🎢 Cedar Point — Key Facts
| Owner | Six Flags Entertainment Group (merged entity) |
| Stock Listing | NYSE: FUN |
| Merger | Cedar Fair + Six Flags merged in July 2024 to form Six Flags Entertainment Group |
| Location | Sandusky, Ohio, USA (on Lake Erie peninsula) |
| Founded | 1870 (one of the oldest amusement parks in the USA) |
| Roller Coasters | 17 roller coasters (most at any park in the world for many years) |
| Nickname | “The Roller Coaster Capital of the World” |
Cedar Point — widely known as “The Roller Coaster Capital of the World” — is owned by Six Flags Entertainment Group, a company formed in July 2024 through the merger of Cedar Fair, L.P. (Cedar Point’s longtime corporate owner) and Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. The combined company trades on NYSE under the ticker FUN — carrying forward the ticker that Cedar Fair had used for years.
Who Is the Owner of Cedar Point?
Cedar Point is owned by Six Flags Entertainment Group (NYSE: FUN), formed by the $8 billion merger of Cedar Fair and Six Flags in July 2024. Before the merger, Cedar Point was owned by Cedar Fair, L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership that had operated Cedar Point and other parks for decades. Cedar Fair’s history with Cedar Point dates to 1983 when it acquired the park. The combined Six Flags Entertainment Group now operates 42 parks across North America under the Cedar Point, Six Flags, Carowinds, Knott’s Berry Farm, Canada’s Wonderland, and other brand names.
Cedar Point’s 150+ Year History
Cedar Point is one of America’s oldest amusement parks, opened in 1870 on a peninsula jutting into Lake Erie near Sandusky, Ohio. For much of its history, Cedar Point was the premier destination for roller coaster enthusiasts in the world — holding numerous world records simultaneously for the tallest, fastest, and most roller coasters at a single park. Landmark coasters include the Magnum XL-200 (first coaster to exceed 200 feet, opened 1989), Millennium Force (first giga coaster over 300 feet, opened 2000), Top Thrill Dragster (first coaster to exceed 400 feet, 2003), and Steel Vengeance (regarded by many enthusiasts as one of the world’s greatest coasters).
Cedar Fair–Six Flags Merger
The 2024 merger of Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment created a theme park powerhouse with scale to better compete against Disney Parks, Universal Destinations & Experiences, and SeaWorld. The combined entity operates 42 parks and 15 resort properties across the US, Canada, and Mexico. Cedar Point remains the flagship park of the combined portfolio — the brand most closely associated with world-class roller coasters and the identity that defines the merged company’s premium tier.
