Longtime residents of San Marcos, Texas can remember Aquarena Springs by the mermaid performers in the submarine theater. By far, the most popular attraction was "Ralph, the Famous Swimming Pig." Ralph swam around Aquarena Springs performing tricks and dives until the early 1990s, when he retired.Other features of the park was a Swiss Sky Ride (a Von Roll skyride), an observation deck that moved vertically 220 feet above the lake and rotated 360 degrees. Paul Rogers developed a hotel there and introduced glass bottom boats on the lake.Texas State University purchased Aquarena Springs in 1994. Aquarena Springs was founded by A.B Rogers, and was operated as an amusement park until 1996, when the park was closed and converted by the university to an environmental learning center, now known as Aquarena Center. The center still offers glass bottom boat tours, now it also includes environmental education tours, an endangered species exhibit, Wetlands Boardwalk, natural aquarium and scientific diving training.
2007-01-11
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