“We are pleased with the strong start to the first half of 2015,” said Matt Ouimet, president and chief executive officer of Cedar Fair, in a written statement.
“Our strategy heading into this year was to provide experiences which would encourage our guests to visit our parks early and to visit them often. This included a focus on early season pass sales, the introduction of an all-season dining program across all of our parks, new spring-time events and delivering innovative new rides and attractions as early as possible,” Ouimet said.
After a record-setting year last year thanks in large part to the debut of new $24 million roller coaster Banshee, Kings Island's operators were expecting another successful season with the introduction of two new family rides and other major renovations. A makeover for the 2015 season of International Street includes the Tristate's largest Starbucks, upgrades at the funnel cake stand and more.
Altogether, Cedar Fair owns and operates 11 amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and five hotels.
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