The water park next to Moody Gardens is closed until next summer. It's still called Schlitterbahn, but since April 2026 it no longer belongs to Six Flags. You can bring your own cooler, and parking in the general lot costs nothing.
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Official season passesSchlitterbahn, Galveston · Photo: Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 · Credits
It's an outdoor water park and opens in summer only. Until the 2027 dates come out, the park sells only season passes online. In summer, Moody Gardens' Palm Beach next door is the other water park on the island; it is also closed until summer 2027.
From the park's FAQ, calendar and season pass page, read on November 1, 2026.
Galveston's park closes every year after Labor Day. In 2026 it opened on May 2, and the last day on its calendar was Monday, September 7. It reopens in 2027, and season passes for 2027 are already on sale.
The Henry family, who started Schlitterbahn, sold the Galveston and New Braunfels parks to Cedar Fair in 2019, and Cedar Fair later merged with Six Flags. In March 2026 Six Flags agreed to sell seven parks, Schlitterbahn Galveston among them, to EPR Properties, and the sale closed on April 6, 2026. Enchanted Parks of Windermere, Florida, runs the park. Six Flags keeps Schlitterbahn New Braunfels. The name stays, and the park's old page on sixflags.com now forwards to its new site. Six Flags tickets or passes bought before April 6 aren't refunded by Enchanted Parks.
If you read that Schlitterbahn "shut down", the story is probably about another park. Schlitterbahn Kansas City never reopened after a boy died on its Verrückt slide in 2016 and was torn down in 2021. The Corpus Christi park was lost to foreclosure in 2018, and the South Padre Island park was renamed Beach Park at Isla Blanca in 2019.
Sources: Six Flags' announcements of the sale and its closing, the park's guest FAQ, Visit Galveston and Wikipedia, read on November 1, 2026.
Right now the park's ticket shop sells 2027 season passes only. The day ticket price for 2027 isn't out; for 2026, Chron reported $40.99 on weekends and holidays.
From the park's season pass, ticket type and military ticket pages, read on November 1, 2026; the 2026 day price from Chron, April 23, 2026. Prices for cabanas, lockers and Fast Lane in 2027 aren't published yet.
General parking in Lot C costs nothing, and every Enchanted Parks season pass includes parking. Preferred parking is Lot B and premium parking is Lot A.
From the park's parking page and preferred parking page, read on November 1, 2026. Prices are for the 2026 season.
You can bring your own food here. Under the new owner, Chron reported, a 20-oz soda should cost closer to $4 and main dishes should come down from about $20.
From the park's FAQ and accessibility page, read on November 1, 2026.
Staff measure height barefoot. A child who rides with a companion needs someone at least 54 inches tall and about 14 years old.
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From the park's attraction pages, FAQ and accessibility page, read on November 1, 2026. The FAQ also names Guada-Loopy and Faust and Furious, which aren't on the current list of attractions.
The Moody Gardens Hotel is the closest of our picks. The former Inn at the Waterpark, 2525 Jones Drive, is now the Salt & Stone Hotel & Resort.
Moody Gardens HotelMoody Gardens, by the pyramidsTo Schlitterbahn0.2 miParkingIn $20/night resort feePrices
Hyatt Select Galveston-BeachfrontSeawall, near 59th StreetTo Schlitterbahn1.5 miParkingFreePrices
Beachfront Palms ResortSeawall, near 59th StreetTo Schlitterbahn1.6 miParkingFreePrices
Hilton Galveston Island ResortSeawall, west of the Pleasure PierTo Schlitterbahn1.9 miParking$25/day, valet $40Prices
The San Luis ResortSeawall, west of the Pleasure PierTo Schlitterbahn2 miParkingSelf-parking $30/night + taxPrices
Holiday Inn Resort Galveston-On The BeachSeawall, west of the Pleasure PierTo Schlitterbahn2.1 miParking$15/dayPricesNo hotels match this filter. Pick another one.
Distances as Expedia lists them for hotels near Schlitterbahn, read on November 1, 2026; Expedia doesn't say whether they're straight-line, walking or driving distances.
