Hawaiian Falls Waterparks is a chain of waterparks operated by ProParks Management Company. The five locations Hawaiian Falls operates are located across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area and Central Texas. History 2002–2003 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. Mr. Busch has built and operated other water park properties in several states, including the park located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Hawaiian Falls' mission is: "Serving the Lord by Bringing Families Closer Together." The City of Garland City Council and the Parks and Recreation Board provided the land on which the water park was built. Construction for Hawaiian Falls Garland began in January 2003 and opened in May of the same year. In late 2003 Hawaiian Falls made a similar agreement with The Colony, Texas. Also in 2003, Hawaiian Falls entered into a lease agreement with the city of Dallas to manage what would become Bahama Beach Waterpark. 2004-2007 In late 2004, Busch experienced financial problems and he had to sell his company to Herschend Family Entertainment. Under the Herschend management, Busch continued to operate the waterparks. In 2005, the Dallas aquatic center opened as Bahama Beach Waterpark in Dallas, Texas under the management of Busch once again. Bahama Beach is known as "the first inner-city waterpark" in the entire country since it was "built to serve its community" and moreover, the launch of this park was considered a risky endeavor since the waterpark was not built near a wealthier, highly populated area, which is the traditional areas that waterparks tend to be located within. In December 2006, after Bahama Beach's second operating season, David Busch informed the city of Dallas that the park was operating at a loss of over $178,000 over the course of two years "Low discretionary income in the park's market area," was one of the main reasons given for the loss. Among other things, Busch suggested that re-branding the park to Hawaiian Falls might solve the problem. Also in 2006, Busch had repurchased his company from Hereschend Family Entertainment and sold the parks in Garland and the Colony to CNL Lifestyle Properties. In 2007, the city of Dallas allowed the renaming of Bahama Beach to Hawaiian Falls Dallas. yet the re-branding did not sever the operations loss. This led to