Opened in the summer of 2012, it has 1 roller coaster, 15 rides, carnival games and souvenir shops.

[1][2][3][4][5] The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier was built 1,130 feet (340 m) out over the Gulf of Mexico waters.

Before the renovation there had been almost no maintenance in over 70 years, resulting in the pier having exposed reinforcing steel with accelerated corrosion and concrete spalling at piles, beams, joists, and reflective overhead flat plates.

Repairs were eventually completed using shotcrete struck and finished in alignment with pre-existing materials making up the pier.

Features at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier include:[2][3]