ABOUT US
 
COMPANY:
 Ripley Entertainment, Inc.
Owner and Operator		  
Location:

301 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, Texas 78205

  
Dates:
 San Antonio Location: Opened in 1987  
Contents:    
Louis Tussaud’s Plaza Wax Museum:
 Remember your favorite movie stars and historical figures in amazing life-like detail.  Relive the human rights triumphs and tradgedies of man, including the magnificent historical journey of our country's "Road to Freedom," and the inspirational moments in The Life of Christ. Experience it all from fact and fiction to fantasy and fear!  
Ripley's Believe It or Not!:
 We invite you to explore the beautiful, the facinating and the most bizarre oddities collected by famed cartoonist Robert Ripley during his world travels. You'll encounter eye-popping themed galleries, watch videos of the unusual, walk over a simulated hot bed of coals, and experience the sensation of both an earthquake and a tornado!  
Unique Texas Souvenir Gift Shop
Snack Bar
Game Arcade
Fantastic Fotos
Wax Hands		    
       
History of Company:

In 1962 by William Thomas Bolton and Virginia Rayburn Bolton began the Wax Museum attractions at Fair Park in Dallas Texas. Virginia Rayburn Bolton was Sam Rayburn’s niece. Sam Rayburn was the longest sitting Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives.

The Southwestern Historical Wax Museum attraction moved to it’s Grand Prairie location in 1972. In 1988 a fire completely destroyed the attraction and the beautiful Palace of Wax building (see details below) was constructed in it’s place at great personal cost to the family. A Ripley’s Believe It or Not! attraction was also built within the Palace and won Ripley’s Franchise of the year in 1999.

The Plaza Theatre of Wax in downtown San Antonio on Alamo Plaza was opened on February 1, 1987. In January 2000, and is now known as Louis Tussaud’s Plaza Wax Museum®. The company also opened a Ripley's believe It or Not!®.

Through recent acquisitions and ongoing in-house production of exceptional quality wax figures, Ripley Entertainment, Inc. is now the second largest owned wax collection in the entire world.

 
 
Hours/Admission:

Open year round, except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years day.

Call for admission prices and hours of operation.

Group rates available.