Roller Coasters in Texas

If you want to ride roller coasters in Texas, you’ve got a lot of options! This huge state has two big Six Flags parks, the biggest SeaWorld, a historic small park, and oceanside piers. There are several arcade-based pizza and family fun centers, and even a couple of farms, a racetrack addition, and a mountain coaster in the hill country. You may still live a long way from a roller coaster in Texas, but are are a lot of great options to choose from. (As always, please check the calendar and prices before you visit.)

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Six Flags Over Texas

The biggest theme park in the biggest state (in the lower 48) is Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. This is the very first Six Flags park – the “six flags” represent nations that have governed over Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States, and the Confederate States of America. You can find a whopping 14 roller coasters here today. The Titan is Texas’ fastest and tallest. The New Texas Giant is the first RMC-remade wooden coaster topped with a steel box track. Aquaman: Power Wave is the park’s newest, a shuttle coaster that causes a massive wave through a pool of water. You can find a couple of coasters at other Six Flags parks – the inverted Batman The Ride and the Joker wing coaster. Then there’s the Mr. Freeze shuttle coaster and Shockwave double-loop Schwartzkopf.

On the slightly tamer side is the Judge Roy Scream wooden coaster, the unique La Vibora bobsled coaster, the Pandemonium spinning coaster, the Runaway Mine Train, and the indoor Runaway Mountain. Two above-average kiddie coasters finish the list: Mini Mine Train and Wile E. Coyote’s Grand Canyon Blaster. Other thrill rides include a high swings, a Justice League dark shooter ride, a big pendulum ride, and a Catwoman-themed enterprise-style ride.

Tamer family attractions include a steam train, a “mystery spot” gravity hill-style walk-through, a log flume & river rapids ride, an oil-derrick-themed observation tower, a pirate boat ride, and a whole host of spinning rides. Tack onto that a sold raft of Loony tunes-themed kids’ rides and there are rides for the whole family.

Admission

To see everything, daily tickets start at $39 all the way up to $90 if you pay at the gate. Parking is a whopping $45 extra per car. You might want to look into any one of Six Flags’ annual passes or plus membership options that include parking every time you visit.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Our second Six Flags in Texas is Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio. Here, we’ve got 12 more roller coasters starting with Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger, the world’s steepest dive coaster. Then there’s the Superman Krypton Coaster, a unique single-rail Wonder Woman’s Golden Lasso, and the hybrid wood & steel Iron Rattler. In Fiesta Texas, Batman The Ride is a wing coaster (like the Joker above) and Goliath is the inverted ride. There’s the same Pandemonium spinning coaster as above, plus the haunted-house-themed Poltergeist, shuttle Boomerang, a tamer Road Runner Express, and the go-kart-looking dueling Kid Flash Cosmic Coaster. The park’s only true kiddie coaster is the Streamliner.

Other thrill rides include a spinning pendulum ride, a spinning disk ride, a drop tower, and a high swings. Tamer rides include a Ferris wheel, log flume, electric go-karts, a train, carousel, a pirate dark ride, and a new monorail coming this year. Rides for little kids and a water park section round out the list of attractions.

Admission

Daily tickets are as low as $41 and as high as $90 at the gate. Parking is an extra $37. If you’re local, consider an annual pass, or a Six Flags Plus membership for included parking and access to all Six Flags Parks. The water park is an add-on cost when it’s open.

Sea World San Antonio

SeaWorld San Antonio is the largest of SeaWorld’s marine-life theme parks. The focus is (was) more on the whale and dolphin shows, but they also have 11 attractions, 6 of which are roller coasters. The Steel Eel is a huge hypercoaster. Wave Breaker is an over-the-water jet-ski-themed ride. Great White is an inverted coaster. The Texas Stingray is Texas’ tallest, fastest, and longest wooden coaster. Journey to Atlantis is part roller coaster, part chute-the-chutes. And Super Grover’s Box Car Derby is the park’s kiddie coaster.

The other five rides are a fun screaming swing, a spinning pendulum ride, a raft-themed spinning troika, a river rapids ride, and the brand-new Catapult Falls launched flume ride.

Daily tickets can be as little as $50 or as much as $95, depending on the date. They’re regularly in the $60-80 range, but if you buy waaaay in advance (like buy now for July) you can snag those $50 tickets. Parking costs an extra $35 and there are multiple dining and animal experience add-ons to consider.

Cotaland

Cotaland in Austin only has three roller coasters so far, but they have plans to add two more extreme coasters by 2025. Right now, it’s the Texas Wildcat, a rickety steel coaster, the Big Apple wacky worm kiddie coaster, and the Skyflyer oval kiddie coaster. To come is the Circuit Breaker tilt coaster (where a section of the track tilts from fully horizontal to fully vertical.) And the Palindrome shuttle coaster with an inversion right over the racetrack.

The whole area is attached to the Circuit of the Americas, a racetrack and concert venue. I’ve been here for the Christmas Peppermint Parkway drive-through and I vaguely remember an amusement area at the end, but there’s nothing on the website that shows any rides exist. Maybe they only show it when it’s open for the summer? There is a Facebook page but they haven’t updated it since 2022. So I have no idea about pricing or anything.

Yesterland Farm

Yesterland Farm in Canton (between Dallas and Tyler) is a seasonally open family fun farm. They’re only open in the spring around Easter and in the fall through harvest, Halloween, and Christmas. (I assume in the summer they are tending to their actual farm.) Most of the rides are for younger guests, though there are a few that the whole family or older kids will enjoy. Included in the lineup are four roller coasters: Texasauras, Fort YesterLand, Road Trip Roller Coaster, and Santa’s Runaway Sleigh.

Other rides include a few small trains and lots of small flat rides, like a little Ferris wheel, a swing, a pirate ship and lots of things that go in a circle. Some attractions cost a little extra, like gem mining, feeding farm animals, paintball, and an apple cannon. One ride that’s not for littles is something called a super gyrosphere, where 5 riders get strapped in and spun in every direction – and it’s not even extra.

Regular admission is around $25 online and $35 at the gate, so buy ahead! A super admission costs $45 online and includes 5 “super stuff” tokens that can be used for those extra-cost activities.

Wonderland

Wonderland Amusement Park in Amarillo is an older park with four roller coasters to its name. The 1968 Cyclone, 1975 Mouse Trap, and 2009 Hornet all look a bit tame and rickety. But the 1985 Texas Tornado looks a little more robust. Other rides include the Fantastic Journey haunted house and a wild “Texas Intimidator” spinner, a skyride, a monorail, and classics like a Ferris wheel, scrambler, tilt-a-whirl, Himalaya, bumper cars, and swinging pirate ship. There’s even a log flume, a river rapids ride, and some water slides.

It looks like you can get a WOW Card to pay for individual rides and food. Almost all rides cost $2, except for the Texas Tornado, Fantastic Journey, and Texas Intimidator, which each cost $4. There is an unlimited ride pass that costs $32 but excludes Texas Tornado and Fantastic Journey, so you’d have to pay extra to ride those. Or you can buy an ultimate WOW pass for $48 that includes unlimited rides on everything including the Texas Tornado, ONE ride on Fantastic Journey, and unlimited play on a mini-golf course. I’m pretty sure parking is free. Wonderland is in a larger city park with the Amarillo Zoo and a small lake.

Austin’s Park

Next up is Austin’s Park in Pflugerville near Austin. This is one of those indoor/outdoor family entertainment centers with bowling, mini-golf, go-karts, arcade games, and some amusement rides. Here, they’ve got two roller coasters, the indoor spinning Barreling Rapids and the outdoor Fiesta Express. Otherwise, it looks like there are go-karts, arcade games, laser tag, bowling, mini-golf, bumper boats, a carousel, drop tower, an XD Theater, batting cages, and bar games like darts and billiards around a large bar & grill.

It looks like it costs $5 per ride on the coasters, or you can get a $43 wristband for all the attractions, plus add-ons for buffet food and bowling.

Tom Foolerys Adventure Park

Tom Foolerys Adventure Park is an indoor arcade inside the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock. There are a few amusement rides including the Screamin’ Centipede spinning coaster with a “hampster wheel” car, and a kiddie coaster called Star Force Orbiter. Other rides include a drop tower, pendulum ride, mirror maze, XD Theater, and a few iterations of climbing structures and ropes courses.

It looks like the only way to ride is to purchase a $50 day pass, unless you are staying at the resort, then I think it’s cheaper. Locals can get a ride pass plus $10 arcade credit on weeknights for just $25. The rest of the resort has an indoor water park, bowling, escape rooms, and plenty of shopping and dining. It doesn’t look like there’s a charge for parking unless you do valet.

Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier

Down on Galveston Island, outside of Houston and on the Gulf of Mexico, is the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier. On it, you can find several amusement rides, including the compact Iron Shark roller coaster. There’s also a Ferris wheel, a high swings, a log flume, several flat rides and rides just for smaller kids. Also, there’s a 5D Theater and midway games (but no arcade, I don’t think.) There are several spots to eat on the pier and nearby, including Chick-fil-A, Bubba Gump Shrimp, and a Rainforest Cafe. Parking is where you can find it, including in a paid lot across from the pier entrance.

To ride, you need an all-rides wristband, which costs $29 – though in February, everyone pays the kid’s price of $23. Just to walk on the pier costs $11 unless you get the wristband. 5D Theater shows cost $8 each. Currently, there’s a President’s Day offer to pay $60 for 4 days of access to the Pleasure Pier, Kemah Boardwalk up the coast about 40 minutes, and the Downtown Aquarium in Houston over an hour away. It’s called the Weekend Adventure Pass and must be used Friday-Monday. (Though I’m not sure if that’s good for Presidents Day weekend only.)

Kemah Boardwalk

Speaking of Kemah Boardwalk, they’ve got a nice big wooden roller coaster called the Boardwalk Bullet. They’ve also got a Ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl, pirate ship, fireball, high swings, drop tower, a train, an observation tower, and kids’ rides like a tiny Ferris wheel, a double-decker carousel, and a frog hopper. There’s also a seated zip line ride, a stingray touch tank, and a high-powered speedboat experience.

You can pay for single rides – the Boardwalk Bullet is $7.50 – or get an all-day pass for $27. The stingray reef and other aquarium attractions cost $5.25 extra, $7 if you want some fish food. The zip line costs $12 for a single rider, $17 for a pair, and $9 as an add-on to a day pass. The Boardwalk Beast speedboat is $25 for adults and $20 for kids 12 and under.

Mainstay Farm

Mainstay Farm in Cleburne, south of Forth Worth, is similar to YesterLand Farms above. They have seasonal attractions based around Easter, Fall, and Christmas. It looks a little smaller, with one small kiddie coaster, the Dipsy Doodle. Other attractions include a Ferris wheel, a tubing hill, a jumping pillow, a hayride, pedal carts, and a few swings and climbing playground equipment.

Tickets for March aren’t on sale yet, but it looks it’s around the $35-40 mark per person. Make sure to subscribe to their email list if you want to catch tickets early.

Alley Cats

Alley Cats in Hurst near Fort Worth is a bowling alley plus an arcade, laser tag, rock climbing, mini-golf, batting cages, go-karts, and a few amusement rides. One of those rides is The Rattler spinning roller coaster. It’s a little hard to tell what else is here, but it looks like it skews mostly for younger kids.

All rides are $5 each, except The Rattler, which costs $8. There’s another Alley Cats in Arlington, but they don’t have rides.

Outlaw Pass

Next is yet another family fun center, Outlaw Pass in Victoria. Here, we’ve got a large outdoor mini-golf course and go-kart track and 6 small rides including the Rio Coaster, a powered oval ride.

It looks like every attraction is priced separately. The coaster alone is $6.

P-6 Farms

P-6 Farms in Montgomery, north of Houston, is about the same as our other two farms. They offer “over 40” attractions though they don’t detail what they are. There is the Cyclone roller coaster, a kiddie ride much like the others we’ve seen at these farms. The rest looks like slides and small flat rides, including a small Ferris wheel.

Again, the season revolves around Easter and Fall. Easter tickets are regularly $16, but are on sale currently for $11.

Camp Fimfo Texas Hill Country

Now we get to mix it up a little with Texas’ only mountain coaster! Camp Fimfo (Fun Is More Fun Outside) is a camping destination in the Texas Hill Country. In Canyon Lake near New Braunfels, to be exact. The Cliff Carver costs $20 for a single rider or $35 for a pair of riders in one cart.

ZDT’s Amusement Park

ZDT’s Amusement Park has a very unique coaster, especially for one of these indoor/outdoor family fun centers. The Switchback is a wood shuttle coaster, the only modern version of its kind. The other attractions are more typical, like a go-kart track, a flight simulator, and even a few waterslides. You can find ZDT’s in Seguin, east of San Antonio.

You can only ride with an all-day pass, which usually costs $36, but is $32 through the rest of February and $28 if you buy online at least a day in advance.

Prairie Playland at Trader’s Village

Prairie Playland is a proper little amusement park inside the Trader’s Village flea market near Dallas/Fort Worth. The rides include the Prairie Screamer roller coaster, plus a yo-yo, fireball looper, drop tower (the “flea fall”), pirate ship, wipeout spinner, carousel, bumper cars, scrambler, a spinning observation ride, spinning helicopters, a net playground, and a frog hopper.

You can pay individually for each ride or get a wristband to ride everything all day. The coaster alone costs $6. An all-day wristband costs $20 and under.

Big Rivers Waterpark & Adventures

Big Rivers Waterpark in New Caney, north of Houston, has not only a decently-sized water park, but also a “fairgrounds” area, an inflatables obstacle course on a lake, zip lines and ropes course, and a whole host of “dry adventures” like a big maze, archery, axe throwing, petting zoo, and an alligator exhibit. In the fairgrounds is one roller coaster, Rolling Thunder – one of those spinning figure-8 coasters, but with one “hampster wheel” car. Other rides in the fairgrounds include a pirate ship, balloons, gliders, a pendulum ride, swings, and a twisting tornado ride.

Admission is around $40 and includes just about everything except for the aerial adventures (zip lines & ropes courses) and a few small things like gem mining and bait for the fishing hole. The current sale drops prices to $25.

Incredible Pizza Company

The Incredible Pizza Company in San Antonio has another spinning figure-8 coaster called the Crazy 8. (No hampster wheel though.) They’ve also go go-karts, a scrambler, laser tag, Lost in Space and La Bamba spinners, bumper cars, and an arcade.

It looks like you can put money on a card and pay for attractions separately, or buy any one of several bundles with buffet pizza and fountain drinks. It’s hard to tell how much just the coaster would be, but the most unlimited version of eating and playing costs $45.

In The Game Funtrackers

In Corpus Christi, you get the same idea as above in a place called In The Game, with the same kind of figure-8 roller coaster called Storm Chaser. The rest of the place looks a little more robust, with mini-golf, mini bowling, a laser mase, Himalaya, go-karts, frog hopper, bungy jump, bumper boats, batting cages, axe throwing, drop tower, 6D theater, and a large arcade.

You can pay for attractions individually – everything is on a credit system and 1 credit = $1. However, the more credits you buy, the more bonus credits you can get. The roller coaster costs 8 credits. The on-site restaurant serves pizza, burgers, and other sandwiches, plus beer and soft drinks. Though there’s a decent menu of appetizers like nachos and chicken fingers.

Mr. Gatti’s Pizza

Mr. Gatti’s Pizza in Abilene has a Miner Mike kiddie coaster. Their website doesn’t say anything about it, but it does look like there’s an arcade. I imagine it’s on a credit system, though it doesn’t say how much.

Peppa Pig Theme Park

Coming soon to the Dallas/Fort Worth area is a Peppa Pig Theme Park, themed to the popular British pre-school cartoon. As such, all the park’s attractions will be aimed at smaller kids, including Daddy Pig’s Roller Coaster. (Video from the Florida location. The parks are run by the Legoland folks.)

The other rides will be Peppa Pig’s Balloon Ride, Grandad Dog’s Pirate Boat Ride, Grampy Rabbit’s Dinosaur Adventure, and Mr. Bull’s High Striker, as well as a water play area and other activities. The park is supposed to open sometime in 2024.

Water Parks in Texas

As is appropriate for a big, hot state, there are a LOT of waterparks in Texas! I’m sure I haven’t even found them all, but this seems to be most of them. We have the award-winning Schlitterbahn in the hill country and a few other parks that also use the “everything splashes down into the lazy river” idea. We have small regional parks, and a good collection of indoor water parks if you need to either beat the heat or get out of the house in the winter.

• Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels has long been considered the best water park in the world and it’s so different than any other water park that it’s hard to describe. There are 19ish slides, 3 of which are water coasters, and some of which are “tube chutes” that drop into endless not-very-lazy channels that can combine for up to 30 minutes of ride time, and in one section includes a conveyor belt up a hillside. Besides that, there are 4 lazy rivers, some of which have waves and tunnels, a small wave pool, a surfing simulator, at least a couple zero-entry pools (mostly connected to lazy rivers), four heated pools, three activity pools, and attached villas and resort rooms. The whole property is spread out next to the Comal River and in three sections, with a free tram that goes between. Admission is $65 at the gate, though right now you can buy a $40 ticket good for any one day in 2024. A resort stay gets you two days in the park, or look into a season pass for around $100. Schlitterbahn is owned by the Cedar Fair brand, so if you have a Platinum Pass, you can get into both Schlitterbahn parks. Parking is free.

• Hurricane Harbor Arlington, right across Interstate 30 from Six Flags Over Texas, features 22 slides, 3 kids’ areas, a lazy river, a wave pool, a lagoon pool, and a surfing simulator. Ticketing is separate from the dry park and costs $35-70, depending on the day. Parking is an extra $20.
• Splashway Water Park & Campground in Sheridan has 17 slides including a dueling water coaster, 5 areas for kids, a lazy river, and two wave pools! There’s also a lily pad crossing and a lagoon pool. Tickets cost $60 on Saturdays, but are less expensive on Fridays & Sundays, even less on weekdays, and you can save even more by buying online or if you’re in the military. Parking is free. The attached campground has tent & RV hookups, as well as cabins and cottages. Sheridan is almost exactly between San Antonio and Houston.
• Hurricane Harbor Splashtown in Houston has 16 slides, 2 kids’ areas, a lazy river, a wave pool, and activity pool, and a surfing simulator. Tickets here cost $35-60 based on the date. Parking is extra but it doesn’t say how much. I hope closer to $20.

• The Kalahari Resort in Round Rock has 15 slides in both indoor and outdoor sections. Plus, there are 5 areas for kids, 2 lazy rivers, a wave pool, an activity pool, a FlowRider, and FOUR swim-up bars. A day pass costs $50-80, depending on the day, or $30-50 for an after-5 pass. You can get a combo ticket for the water park plus Tom Foolerey’s amusement rides for $100-130. Parking is free.
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas has a water park section with 14 slides including a water coaster, 6 kids’ attractions (lots of new kid’s rides coming this year), and a lazy river. There’s no wave pool, but there is a huge pool in the shape of Texas! Admission is an add-on to regular park admission, as low as $7, but I can’t find more than that in the off-season. Parking is an extra $37.
• A second Schlitterbahn location in Galveston has 14 slides, two of which are big water coasters, 4 kids’ areas, 3 not-so-lazy rivers, a large wave pool, two heated pools with swim-up bars, seven zero-entry beach pools, and a surfing simulator. Gate price is around $60, but you can get a one-day, anytime-use ticket for $40 right now. Parking is free. A season pass is around $100 and an annual pass for both Schlitterbahn locations is $120.

• Hawaiian Falls in Mansfield, south of the Dallas/Forth Worth area, features 14 slides, 3 kids’ areas, a lazy river, and a wave pool. They haven’t released 2024 prices yet and I can’t even find anything online. Parking is free though.
• Wet ‘N’ Wild Waterworld is in Anthony, near El Paso and the border of Mexico & New Mexico. They’ve got 13 slides, 7 areas for kids, a lazy river, a wave pool, a climbing wall, sand volleyball courts, a diving platform, and a lagoon pool with seats along the walls. There are a ton of picnic tables, but you’ll need to rent one for $10 if you want to park your stuff there. Tickets cost as much as $45 at the gate, less online and on weekdays. Parking is an extra $5.
• Aquatica, attached to SeaWorld in San Antonio, features 11 slides, one of which splashes down next to a stingray pool that you can see through aquarium glass. They also have 4 kids’ areas, a lazy river and a large wave pool. Gate price is $70, or as low as $37 online. Parking is an extra $34. 2- and 3-day tickets are also available, though you might want to look into a season pass for both SeaWorld and Aquatica if you plan on visiting multiple days.

• Another Hawaiian Falls location in Roanoke, north of Fort Worth, has 12 slides, 3 kids’ areas, a lazy river, and wave pool. No word on ticket prices this year. Parking is free.
• A third location of Hawaiian Falls in Waco has 10 slides, 2 kids’ areas, a wave pool, and a lazy river. No prices are available yet.
• Typhoon Texas in Katy, near Houston, has 10 slides, 3 kids’ areas, a lazy river, and a wave pool with a big Texas theme – no Hawaii here. Tickets cost $55 at the gate, or as low as $23 online. Parking is free.
• To be even more confusing, there are two Hawaiian Waters waterparks around Plano. One in The Colony has 9 slides, a kid’s splash tower, a lazy river, a wave pool, an activity pool, and a large waterside LED screen. Another location in Garland has almost the same lineup with just 7 slides. Gate price for each is $36 and you can get an annual pass right now for $55 that covers both. Parking is free.

• Beach Park on South Padre Island used to be a Schlitterbahn and has the same endless river connecting almost all the rides together. There are tube chutes along the river and many slides exit directly into the river. It’s practically the only way to get around the park! There are 9 slides total, FOUR of which are water coasters. Also, there are three kids’ areas, a wave pool, surfing simulator, activity pool, and a float-up bar. A seated zip line is a unique addition, and there’s a boardwalk out to the actual beach on the Gulf of Mexico. Tickets cost $57 for one day or $78 for two.
• NRH2O in North Richmond Hills near Fort Worth features 9 slides, one of which is a water coaster, 2 kids’ areas, a lazy river, a wave pool, and a beach pool with a sand volleyball court. Note that many rides are multi-rider only, no singles. Coming soon is another water coaster, this one with a dueling track. 2024 ticket prices aren’t listed, but seem to be around $35, with discounts for weekdays, groups, and area residents. Parking is free.
• Pirates Bay Waterpark in Baytown near Houston has 9 slides, 2 kids’ areas, a lazy river, a wave pool, a FlowRider, and something called a Ninja cross with easy and hard sides. Admission is $40 on weekends and holidays and $25 during the week.
• Splash Kingdom Paradise Island in Canton features 9 slides, 2 kids’ areas, a lazy river, a wave pool, and a FlowRider surf simulator. Admission is $35 at the gate or cheaper if bought online. I assume parking is free.

• There’s another Typhoon Texas in Austin with 8 slides, 2 kids’ areas, a lazy river, a wave pool, and an activity pool. Tickets are $40 or as low as $20 online.
• Bahama Beach in Dallas has 7 slides, 2 kids’ areas, a lazy river, and a lagoon pool. Tickets are $15 and under.
• Big Rivers Waterpark near Houston has 6 slides, 3 kids’ areas, a lazy river, a wave pool, an inflatables course, plus a dry amusement park section, alligators, ziplines, archery, and axe throwing. Tickets are $25-40 for all of it except the ziplines. Parking looks free.
• Epic Waters indoor waterpark in Grand Prairie has 6 slides, a big kids’ area, a lazy river, FlowRider, and activity pool, and a large wave pool outside. Tickets are $39-54 on the weekends, and as low as $20 on a weeknight for a twilight pass. Parking is free.

• Castaway Cove in Wichita Falls has 6 slides, a kids’ splash tower, a lazy river, wave pool, and activity pool. Tickets cost $29 at the gate on weekends, or as low as $22 online during the week. Look for discounts for military, seniors 55+, and kids under 42 inches. Parking looks free.
• Hurricane Alley in Corpus Christi has 5 slides, 2 kids’ areas, a wave pool, a lazy river, and a swim-up bar. Admission is $20 during the week or $25 on the weekends. It seems like parking might carry a cost since annual passes offer free parking.
• There’s a Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine near Dallas with 4 slides, 3 kids’ areas, a wave pool, a lazy river, an activity pool with lily pad crossing and two hot springs tubs. Outside is another activity pool. Full-day passes range from $50-75 while half-day passes cost $45-67.50, depending on the day. Parking for more than 30 minutes costs $15 for the day.
• The Waterpark at The Villages is an indoor water park at a Holiday Inn Resort in Flint, south of Tyler. They have 4 slides, a large “playscape” for kids with slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river. Non-resort guests can visit for $22 and under and even get an annual pass.
• Summer Fun Waterpark in Belton, between Austin and Waco, has 3 slides, a lazy river (that one of the slides exits into, and some splash features in a pool. Looks like a city pool with some extra. Cost is $18 and under, they have adults-only nights, and $2 Tuesdays. Parking is free.

Did I miss anything? Have you been to any of these parks? What are you looking forward to doing this year? Let me know in the comments below!