Theme park for special-needs guests
Wheelchair swing at Morgan’s Wonderland (April 29, 2011) Credit: AP
The carousel has chariots for wheelchairs. Braille games decorate side panels on the jungle gym. And table-high sandboxes allow just about any kid to build a castle.
Morgan's Wonderland, in San Antonio, aims to offer everything a special-needs guest might enjoy at a theme park -- while appealing to nondisabled visitors, too.
The 25-acre, $34 million park tailors every detail to people with physical or mental disabilities, down to jungle gyms wide enough to fit two wheelchairs, a Sensory Village that's an indoor mall of touch-and-hear activities, and daily attendance limits so the park never gets too loud or lines too long
Since opening last year, Morgan's Wonderland has attracted more than 100,000 guests to the nonprofit park.
Admission for people with special needs is free, and adults accompanying them are $10 -- reservations recommended. Details at 210-495-5888 or morganswonderland.com.
