Cedar Fair

Cedar Fair, L.P. (branded as Cedar Fair Entertainment Company) was an American amusement park company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio, with significant administrative offices in Charlotte, North Carolina. Formed in 1983 via Cedar Point's acquisition of Valleyfair, it was the seventh-largest amusement park company in the world by attendance, hosting 26.7 million guests in 2023. Before its 2024 merger into Six Flags, Cedar Fair owned 11 amusement parks and 4 separately-gated water parks. Additionally, Cedar Fair had theme park licensing rights to use Peanuts intellectual properties at its parks. In November 2023, Cedar Fair and competitor Six Flags announced plans to merge. With the merger completing on July 1, 2024, both companies dissolved and formed a new entity named Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. Former Cedar Fair stockholders obtained a 51.2% majority stake and kept Cedar Fair's stock ticker, FUN, for the New York Stock Exchange. At the time of the merger's completion, the combined company operated 42 properties and became the largest amusement park operator in North America.