Business
Theme parks: A growing demand for entertainment has led to consolidations, new competitors. Family-run operations find it hard to compete with corporations.
Oct. 22, 1997
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Citing a strong performance at its Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, amusement park operator Cedar Fair LP on Monday increased its quarterly payments to investors by 3.4%.
March 7, 2000
Cedar Fair LP, the Ohio partnership that owns Knott’s Berry Farm, reported larger first-quarter losses Friday, saying Knott’s attracted fewer patrons than a year earlier, when its GhostRider wooden roller coaster was brand new.
May 6, 2000
Cedar Fair LP, the Ohio partnership that owns Knott’s Berry Farm, said Friday that its second-quarter and full-year earnings will fall short of analysts’ estimates because cool, rainy weather has kept customers away from its other amusement and water parks.
July 22, 2000
California
Cedar Fair LP, the Ohio-based owner of Knott’s Berry Farm, has agreed to buy White Water Canyon, a 33-acre water park near San Diego that comes with 32 acres of adjacent land for future expansion, the company said Thursday.
Oct. 15, 1999
Travel & Experiences
Cedar Fair LP, the Sandusky, Ohio, partnership that bought Knott’s Berry Farm in 1997, reported improved first-quarter results Tuesday, saying that better weather and new attractions had boosted attendance at the Buena Park theme park.
May 12, 1999
The company that owns Knott’s Berry Farm said Monday it will repurchase as much as $25 million of its partnership units, whose value has fallen 35% in 18 months, because they are an “attractive investment” at that price.
Nov. 23, 1999
Look for Cedar Fair LP, the company that owns Knott’s Berry Farm and four other large theme parks, to announce its acquisition of a San Diego-area water park to complement the $25-million water park Cedar Fair plans to open beside Knott’s next summer.
Oct. 14, 1999
Launching a patriotic flair during Presidents Day weekend, Knott’s Berry Farm, under new owner Cedar Fair LP, will start playing the national anthem just before the gates open every day.
Feb. 12, 1998
Entertainment: Knott’s Berry Farm parent to pay $11.5 million for the San Diego County attraction.
Dec. 7, 1999