Pleasure Pier was originally constructed in the 1930s as a recreational facility for military members during World War II.

Riders were stranded atop the Iron Shark roller coaster in Galveston. The group of students was stuck for about four hours.

Riders were stranded atop the Iron Shark roller coaster. The group of students was stuck for about four hours.

Students were trapped for hours on the Iron Shark ride.

GALVESTON, Texas – A 17-year-old teen from Louisiana tragically drowned Friday afternoon while swimming in the rough surf near 25th Street, just west of the Galveston Historic Pleasure Pier. Four ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KIAH) – Eight students were rescued from the top of a roller coaster at an amusement park in Galveston, Texas, on Thursday evening. Emergency crews carried out a rescue operation ...

HOUSTON — As a boy growing up in Galveston, Tilman Fertitta rode his bike up and down the Seawall. He went to fairs and carnivals when they hit town and had a season pass to Sea-Arama Marineworld. In ...

GALVESTON, Texas — A 17-year-old boy drowned in Galveston on Friday. According to the Galveston Island Beach Patrol, the teen was swimming near Pleasure Pier around 3 p.m. when friends told a ...

The Historic Pleasure Pier amusement park, seawall and beaches of Galveston Island, Texas are seen from atop the San Luis Resort on Thursday, July 4, 2013. Former Galveston Island Beach Patrol chief ...

Eight students were rescued after a roller coaster malfunctioned at the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier on May 28, local fire officials said.