Rockwall ISD Students Excel at FCCLA/Skills Competition in Waco

(ROCKWALL, TX – Feb. 28, 2019) Rockwall ISD students from the Dr. Gene Burton College & Career Academy recently competed at the FCCLA/Skills Competition in Waco where they brought home many awards from multiple subject areas.  Fashion Design FCCLA Fashion Design Construction Occupational Category First place – Kennedy Leath FCCLA Fashion Design Construction Senior Category First […]

Capital One closes $9.2 million in credit facilities for Hawaiian Falls

August 14, 2012 – Capital One Bank announced it closed a seven-year $9.2 million Revolving Credit Facility for Hawaiian Falls Waterparks, which is owned by Horizon Family Holdings, LLC. Proceeds of the facility were used to refinance existing debt and complete construction of a new water park in Waco, Texas. “This credit facility is an […]

Hawaiian Falls to host Champions Day

Hawaiian Falls to host Champions Day

Waterparks to open early Saturday for special needs children and their families Saturday, June 23, 2012 is Champions Day at all five Hawaiian Falls waterparks. Special needs kids and their families will have exclusive use of the park from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The parks will open to the public 10:30 a.m. – 6 […]

Hawaiian Falls Waco pours wave pool

New park on schedule to open Memorial Day weekend  More than 100 cement trucks rolled in and out of Hawaiian Falls Waco Monday, Feb. 6, delivering more than 800 yards of concrete to create a wave pool the size of a football field. Located at 900 Lake Shore Drive, on the site of the former […]

Record growth brings millions in improvements, new jobs to North Texas waterparks

Record growth brings millions in improvements, new jobs to North Texas waterparks

Hawaiian Falls plays Santa Coming off a record-breaking 2011 season, Hawaiian Falls unveiled plans for $6.3 million in expansions at its Roanoke, Garland, The Colony and Mansfield waterparks. The growth has already created 10 new permanent positions and will generate more than 50 seasonal jobs at its four North Texas waterparks. All of this growth […]

Waco breaks ground on Central Texas’ First Hawaiian Falls

Total waterpark value to exceed $10 million. New park to open Spring 2012. Heralding a new era of economic revitalization and a new approach to tourism and family entertainment, business and community leaders joined Hawaiian Falls president David Busch, Waco Mayor Jim Bush and city officials today to celebrate the ground breaking for the new […]