Hawaiian Falls Waterparks is a family-friendly waterpark chain in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area, with four North Texas parks and one in Waco, Texas. Hawaiian Falls Adventure Park, now known as Hawaiian Falls Firewheel was the first park, opening in Garland, Texas in 2003. Hawaiian Falls Waterparks are focused on surrounding communities and their families.
The Hawaiian Falls Waterpark chain is owned by Harvest Family Entertainment, a faith-based company headquartered in The Colony, Texas.
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The Hawaiian Falls chain began with the groundbreaking of Hawaiian Falls Adventure Park in Garland, Texas on December 18, 2002 by David Busch of Horizon Family Inc, a California based company that has worked with other waterpark properties in a few states, including Hawaiian Falls' sister park located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Busch wanted to start a more community based entertainment venue. The City of Garland City Council and the Parks and Recreation Board helped provide the land on which the waterpark was to be built. Construction for Hawaiian Falls began in January 2003.
In 2004, Hawaiian Falls expanded by adding Hawaiian Falls The Colony in The Colony, Texas and expanding Hawaiian Falls Garland. In September 2004, Horizon Family, Inc. joined up with Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation in a limited partnership.
In 2005, Hawaiian Falls continued to expand by opening Bahama Beach Waterpark in Dallas, Texas.
After a year of management under Herschend Family Entertainment, David Busch bought back the Hawaiian Falls chain to form Hawaiian Falls Waterparks under the management of Harvest Family Inc in 2006, which included the three waterparks in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
In 2007, Hawaiian Falls Waterparks renamed Bahama Beach to Hawaiian Falls Dallas and also acquired its first non-waterpark property, Aloha Adventure Park located in Lewisville, Texas. David Busch also invested in two Pizza Hut Express franchises to operate at two of its waterparks: Garland and The Colony.
In 2008, Hawaiian Falls expanded once again by adding Hawaiian Falls Mansfield in Mansfield, Texas.
In 2010, Hawaiian Falls added the Torpedo, a new thrill ride that is the first of its kind in the world. The Torpedo was launched at each of its three Dallas/ Fort Worth area waterparks, and features two speed slides coming off a 4-story tower. Riders step into a capsule at the top of the ride as anticipation builds with a countdown and special effects. When activated, a hatch opens under their feet, turning them into human torpedoes as they free fall at speeds up to 40 mph down the slide.
In late 2010, the city of Roanoke, Texas, entered into a Letter of Intent with Harvest Family Entertainment to build another Hawaiian Falls waterpark in Roanoke.[1] They later broke ground on November 22,2010. Hawaiian Falls Roanoke opened Memorial Day weekend 2011 with the Mega WaterWorld attraction, the World's largest water playground.
In October 2011, Hawaiian Falls entered into an agreement with the City of Waco to take over the former Waco City Water Park and transform it into the new Hawaiian Falls Waco, which is scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend 2012.
In December 2011, Hawaiian Falls announced plans for a $2 million expansion for the Roanoke waterpark and another $4.3 million in expansions for the other three North Texas parks to be completed by Memorial Day 2012!
Roanoke will add the Cyclone Fury, a six-story tower with four slides, including a two-person tube slide that curls around like a coiled snake before launching riders into a splash pool; two 60-foot tall speed slides and a family raft ride that will hold up to three guests per tube.
Mansfield will spend $3 million to add two major water slides, including a three-person tube slide with a 40-foot drop and a two-person tube slide which will send riders down a huge drop, then catapult them up three-stories, then backwards for a spectacular finish. There will also be a new 10,000 square foot Splashwater Harbor water playground.
The Colony will spend $1 million to adda new body slide with a twist. Two riders enter separate launchers at the top of a 60-foot tower. The floor drops and both riders are launched simultaneously, traveling opposite arcs around a large bowl at up to 40 mph. After several revolutions, they come to a gradual stop and climb out on a staircase in the middle of the bowl.
The Garland park is adding a two-person dark ride that uses state-of-the-art special effects to create a thrilling, multi-sensory experience with lights, sound and projections on a water wall to simulate sliding into a shark’s mouth, spinning blades, etc. The attraction will have the ability to change effects so the ride can offer multiple experiences. Garland’s Splashwater Harbor area is being updated and transformed into Keiki Kingdom, a special world of climbing, jumping, sliding and spraying with a floating obstacle course.
Hawaiian Falls Waco. Opening in May 2012. Located in Waco, Texas.
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