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rm9792 wrote:Is Pleasure Pier city owned property?

The quick answer is no. Landry's bought the city's interest around 2005.

The complete answer may be more complicated. The federal government built the pier shortly after WW II. Later the feds gave it to the city, which leased it to the builder of the Flagship Hotel in the 1960s. Since that time state law on the ownership of property that is on the beach or underwater changed. I don't know who owns the underlying real estate now.

- Jim

It means they would prefer that you not bring those items and probably will prohibit entry or ask you to leave if you have them.

As far as I can tell the security personnel only look at the people who are entering. With dozens of people per minute entering at times, they really couldn't do anything more.

Some of the rides go upside down, so a good holster would be in order and extra ammo should be secure.

- Jim

Based on my exhaustive research this weekend, I would say that the number of visitors has stabilized at a reasonable level. You can drive to the Pleasure Pier and park, and the crowds are not huge.

Apparently Memorial Day was crowded with the people who absolutely had to be there first. Those people got it out of their system.

The hours are not real regular. I would recommend going as early as possible. Little kids probably will flame out early anyway.

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- Jim

Considering that the Pleasure Pier opened less than two weeks ago, the school year just ended, and the kiddies are nowhere near going stir-crazy yet, attendance is just beginning to ramp up.

Driving there and parking is going to be the bottleneck. There is one paid parking lot across Seawall Boulevard. You can't legally park on the adjacent streets. (I don't know whether violators get ticketed, towed, or booted.)

There is a shuttle that goes to the Strand area, the Pleasure Pier, Moody Gardens, and a few other stops. Unfortunately there is no designated place for large numbers of people to park away from the Pleasure Pier. They are working on that—really. It may be tied into cruise ship parking.

BTW I ride my bicycle by the Pleasure Pier at least once a week. I've been going by more often just to see how things are going.

- Jim

Is your sole concern with Galveston running it down in every thread?

Eight things you'll never hear in Alvin:

8. Mom! Dad! I got a scholarship to Harvard!

7. I'd rather go to the opera than the ballet tonight.

6. I'd rather go to the ballet than the opera tonight.

5. I'd like a double latte.

4. I'll have a Perrier. I'm the designated driver.

3. She's too young to be wearing a bikini.

2. Honey, we don't need another pit bull.

1. You can't fix that with duct tape.

- Jim

The amusement park clause of PC 46.035(f)(1) has these two odd conditions:

"Amusement park" means a ... facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the public that is located in a county with a population of more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface area,...

Galveston County has fewer than 1 million population, and the Pleasure Pier is less than 75 acres (it's more like 3 acres). So even if this section were still in effect, it would not apply to the Pleasure Pier or the Kemah Boardwalk.

It was actually tailored to Six Flags in Houston, which at the time was the only place that met these conditions.

Nothing in Galveston that a visitor would go to has a valid 30.06 sign, only some credit unions.

- Jim

No signs that apply to a CHL holder. I checked yesterday.

They prohibit bringing in alcoholic beverages. I think that's the only sign of any sort. They have a few non-commissioned security people who can barely make eye contact with the crowd of people coming in.

- Jim