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Our Mission
To provide a fun, clean, and beautiful environment free of physical and economic barriers that all individuals can come to and enjoy regardless of age or ability.

Our Vision
Every day we work to provide an extraordinary place where smiles and laughter lead to wonderful memories with family members, friends, and caregivers. We want Morgan’s Wonderland to be a place where the common element of play creates an atmosphere of inclusion for those with and without disabilities while encouraging everyone to gain a greater understanding of one another.

The park offers free admission to all guests with special needs.

Morgan’s Wonderland More than Just a Theme Park
A place for people of all abilities to play. It is the world’s first theme park designed for people of all ages and all abilities. There is truly something for everyone, from a wheelchair-accessible Ferris wheel to catch-and-release fishing.

Morgan’s Inspiration Island is a revolutionary splash park that is built accessibility-first. This tropical island paradise has colorful splash pads, waterproof wheelchairs, warm water activities, and more to accommodate all kinds of visitors and their needs. 

Morgan’s Wonderland Camp is an Ultra-Accessible™ camp for everyone with a particular emphasis on giving people with physical and developmental disabilities an opportunity to enjoy summer-camp-type activities alongside guests without special needs.

Morgan’s Wonderland Sports is a place where everyone can play sports! Our 3-acre Ultra-Accessible™  sports center offers fitness and fun for athletes of all ages and all abilities.

The Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland™, or The MAC, is a center that improves the lives of individuals with disabilities and special needs through comprehensive and coordinated services. 

Community Based Instruction, Students can enjoy four 25-minute lesson rotations throughout the park, all while embracing the mission of Morgan’s Wonderland – inclusion. Our lessons were created in conjunction with Regions 1-20 Education Service Centers and Texas Education Agency. As a result, teachers will not lose teaching days when their classes are engaged in this educational experience.

Club Morgan is a group-based program for members to create social, recreational, and inclusive opportunities for individuals of all abilities who are 16 or older. Members will form friendships while participating in a variety of activities including creative arts, culture, sports, outdoor recreation, and more. 

Coffee and Conversation is an opportunity to meet friendly local parents for quality time on the Wharf. Enjoy complimentary coffee along with catch-and-release fishing and interactive activities for the whole family!

What is Memory Matters? The purpose of this program is to engage individuals with ADRD (Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias) in stress management activities led by Morgan’s Wonderland. Caregivers of these individuals will engage in a series of educational sessions presented by the Alzheimer’s Association designed to educate the caregivers in topics related to the disease, discuss issues commonly encountered in caregiving, and how to address those. Each session will offer stress management activities for all participants. Caregivers may attend as many sessions as they would like. This free program will be offered in-person at Morgan’s Wonderland and also on the Zoom platform.

Employment Opportunities We make inclusion happen through our entities and we couldn’t do it without our team. Check out the opportunities at Morgan’s Inclusion Initiative and each of our entities.

Park Hours: 10am – 5pm
Jessica Lizardo - CEO
(210) 495-5888
Online and Virtual Assistance

MemorAbility is a virtual program for family members and caregivers of individuals with special needs who may also be dealing with Alzheimer’s disease-related dementia.

To register for the next virtual session and the latest information, click here.

Free.

Updated within the last month

Our Care Model The MAC’s innovative approach provides comprehensive and coordinated medical and non-medical services under one roof. The MAC seeks to help individuals with disabilities and special needs of all ages find the assistance they need to improve their health and well-being.

MAC Navigation: The MAC’s services use a family-centered approach with full collaboration from the family, MAC Member, and community partners known as MACers (pronounced “MACK-ers”). Click here to learn more.

Ultra-Accessible™ means that everyone has the same opportunity to be included and participate intentionally in their community. An Ultra-Accessible™ community should provide environments for people of all abilities where they are set up for mobility, access, and success.

The MAC Navigators The MAC Care Model™ is centered around addressing Non-Medical Drivers of Health (NMDOH) through team members known as MAC Navigators that serve as single points of contact for the individuals with disabilities and special needs that The MAC serves. Click here for the Navigation Road Map.

Pre-screening on The MAC website or in person determines eligibility to become a MAC member.

(For purposes of The MAC at Morgan’s Wonderland™, people with a “special need” are defined as individuals of all ages with long-term impairment of cognitive, sensory, motor and/or communication functions, either congenital or acquired, that are not readily rehabilitated. Furthermore, a special need substantially limits an individual’s ability to perform activities in the range of what is considered typical for a person of the same age and cultural context. A special need may result in associated social, behavioral, or mental health complexities, requiring specialized intervention by a professional. Populations served by the MAC are the range of conditions that are classified as intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as acquired or congenital physical disabilities.)

The MAC serves individuals of all ages.

ADA Adult & Babies Changing Tables available.

There are no income requirements to receive Navigation services.

Our MAC Members are members as long as they continue receiving services at The MAC.

Each of our MACers (community partners) accepts specific forms of insurance. MAC Navigators are able to connect MAC Members with the correct partner.

Updated within the last year

Inclusive Sports provides opportunities for individuals with intellectual, physical, developmental disabilities to play sports through our various venues and leagues.

(Inclusive Sports is made possible through a partnership between Morgan's Wonderland Sports and The YMCA of Greater San Antonio.)

If you are interested in participating as an athlete, coach, or volunteer, click here to learn more register. Once registered, you will receive information about specific events and leagues.

This program is for youth with intellectual, physical, developmental disabilities.

Wednesdays and Fridays: 5-9pm
Updated within the last 3 months.

STRAPS mission is to organize, promote, administer and conduct a variety of adaptive and Paralympic-style sports for wounded service members and veterans as well as other adults and youth.

STRAPS athletes strive to become role models and mentors to others with disabilities as they promote character development through sports.

Programs Include:

  • Functional Fitness
  • Sit Volleyball
  • Power Soccer
  • Goalball
  • Wheelchair Rugby
  • Wheelchair Soccer
  • Wheelchair Football
  • Wheelchair Basketball
  • Wheelchair Softball
  • Boccia
  • Track and Field
  • Pickleball Tennis

For athlete registration, click here.

Hours
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Updated within the last 2 months.

TOGETHER WE ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Volunteers are essential to the success of Morgan’s Wonderland. We depend on the generosity of our volunteer family to help keep the park an economical and safe place for everyone to play and learn. We would love to have you join our family of volunteers!

We have both individual and group volunteer opportunities.

If you would like to apply, either as an individual or a group, please complete the appropriate application here.

Hours
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: CLOSED
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last 2 months.

Morgan’s Wonderland became the world’s first Ultra-Accessible™, fully-inclusive theme park.

Morgan’s boundless love and ability to soar above her physical and cognitive challenges were the true inspiration for Morgan’s Wonderland.

The park’s overwhelming success and Morgan’s ongoing positive influence have created many other opportunities for inclusion, such as Morgan’s Inspiration Island splash park, Morgan’s Wonderland Camp, Morgan’s Wonderland Sports, and The Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland, The MAC.

You will find the Adult Changing Stations in the Family Restrooms

Updated within the last year

Club Morgan is a group-based program for members to create social, recreational, and inclusive opportunities for individuals of all abilities who are 16 or older. Members will form friendships while participating in a variety of activities including creative arts, culture, sports, outdoor recreation, and more. Club Morgan will offer monthly programming where Volunteer Partners and Participants can sign-up to attend via GivePulse.

Club Morgan was created to provide more opportunities for individuals with all abilities to come together and build lifelong friendships. As with many other social gatherings in the community, not all are inclusive for individuals to participate or feel safe and comfortable. We want to be a part of that change and make a difference.

 

For individuals of all abilities who are 16 or older. 

Hosted on Selected Dates in 2023 from 10:30am – 11:30am. Call for dates
Updated within the last 2 months.

Community Based Instructions (CBI) at Morgan’s Wonderland enables elementary school students to be actively engaged in learning. Students can enjoy four 25-minute lesson rotations throughout the park, all while embracing the mission of Morgan’s Wonderland – inclusion.

Our lessons were created in conjunction with Regions 1-20 Education Service Centers and Texas Education Agency. As a result, teachers will not lose teaching days when their classes are engaged in this educational experience.

Field trip with a purpose:

https://youtu.be/HlINHFsAsg4

Please note: You must fill out an application in order to attend a CBI.
*Submitting an application does not guarantee or reserve a spot*

$12 Admission
Each Attending Student

Free Admission
One Free teacher admission
for every 10 students

$12 Admission
Each Additional Teacher
Attending Parents
Attending Chaperones

Updated within the last 2 months.

We make inclusion happen through our entities and we couldn’t do it without our team. Check out the opportunities at Morgan’s Inclusion Initiative and each of our entities.

You can submit a resume for future consideration by clicking here https://inclusionstartshere.com/careers/

PARK HOURS: 10AM – 5PM
Updated within the last 2 months.

More Than Just A Camp
Designed for people of all abilities
Morgan’s Wonderland Camp is an Ultra-Accessible™, fully-inclusive camp built for everyone to enjoy. This program puts inclusion of people with physical and developmental disabilities first, giving them an opportunity to enjoy summer-camp-type activities in every way. Every cabin, activity, and facility is built so every camper can have the full experience. Our camp program offers a      one-of-a-kind experience to those with disabilities as well as those without.

We would love to add more activities and facilities to our campsite and need your help to do it!

Updated within the last 2 months.

Every guest with special needs enjoys free admission at nonprofit Morgan’s Wonderland and Morgan’s Inspiration Island. The unfunded cost for each visitor is over $25, giving us an operating cost deficit of a minimum of $2,500 per day. This shortfall is covered primarily by donations and contributions from generous supporters such as you. There are many ways to support our efforts!

Make a Donation
Morgan’s Wonderland, Morgan’s Inspiration Island, and Morgan’s Wonderland Sports are nonprofit organizations and your donations are tax deductible.

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Become a Morgan’s Advocate!
Morgan’s Advocates, enlists elite advocates within the community who want to help us achieve our ultimate goal: improve the quality of life for individuals of all ages and all abilities through initiatives that produce fully-inclusive, Ultra-Accessible™ experiences.

https://inclusionstartshere.com/morgans-advocates/

Memorial Wall. Inclusion on the Memorial Wall is available with a donation of $500. These funds will help us adhere to our guiding principle of providing free admission to Morgan’s Wonderland for anyone with a special need or disability.
To include the name of a loved one on the Memorial Wall, please complete the form below.

https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/6Nf93cpR3G43qv7

Legacy and Planned Giving
Consider making a long-term investment to ensure that Morgan’s Wonderland continues offering the same experience for individuals with special needs year after year. Your legacy gift also enrolls you in the Taking Flight Legacy Society.

Members are recognized in special ways, including the placement of your name on the Legacy Panel of the Platinum Wall in the park. Through the enduring nature of a planned gift, you may also use your contribution to honor or remember a loved one, perpetuating your family name beyond your lifetime.

Long-term appreciated stocks and securities can be used to support the Morgan’s Wonderland annual fund or to establish planned-giving arrangements, giving you a double benefit: a current income tax deduction and avoidance of capital-gains taxes.

https://morganswonderlandlegacy.com/

Third Party Fundraising
Morgan’s Wonderland is incredibly grateful to the many community groups, organizations, and individuals who wish to organize fundraisers and fundraising events to support our mission of inclusion. If you are interested in learning more about how you or your organization can host a fundraiser benefitting our mission, please access the Guidelines & Application below.

https://morganswonderland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Third-Party-Fundraising-Guidelines-UPDATED-8.2022.pdf

Become an Event Sponsor
Morgan’s Wonderland hosts special events throughout the year that you or your company can sponsor. 

https://morganswonderland.com/annual-events/

Other Ways to Support
Making a difference is easy as 1, 2, 3. Celebrate your special day in the spirit of inclusion, or share your experience to help us spread the word about the impact of Morgan’s Wonderland.

Updated within the last 2 months.