The World’s First Water Park For People With Disabilities Has Just Opened, And It’s The Best Thing Ever

I love to go to theme parks with my friends. Growing up some of the best memories I have are going to water parks. 

There is just so much fun to be had. You literally had to drag me away! I never really considered what this simple pleasure would be like for someone who is disabled. 

But thanks to one incredible man a new water park in San Antonio, Texas, has opened.  Now people with disabilities can join in on the fun on their own terms!

Morgan’s Inspiration Island is the world’s first water park designed specifically for people with disabilities.

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

Hartman worked specially with doctors, parents, teachers, special needs therapists, and caregivers in order to make the park suitable for people with all varieties of disabilities.

The magnificent park offers air-powered, waterproof wheelchairs that families can rent for free.

The park even has the ability to quickly change the heat of the water in order to accommodate guests who are sensitive to the cold!

“Morgan’s Inspiration Island promises to give individuals with physical or cognitive special needs a place where they can splash and play without barriers,” Gordon said. “[It] is not a special-needs park; it’s a park of inclusion.”

“Water parks are great fun, but most of them aren’t accessible to people with disabilities.”

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

The park is an extension of Morgan’s Wonderland in San Antonio, Texas.

Hartman lovingly named the park after his daughter, Morgan, who also has disabilities.

The venue offers traceable bracelets that allow parents to locate their children with every part of the park being wheelchair-accessible.

Children with special needs can enter the park for free.

The park “promises to give individuals with physical or cognitive special needs a place where they can splash and play without barriers.”

“[It] is not a special-needs park; it’s a park of inclusion,” Hartman said.