▁Cambridge ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of ▁British ▁Som al il and ▁Category : B rit ish ▁military ▁personnel ▁of ▁the ▁Haz ara ▁Ex ped ition ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 <0x0A> </s> ▁Magic ▁Spr ings ▁Th eme ▁and ▁Water ▁Park ▁is ▁an ▁am usement ▁park ▁and ▁water ▁park ▁located ▁in ▁Hot ▁Spr ings , ▁Ark ansas , ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁Little ▁Rock . ▁ ▁A ▁single ▁price ▁ad mission ▁includes ▁all ▁day ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁r ides ▁and ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁both ▁par ks . ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁open ▁week ends ▁from ▁April ▁through ▁October ▁and ▁daily ▁late - May ▁through ▁mid - August . ▁ ▁Magic ▁Spr ings ▁Th eme ▁and ▁Water ▁Park ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Magic ▁Spr ings ▁Th eme ▁and ▁Water ▁Park ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁E PR ▁Properties ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁Premier ▁Park s , ▁L LC . ▁ ▁History ▁Magic ▁Spr ings ▁( re open ed ▁as ▁Magic ▁Spr ings ▁and ▁Cry stal ▁F alls ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁opened ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁but ▁invest ors ▁became ▁bur den ed ▁by ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁of ▁deb t ▁and ▁sold ▁the ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁head ed ▁by ▁business man ▁Mel v yn ▁Bell , ▁who ▁then ▁had ▁his ▁own ▁financial ▁troubles .