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    Iron Shark

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    Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston

    Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston

    2.8(322 reviews)
    3.9 mi

    Everything was perfect in every way. Staff personnel were ready to assist and very attentive to…read moredetail.

    Why 4 stars? Because it's not the best waterpark we've been to, but it did the trick…read more --- --- --- We visited on Thursday, July 2nd and are very glad we opted to go on Thursday instead of Friday, as we noticed Galveston was a lot more crowded on Friday, which was a de-facto holiday for most people. We were walking in at 11:10am, just after they opened. We set our stuff down on a table near the entrance and headed to the first set of slides. Because we were there early on a weekday, there were no lines at all. We would talk up to the top of a tower and go right down a slide. As it turned out, it was pretty much a waste of money to grab the express passes because we only needed them on one tower (two slides). And had we known that, we would have gone to this tower first and really not even needed them at all. Every other group of slides either had zero wait, or didn't have an express lane. And unfortunately, MASSIV was closed, and as far as I could tell, that would have been the best ride. We did every slide in the park in the first two hours and then hung out for a while in the lazy river, which wasn't so lazy. I really enjoyed it, especially after climbing 40-50 stories worth of stairs to do all of the slides. I don't know that we would need to come back to Schlitterbahn again when there are other closer waterparks to us, but we were happy to try another new one that we hadn't been to before. One thing I'll note: we attempted to walk around barefoot, but the concrete was absurdly hot. I am no concrete engineer, but it seems like a waterpark should do something about that. Paint the concrete? Treat it? Add more shade? I don't know, but the answer shouldn't be: leave it all natural and 100% exposed to the elements. At the very least, leave little stations at the base of rides for sandals, because you weren't allowed to take your sandals on the slides, but there was also no place to really leave them, so we just kind of dropped them at the bottom of the stairs and hoped they would be there when we came back.

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    Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston - My kiddo having fun with a cool pyramid view

    My kiddo having fun with a cool pyramid view

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    Shark Attack 5D Theater - Do not go here!

    Shark Attack 5D Theater

    2.0(52 reviews)
    0.0 mi

    Perhaps our experience was different from everyone else's because we didn't wait in a long line. We…read moresimply showed up, and we liked it! It's worth the price Is it Universal Studios level quality??? No, but it was still fun.

    Don't waste your time or money at this attraction!…read more The Shark Attack 5D theater is located across from Pleasure Pier. It was July and we thought it would be a good place seek refuge from the sweltering heat and humidity before the sunset. I did notice that the attraction only had 2 stars on Yelp, but was willing to take a risk. It looked similar to some sort of immersive ride like Indiana Jones. My 6yo picked the Mysterious Underworld over the Shark Attack. The ticket attendant was an inattentive young teen. I asked when the show was going to begin and he let out a loud sigh and said "I don't know, it might be now or maybe longer. Stand in that line." He pointed to the shaded Mysterious Underworld outdoor waiting area. We were waiting in the space while other attendees were rudely smoking cigarettes around us. 5 mins turned to 30 mins. My son started to show signs of overheating so I asked the attendant again and he sighed and said I don't know! So we went into the other line for the 5D shark attack which was moving faster. When we got inside they said we were in the wrong line. We walked inside to our ticketed Underworld attraction and told the operator that we were outside for over a 30 mins. She angrily kicked us out and told us to go back outside. We asked if we could be inside with the A/C and said our son was overheating and she insisted that we go back outside because it wasn't our turn. I was livid and was working on getting our money back especially since there were no apologies for the miscommunication from the staff. Suddenly, 10 mins later the operator let us in and we decided to just go on the ride since it would've been faster than me trying to ask the attendant for my money back. The graphics were pretty horrible, and we got some sort of mysterious liquid splashed on our face from the creepy skeleton on the screen. Ok so the only reason I'm giving it two stars is because my 6yo son said that he actually enjoyed the ride. Honestly, though they need to have better organization, directions and training of their staff. There also should be an upgraded waiting area so attendees don't pass out from the heat.

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    Worst staff ever, rude and inattentive

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    Dolphin World Inc No 2

    Dolphin World Inc No 2

    1.8(5 reviews)
    4.5 mi
    $$$

    This is my stop every time I go to Galveston. The souvenirs are cheap and the owner has let us park…read morethere for a while to walk the beach.

    NEVER go here - 0 stars - terrible! DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE YOUR MONEY! False advertising on…read morebusiness door (the store does not accept AmericanExpress - but the gas pump does), horrible customer service, bathroom broken, overpriced - and top it off my experience, went in asked if they took AmEx (the sticker on the door said yes) the lady at the counter said no in a heavy Spanish accent, I asked why did the business door say yes and she replied for gas only, all I came in for was plastic spoons (overpriced) for beach picnic - but after seeing that the bathroom was out of order too I was very unimpressed and decided to go to Krogers instead. So I put back the spoons and went out to my car. I was inside my car and about to leave when a different Spanish woman who was also working in the store walks up to my window - I rolled it down and she tells me the woman (from behind the counter) wanted her to check my purse - WHAT THE HELL? First since I have worked retail I could understand that if I was inside but not in my car, two you don't send employees to strangers cars to do that - it is dangerous. I showed her I had nothing in my purse and then told her exactly how I felt about her management. Needless to say I will never go to another Dolphin World store - they need to train their employees and take customer service classes.

    Iron Shark - amusementparks - Updated September 2026

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