PARC Management

PARC Management is an operations company based in Jacksonville, Florida, USA that formerly operated an assortment of amusement parks and water parks in the United States.

History

On January 11, 2007, the company announced that they would acquire seven properties from Six Flags for $312 million. As part of the agreement, PARC simultaneously sold the properties to CNL Lifestyle Properties and began leasing them back.

In June 2008, the company took over operations of Magic Springs in Arkansas, making up eight parks in their lineup. In August, the company acquired the Myrtle Waves Water Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, as well as the NASCAR Speedparks chain.

In October 2010, the company revealed in their SEC filings that they had defaulted on their lease obligations with CNL. CNL subsequently announced that it had reached an agreement to terminate PARC's lease on the properties it owned.

On January 25, 2011, Herschend Family Entertainment announced that they had taken over PARC's operations for Darien Lake and Elitch Gardens.

Former Properties

Theme Parks

Park	Location	Opened	Acquired	Previously	Additional Info
Elitch Gardens	Denver, Colorado, USA	1995	2007	Six Flags Elitch Gardens	Acquired from Six Flags in January 2007. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Herschend Family Entertainment in 2011, with CNL taking over operations in 2013. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment purchased the park in 2015 and appointed Premier Parks as operators.
Darien Lake Theme Park Resort	Buffalo, New York, USA	1956	2007	Six Flags Darien Lake (1999-2006)	Acquired from Six Flags in January 2007. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Herschend Family Entertainment in 2011, and eventually Premier Parks in 2014. EPR Properties purchased the park in 2017 and sold the lease back to Six Flags in 2018.
Frontier City	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	1958	2007	N/A	Acquired from Six Flags in January 2007. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Premier Parks in 2011. EPR Properties purchased the park in 2017 and sold the lease back to Six Flags in 2018.
Magic Springs	Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA	1978	2008	N/A	Took over park operations from Themeparks LLC in 2008. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Amusement Management Partners in 2011. EPR Properties purchased the park in 2017 and appointed Premier Parks as operator.
Pavilion Park	South Carolina
Wild Waves Theme Park	Federal Way, Washington, USA	1977	2007	Wild Waves & Enchanted Village	Acquired from Six Flags in January 2007. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Norpoint Entertainment in 2011. EPR Properties purchased the park in 2017 and appointed Premier Parks as operators.

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Water Parks

Park	Location	Opened	Acquired	Previously	Additional Info
Myrtle Waves	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA	1985	2008	N/A	Took over management operations in 2008.
Splashtown at Darien Lake	Buffalo, New York, USA	1990	2007	Barracuda Bay	Located within the grounds of Darien Lake Park Resort. Acquired alongside its main theme park from Six Flags in January 2007 and renamed in 2010. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Herschend Family Entertainment in 2011, and eventually Premier Parks in 2014. EPR Properties purchased the park in 2017 and sold the lease back to Six Flags in 2018.
SplashTown Houston	Spring, Texas, USA	1984	2007	Splashtown USA Six Flags Splashtown	Acquired from Six Flags in January 2007. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Premier Parks in 2011. Renamed Wet 'n' Wild SplashTown in 2014 after CNL's purchase of the brand. EPR Properties purchased the park in 2017 and sold the lease back to Six Flags in 2018, who renamed it as Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown.
Waterworld California	Concord, California, USA	1995	2007	Waterworld USA Concord Six Flags Waterworld	Acquired from Six Flags in January 2007. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Premier Parks in 2011. EPR Properties purchased the park in 2017 and sold the lease back to Six Flags that same year, renaming it to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Concord in 2018.
White Water Bay	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA	1981	2007	White Water	Located within fifteen miles from Frontier City. Acquired from Six Flags in January 2007. The operations lease was terminated by owners CNL Lifestyle Properties and given to Premier Parks in 2011. EPR Properties purchased the park in 2017 and sold the lease back to Six Flags in 2018, who renamed the park as Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Oklahoma City in 2020.