Cedar Fair Announces Revenue Increase!
Article: ToledoBlade.com
Article published February 12, 2009
SANDUSKY — Cedar Fair LP, one the the worlds top theme park
companies, said Thursday that it returned to the black financially in
2008, earning a profit of $5.7 million, or 10 cents per partnership
unit.
The amusement and water park operator, based in Sandusky, lost $4.5
million, or 8 cents per unit, in 2007 after incurring expenses to shut
down its Geauga Lake amusement park
near Cleveland. Cedar Fair’s operations went more smoothly last year,
with overall revenues increasing 1 percent to $996 million. Attendance
at its 11 amusement parks and seven water parks rose 3 percent to 22.7
million visitors. Performance was led by its Canada’s Wonderland park
in Toronto, whose attendance was up 8 percent due to the arrival of a
new $20 million roller coaster, the Behemoth.
Many of you have fond memories of their theme parks even though you didn’t realize they tied into Cedar Fair.
Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) owns and operates 11 amusement parks, six
outdoor waterparks, one indoor waterpark and five hotels in eight
states and Ontario. Here is a list of theme parks that are
currently ran and operated by Cedar Fair LP.
Theme/Amusement parks
- California’s Great America (Santa Clara, California)
- Canada’s Wonderland (Vaughan, Ontario, Canada)
- Carowinds (Charlotte, North Carolina/Fort Mill, South Carolina)
- Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio)
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
- Kings Dominion (Doswell, Virginia)
- Kings Island (Mason, Ohio)
- Knott’s Berry Farm (Buena Park, California)
- Michigan’s Adventure (Muskegon, Michigan)
- Worlds of Fun (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Valleyfair (Shakopee, Minnesota)
Water parks
The following parks are included in the admission price of the listed amusement park:
- Boomerang Bay (Carowinds)
- Boomerang Bay (Kings Island)
- Boomerang Bay (California’s Great America)
- Splash Works (Canada’s Wonderland)
- WaterWorks (Kings Dominion)
- Soak City (Valleyfair)
- Wild Water Adventure (Michigan’s Adventure)
- Wildwater Kingdom (Dorney Park)
The following parks are either standalone properties or require separate admission:
- Knott’s Soak City (Buena Park, California)
- Knott’s Soak City (Palm Springs, California)
- Knott’s Soak City (San Diego, California)
- Soak City (Sandusky, Ohio)
- Oceans of Fun (Kansas City, Missouri)
- Geauga Lake’s Wildwater Kingdom (Aurora, Ohio)
Lodging and campgrounds
- Hotel Breakers (Cedar Point)
- Breakers Express (Cedar Point)
- Sandcastle Suites Hotel (Cedar Point)
- Camper Village (Cedar Point)
- Lighthouse Point (Cedar Point)
- Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort (Cedar Point)
- Knott’s Berry Farm Resort Hotel (Knott’s Berry Farm)
- Worlds of Fun Village (Worlds of Fun)
- Carowinds Camp Wilderness Resort (Carowinds)
Other
- Gilroy Gardens (Gilroy, California) By management contract
LIST SOURCE: Wikipedia