Unique fully accessible water park opens its doors for people of all ages and abilities

Last Saturday saw the grand opening of Morgan’s Inspiration Island, the world’s first ultra-accessible splash park where guests of all ages and abilities can get soaked and have fun together.

 

Located in San Antonio, Texas, this is newest addition is to unique Morgan’s Wonderland theme park.

“Like Morgan’s Wonderland, Morgan’s Inspiration Island is not a special-needs park; it’s a park of inclusion,” said Gordon Hartman, founder of The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation, which since 2005 has pursued endeavours benefitting the special-needs community. “Both were designed with special-needs individuals in mind and built for everyone’s enjoyment.”

 

Prior to officially opening on the 17th of June, Morgan’s Inspiration Island invited groups serving those with special needs to help thoroughly test all aspects of the new splash park.

 

“Our goal is to provide a great guest experience in an inclusive, safe, comfortable, not-overly-crowded environment,” Hartman said.

 

The River Boat Adventure ride twists and turns for more than five minutes through a jungle setting with bird and animal sounds in the background.  Five water play areas – Hang 10 Harbor, Rainbow Reef, Shipwreck Island, Harvey’s Hideaway Bay and Calypso Cove – offer a variety of splashy elements such as raintrees, falls, pools, geysers, jets, water cannons and tipping buckets.

 

Just as is the case with Morgan’s Wonderland, every Morgan’s Inspiration Island element is wheelchair-accessible, and waterproof wristbands with RFID technology are available so parents can go to a Location Station and easily ascertain the whereabouts of their children and other members of their party.  Other special features include the capability of conditioning water to a warmer temperature at Rainbow Reef so guests with sensitivity to cold can still splash and play. Special Morgan’s Inspiration Island PneuChairs™ are available on a first come first serve basis also, ensuring no-one need risk damage to their own precious and valuable wheelchair.

 

“Morgan’s Inspiration Island – like Morgan’s Wonderland – will concentrate on inclusion and inspire guests with special needs to do things previously thought not to be in their range of capabilities,” he explained. “Those without disabilities and those with, including individuals in wheelchairs, guests with hearing and visual impairments and even guests on ventilators, will be able to play alongside each other and gain a greater appreciation of one another.

 

“In many ways, creating Morgan’s Inspiration Island feels a lot like it did when our team designed and built Morgan’s Wonderland with a focus on special-needs individuals – it’s never been done before.  For the past three years, we’ve been collaborating with water park consultants from Texas, Arizona, Florida and Canada as well as local doctors, special-needs therapists, special-education teachers, parents and caregivers. We believe Morgan’s Inspiration Island will be tremendously popular because both children and adults in wheelchairs will be able to have fun in the South Texas sun.”

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