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Concept art of the park. Pleasure Pier entrance in Galveston, Texas The new Pleasure Pier in 2012. Features at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier include: [2] [3] Iron Shark — a steel roller coaster constructed by Gerstlauer, [10] a 100 feet (30 m) tall coaster offering four inversions with a back section cantilevering over the water.
The ride is a Swing ride where riders soar in a 98-foot (30 m) circle at speeds over 43 miles per hour (69 km/h) up on a 230-foot (70 m) tall tower overlooking the park and the Gulf of Mexico, while going forwards and or backwards. [1] [5] First pieces of Texas Star Flyer arrived at the pier in the middle of January 2012. [6]
It is adjacent to the city of Galveston. Coastal dune habitat in the park. Wetlands in the park. Restored dune habitat in the park. Habitats include surf, beach, dunes, coastal prairie, fresh-water ponds, wetlands, bayous and bay shoreline. [3] It has numerous trails for scenery and wildlife viewing. [4] There is a public campground in the park.
Galveston Island (/ ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL-vis-tən) is a barrier island on the Texas Gulf Coast in the United States, about 50 miles (80.5 km) southeast of Houston. The entire island, with the exception of Jamaica Beach , is within the city limits of the City of Galveston in Galveston County .
Pelican Island is an island located in Galveston County, Texas.It is part of the city of Galveston and is linked to Galveston Island by the Pelican Island causeway.The island is home to the Texas A&M University at Galveston as well as two museum ships—the destroyer escort USS Stewart (DE-238) and the submarine USS Cavalla (SS-244)—and Seawolf Park.
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The Kemah Boardwalk is a 60-acre Texas Gulf Coast theme park in Kemah, Texas, approximately 30 miles southeast of Downtown Houston, Texas.The Boardwalk is built entirely along the shores of Galveston Bay and Clear Lake.
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