Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Named Nation’s Top Indoor Water Park

Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark’s Wasserfest indoor waterpark was recently ranked as the best indoor waterpark in the nation during the 2007 Golden Ticket Award ceremony at Dollywood amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Nicknamed the “Academy Awards of the Amusement Park Industry,” the Golden Ticket Awards are presented annually by Amusement Today, an industry trade magazine based in Arlington, Texas. The winners are determined by the results of an international survey conducted among hundreds of amusement park enthusiasts.

The fun of the summer continues as Galveston slowly moves into the cooler months of the year and the Wasserfest indoor season begins Saturday, Sept. 29.

Inside, visitors find a 70,000 square-foot indoor waterpark that offers more than a dozen heated waterpark attractions including four tube slides, three speed slides, three kids’ activity areas containing a variety of children’s play elements and pint-sized slides, a secluded beach, a hot tub and the Torrent(R) tidal wave river.

Admission: Wasserfest tickets are available at the discounted rate of $25.99 for adult all-day admission and $21.99 for children, ages 3 – 11, and seniors, 55 years or older. Afternoon (3 p.m.) admission tickets are available for $17.99 for adults and $14.50 for children and seniors. Two-day tickets are $41.49 for adults and $34.74 for children and seniors. Taxes are not included in the ticket price. Hours and prices are subject to change without notice.

Hours: Wasserfest is scheduled to operate 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and select holidays now through January 6, 2008. Wasserfest will also be open the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 23, and the week after Christmas, December 26 though January 6, 2008.

For More Information:
• visit schlitterbahn.com for the complete 2008 operating dates and hours.

Photo courtesy Schlitterbahn