica Pier. The 1,200 foot pier is located on 25th and Seawall at the old site of Flagship Hotel which was damaged by Hurricane Ike in 2008. The pier will feature 16 rides and will possess the highest ride in Texas. Of the sixteen rides to choose from several of the significant features consist of a 200 foot tall swing tower (the highest in Texas), a 100 foot high Ferris wheel having programmable LED lights, a 100 foot top to bottom lift metal coaster, and several rides that head out over the Gulf of Mexico.
The Galveston Pleasure Pier is getting revived for the third time during the gulf shore city's historical past. The initial rendition was on the foundation from the existing pier and was called the Electric Park. The Electric Park was promoted as "The Coney Island of the South" and was launched in 1906. The recreation area had been open up for 9 years previous to getting destroyed from the 1915 Galveston hurricane.
The second version of the park started as a leisure pier for military families all through World War II. By the conclusion of World War II it was switched over to the city whom then developed the pleasure pier. The pier was packed with midway games, an aquarium tank, amusement rides, and an arcade. This second adaptation of the Galveston Pleasure Pier survived basically 20 years before being weakened seriously by Hurricane Carla in 1961. In relation to the threat of a storm wiping out the next edition of the park Fertita advises, "That's why you pay high insurance premiums"
The Galveston Pleasure Pier should be available 270 times a year similar to the Kemah Boardwalk itinerary. Landry's Inc. estimates that the entertainment pier will have 3 million customers on an annual basis. The pier will place a retail facility known as Shops at Pleasure Pier along with the state's 1st Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. restaurant. A car parking lot is going to be positioned to the western side of Fish Tales, a Landry's owned restaurant. The Historic Galveston Pleasure Pier definitely will appeal several age types and adventure hunters equally.
