From what I have heard, all have 30.06 postings, metal detectors, personal searches, and other fun features of a police state in a communist country. That said, my wife and I did go to Sea World once, in 2005. The company that I worked for at the time arranged a private visit for employees who had won awards, and we were treated like guests, not suspects.
The key element of the definition of amusement park that most other places fail to meet is the population of the county:
Schlitterbahn probably fails several other of these tests, such as what "rides" are, 75 acres, and being open 120 days a year.(1) "Amusement park" means a permanent indoor or outdoor facility or park where amusement rides are available for use by the public that is located in a county with a population of more than one million, encompasses at least 75 acres in surface area, is enclosed with access only through controlled entries, is open for operation more than 120 days in each calendar year, and has security guards on the premises at all times.
Given that anything can happen anywhere, all the major tourist attractions in Galveston County have been remarkably free of random crime other than drunk driving and vehicle burglary. The tourists who experience mishaps generally are doing something imprudent like having a discussion with drunks in a biker bar, trying to buy illegal narcotics, or looking for an ATM after midnight.
- Jim