27 January 2011
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Themepark News
Frontier City theme park and White Water Bay water park will be getting the Six Flags management touch when former Six Flags executives Kieran Burke and Gary Story begin managing the properties.
The 2011 season marks the beginning of a new management agreement with owner CNL Lifestyle Properties, which purchased Frontier City and White Water Bay from Six Flags in 2007.
“We could not be more excited about the opportunity to once again manage both Frontier City and White Water Bay,” said Kieran Burke. “Gary Story and I, along with some incredibly talented industry leaders, grew what became the world's largest regional theme park company from these two family entertainment icons right here in Oklahoma City. Our love for this city, these parks, and the team members we have worked with, makes this an especially rewarding assignment.”
In 1989, Burke and Story started Premier Parks in Oklahoma City with the acquisition of Frontier City, followed by White Water Bay in 1991. The success of those parks ignited the company's growth and led to the acquisition of Six Flags Theme Parks in 1998.
They transformed Frontier City, adding the Silver Bullet steel roller coaster, the Renegade Rapids river adventure ride and the popular Wild Cat wooden roller coaster.