Historical attraction
This article is about a subject that existed prior to being owned or operated by Six Flags, its pre-merger predecessor, or Cedar Fair.
Historical topics are included on this wiki to better inform about Six Flags parks in the present.
Paramount Parks was a chain of theme parks operated by the media conglomerate CBS Corporation (formerly Viacom). Looking to exit the amusement park business, its parks were sold to Cedar Fair in 2006 for $1.24 billion.[1]
Theme parks
- Bonfante Gardens (became Gilroy Gardens)
- Paramount Canada's Wonderland (became Canada's Wonderland)
- Paramount's Carowinds (became Carowinds)
- Paramount's Great America (became California's Great America)
- Paramount's Kings Island (became Kings Island)
- Paramount's Kings Dominion (became Kings Dominion)
- Terra Mítica: A Paramount Park (divested in 2004)
Events
- Fearfest — Paramount's own Halloween event was established in 2000 to compete with Six Flags' Fright Fest. After acquisition by Cedar Fair, the Fearfest events were rebranded to Halloween Haunt.[2]
- WinterFest — Paramount's holiday event was originally held in 2005 at Paramount's Carowinds and Paramount's Kings Island.[3][4] It was later revived by Cedar Fair, starting with California's Great America in 2016.[5]
References
- ↑ Cedar Fair buys amusement parks from CBS by The Associated Press, NBC News. 2006-05-22.
- ↑ Fearfest to Haunt by Dane, Kings Island Central. 2022-10-24.
- ↑ THROWBACK THURSDAY! A look back at Winterfest at Paramount's Carowinds in 2005. by Carowinds Fans Only, Facebook. 2024-11-14.
- ↑ Featured Events, Paramount's Kings Island. Archived 2005-11-26.
- ↑ Winterfest Debuts at California’s Great America by Marc Ricketts, MiceChat. 2016-11-27.
External links
- Paramount Parks official website (archived 2006-10-04, 2000-05-20)
Paramount Parks at Logopedia- Paramount Parks at the Paramount Global Wiki
Paramount Parks at Wikipedia
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