Our Experience
Over 90 years of cumulative experience
The partners and management team at ICON have “been there before”.
We know what to expect and can provide direction through the challenges that come with each development.
Effective planning eliminates most surprises and experience aids in avoiding and minimizing development and operational risks.
We bring over 90 years of cumulative experience from resorts, theme parks, waterparks, hospitality, and sports and entertainment facilities.
Everything we do is built upon a foundation of safety, cleanliness, and the enjoyment of staff and guests.
1997 – 2007
Partners of Icon Leisure served on teams from design, through construction, and into operation of three separate waterparks:
- San Diego CA
- South Padre Island TX
- Galveston TX
1999 – 2002
Members of the founding
management team helped launch Ogden Park Management / Alfa SmartParks from 1 park to over 15 domestic and international parks with over $100M in revenue.
2007 – 2010
helped launch PARC Management LLC with the $312M acquisition of 7 Parks from Six Flags Inc. The portfolio grew rapidly over 18 months to 27 properties becoming the 4th largest park company in the United States with over 5.5M visitors annually.
2013
founded Icon Experiences (ICON) to manage, operate, and acquire giant wheels and similar destination focused attractions in select domestic and international markets.
2014
ICON began management of The Capital Wheel and Carousel at National Harbor located in the Washington DC market.
2017
Contracted with a middle market equity group to assist in the turn-around of Hawaiian Falls, a portfolio of 5 Water Parks located in North Texas (DFW) and Central Texas (Waco).
Serving as the management company for 1 year, the Hawaiian Falls portfolio’s Gross Profit increased 41% and Net Operating Income increased 155%.
2019
Icon Experiences launched its 2nd wheel location in St. Louis at Union Station. The $150M development includes an aquarium, observation wheel, carousel, and other family friendly attractions.
1999 – Present
Provide booking, production management, and event/venue operations services in multi-tiered markets across the United States to produce Concerts, Concert Series, Festivals, and Special Events. Talent procurement from regional to A+ list touring talent with a history events such as Cirque du Soleil, Disney On Ice, Ringling Bros., Monster Jam, and hundreds of Grand Openings, Galas, Dinners, etc.
2018 – Present
Design, programming, business modeling, and advisory services provider for more than a dozen different lagoon and surf projects.