- Hawaiian Falls The Colony
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name = Hawaiian Falls The Colony
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location = The Colony
location2 = Texas
location3 = United States flagicon|USA
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homepage = [http://www.hawaiianfalls.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FaithHighway/10000/6000/443HA/c_home Official Website]
owner =Hawaiian Falls
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opening_date = May 2004
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season = May through September
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slides = 8
slogan = Bringing Families Closer TogetherHawaiian Falls The Colony is a small
waterpark located inThe Colony, Texas . The park is the second Hawaiian Falls Waterpark in the Hawaiian Falls Waterpark chain and officially opened in May 2004. It consists of eight attractions: 9 water slides, alazy river , an interactive water treehouse, a wave pool, as well as a food stand. The park was built by David Busch of Horizon Family, Inc., now Hawaiian Falls Waterparks.History
2004 - First Season
The park opened on Memorial Day Weekend of 2004, with two body slides, two tube slides, a lazy river, a half-pipe slide, a wavepool, a cafe, a small gift shop, and changing rooms. The park offered free parking, life jackets, and inner tubes. The 2003 season ended on Monday, September 6. June 2004 was at the time the wettest month on record for the
Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex Fact|date=August 2007 which resulted in lower ticket sales in the beginning, but Hawaiian Falls The Colony proved to be a popular summer destination for families in the area.2005 - Second Season
Hawaiian Falls opened for the 2005 season on May 20th under new management with the motto of "Bringing Families Closer Together". The park introduced Private Cabanas which offered private shaded areas to guests for an additional fee.
2006 - Third Season
The season opened on May 26th and ran through September 4. The park also introduced the
VeggieTales characters,Bob the Tomato andLarry the Cucumber . Online Ticket Sales also began.2007 - Fourth Season
Hawaiian Falls opened its fourth season on May 25th. The park also put stricter rules on outside food and drinks by only allowing small coolers and charging for large coolers. The park also added a
Pizza Hut Express to the cafe. Hawaiian Falls The Colony planned to open the Honolulu Lulu slide complex in 2007, but due to weather and money constraits, the project was delayed heavily. The Honolulu Lulu did not open in the 2007 general operating season, but did open on September 22nd for Customer Appreciation Day.Attractions
*Breaker Beach is a family
wavepool that only goes to a depth of 4 feet. Opened in 2004.*The Flyin' Hawaiian is a yellow 65-foot tall single-rider body slide that features an enclosed spiral. Opened in 2004.
*The
Waikiki Wipeout is a yellow 65-foot tall body slide that features a giant drop. Opened in 2004.*Pipeline --three orange tube slides: an entirely enclosed tube slide, a partially enclosed, partially open tube slide, and a fully open tube slide. Opened in 2004.
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Keiki Cove -- an interactive children's water treehouse filled with fountains, slides, climbing nets, water jets, and a giant bucket that drops gallons of water every few minutes. Opened in 2004.*The Honolulu Lulu -- three small body slides. Opened in 2008.
*The
Kona Kooler Adventure River -- a circular pathedlazy river with a portion of the river that contains waves making it an adventure river. Opened in 2004.*The Hawaiian Half Pipe -- a hot pink slide patterned after a skateboard or snowboard
halfpipe . Opened in 2004.*Pineapple Pete's Island Cafe -- a small cafe located in the park that serves a variety of food choices including
Pizza Hut pizza s and other snacks. Opened in 2004. Pizza Hut Express opened in 2007.*Island Trader's Gift Shop -- a small gift shop that rents lockers and sells a few other items. Opened in 2004.
ee also
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Waterpark s
*Hawaiian Falls Waterparks
*The Colony, Texas References
* [http://www.hawaiianfalls.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=FaithHighway/10000/6000/443HA/c_home HawaiianFalls.com]
External links
* [http://www.hawaiianfalls.com HawaiianFalls.com]
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