San Antonio in 2021 In 2005, Hartman sold his homebuilding business to establish The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation so he and his wife, Maggie, could aid children and adults with special needs. During a family vacation, their disabled daughter Morgan wanted to play with kids tossing a ball in a hotel
swimming pool, but when she approached them, they abruptly took their ball and vanished. "I'll never forget the look of anguish and dismay on Morgan's face, so I decided there had to be a way to bridge the gap of misunderstanding about people with special needs. That incident was the tipping point for Morgan's Wonderland and ultimately Morgan's Inspiration Island," Hartman said. On March 3, 2010, Morgan's Wonderland opened, with
NBA legend
David Robinson and actress
Eva Longoria as special guests. Starting in 2012,
Toyota partnered with the park as a long-term sponsor. On June 17, 2017, Morgan's Wonderland unveiled a major addition: the Morgan's Inspiration Island splash park. In 2020 the park closed after only 11 days into the season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. The park reopened for the 2021 season at limited capacity. In 2022 the park hosted the
Special Olympics Texas Summer Games. == Events ==