Morgan's Wonderland, Accessible amusement park in San Antonio, United States
Morgan's Wonderland is a theme park in San Antonio, Texas, with rides, playgrounds, gardens, a catch-and-release fishing lake, a special-event center and a 575-seat amphitheater. Its entrance building has a tall glass facade under a triangular gable, flanked by cream-walled wings with red roofs and dark red shutters. The park is designed so that all attractions are accessible to wheelchair users and people with different physical or cognitive conditions.
Businessman Gordon Hartman opened the facility in March 2010 after watching his daughter Morgan struggle to play with other children during a vacation. The site was designed as the first recreation center of its kind, where accessibility was central from the start.
The park is named after Morgan Hartman, the daughter of founder Gordon Hartman; a family vacation incident in which other children took their ball and left when she approached inspired the project. The entrance carries a "Morgan's WONDERLAND" sign in colorful letters on the gable. Each December the park holds the Snowball Run, 5K and 1K walking and running events open to all ages and abilities.
The park typically opens from late March through December and offers free entry for visitors with disabilities, while companions also receive reduced rates. Most days begin around half past ten in the morning and end in the late afternoon, with weekends and holiday periods drawing larger crowds.
In 2017, Inspiration Island was added, a water play area with special waterproof wheelchairs that visitors can use in shallow water. The water sections are kept at comfortable temperatures so that people with limited heat perception can splash around safely.
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