SANDUSKY, OHIO, April 21, 2009 -- Cedar Fair Entertainment
Company (NYSE: FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water
parks and active entertainment, today announced the declaration
of a regular quarterly cash distribution of $0.25 per
limited-partner unit, consistent with the company’s annualized
distribution rate of $1.00 per unit that was announced in March.
The distribution will be paid on May 15, 2009 to holders
of record May 5, 2009.
The
Company also noted that it plans to issue a news release and
host a conference call with analysts on Tuesday, May 5th,
2009 to discuss 2009 first quarter earnings results.
Cedar
Fair is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in
Sandusky, Ohio,
and one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in
the world. The Partnership owns and operates 11 amusement parks,
six outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and five hotels.
Amusement parks in the company’s northern region include two in
Ohio: Cedar Point, consistently voted “Best Amusement Park in
the World” in Amusement Today polls and Kings
Island; as well as Canada’s Wonderland, near Toronto; Dorney
Park, PA; Valleyfair, MN; and Michigan’s Adventure, MI.
In the southern region are Kings Dominion, VA;
Carowinds, NC;
and Worlds of Fun, MO. Western parks in
California include: Knott’s Berry Farm; Great
America; and
Gilroy Gardens,
which is managed under contract.
