Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier is one of the longer amusement park names out there, but
the park itself is extremely small. This park is located on a super narrow pier extending over the
bay. Many rides here offer stunning views between their height and/or elements going over the edge.
So in this video, I will rank the top 10 rides at this waterfront park.
10) Rock N Roll- This Bertazzon flying bobs runs both forwards and backwards.
The ride has a solid speed going forwards, but the backwards bit seemed to go at half
speed. Other installations swing more, but there was still some side-to-side motion.
9) Sea Dragon- Swinging ships can make me queasy, but I cannot deny how good the
cycle is on this one. The Chance ones have good negative Gs to begin with and the boat seems to
go a bit higher on this one. So you get some nice floater airtime on the ends of the boat.
8) Texas Tea-
This is a set of Zamperla tea cups meant more for kids, but I thoroughly enjoy these as an
adult. Why? The cups are exceedingly easy for an adult to spin, resulting in a dizzying ride.
7) Gulf Glider- This Bertazzon wave swinger has a nice location on the edge of the pier.
So you get some fun views of the street, beach, and water. And the downswings had some
solid force for this type of ride as a bonus. 6) Cyclone- This Larson Super Loop offers the good
hangtime this ride is known for. I love how much you hang out of your seat on the slow rotations.
Then you also get some really fun views while suspended upside-down as icing on the cake.
5) Pirate’s Plunge- This Interlink creation has a different layout for a pierside log flume.
It’ still a compact ride with some high turns offering sweet views. Then there are two drops.
Both level off early, so they don’t offer airtime. But they do have zip. Just make
sure you want to get soaked. There’s a wall right next to the runoff for the first drop,
so the splash rebounds right into your lap! 4) Galaxy Wheel- This Chance Ferris Wheel
stands 9 stories tall, so it offers some of the best views of the park and bay. There’s another
ride here offering a superior view, but you can actually take your camera on the Ferris Wheel.
3) Revolution- This Chance frisbee uniquely rocks over the edge of the pier, so you’re
staring down at the water. It’s a neat vantage point. The airtime isn’t too strong on this one,
but getting a few pops with that view makes the ride enjoyable.
2) Texas Star Flyer- This is the park’s tallest ride by far. This is a 23 story
tall Funtime Star Flyer. And it offers one of the best views of any ride out there.
You get a birds eye view of the park and can see for miles in any direction. And most importantly,
you swing over the water which is a freaky visual. This one isn’t fast enough to offer any forces,
but it’s often windy by the bay so your swing will dance in the air.
1) Iron Shark- This Gerstlauer Eurofighter has an incredible view. The reveal of the ocean after the
vertical lift is stunning. The elements are quite good too. The beyond vertical drop has
intense ejector airtime, especially with the lap bars. Then you have a nice range of other forces.
The pullout and final helix offers positives. The Immelmann has some hangtime at the top. And the
speed hill offers laterals. The ride shimmies in some valleys, but it’s a minor nuisance.
So those are the top 10 rides at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier. What are your
favorite rides at this park? Let me know down in the comments. If you enjoyed this countdown, I’d
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