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The Motley Fool December 28, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	GE: Too Dumb to Ride It was a good year for most amusement park operators, save for Universal Studios. Sooner or later, GE is going to have to decide whether it has the backbone to own a chain of year-round theme parks.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	How to Build a Theme Park Investors, the future of the amusement park chains is brighter than you think.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	When Parks Collide There's little chance in Six Flags and Cedar Fair hooking up, but the two publicly traded stand-alone operators will now be mentioned together in far more sentences. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom's Last Thrill Ride If Viacom puts its amusement park chain up for sale, it will also have lopped off a good chunk of common sense. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	GE's Burnt-Out Theme Parks The GE-owned Universal Studios parks need a serious jolt of life. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Can Spidey Swing to Islands' Rescue? The web-slinger's got his work cut out saving Universal's sinking Islands of Adventure.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Summer Springs Eternal May means thrill rides and turnstile clicks to a hungry amusement park industry.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cedar Chips The regional seasonal amusement park operator has a slow quarter, but 2005 looks promising.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Are Roller Coasters Safe? The latest coaster accident in Disneyland has some wondering whether park attractions are no longer safe.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Is Disney Phoning It In? The scent of theme parks is in the air, but Disney is smelling stale.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Swapping Thrills Cedar Fair buys a neighboring park from Six Flags.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Harry Gets a Theme Park J.K. Rowling's world of wizardry will come to life in Florida in a few years. Eclectic eateries, mystical shops, and three attractions will anchor the new area between Universal's Islands of Adventure's Jurassic Park and Lost Continent themed lands.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Thank Queue, Disney The theme park giant reinvents the waiting lines for its rides.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Shake the Mistake at the Lake Cedar Fair turns to water park additions to help salvage a struggling property.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cedar Fair's Wrath of Con The amusement park operator's first-quarter numbers are lousy -- they always are in the seasonally forgettable quarter ending in March -- and Cedar Fair has a lot to prove in the year ahead.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cedar Fair Throws in the Beach Towel Regional park operator Cedar Fair is tearing down most of its struggling Geauga Lake amusement park, and will transform it into a smaller, stand-alone waterpark for the 2008 season. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Conquering Everest With Expedition Everest, Disney is banking plenty on the ability of a single thrill ride to help improve the fortunes of its least-visited theme park in the Sunshine State. Will the move be a thrill for investors?
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Waiting Is the Cruelest Part Amusement park lines have been revolutionized by technology -- but not always for the better. Guests pay plenty for their treks, and their time, in every sense of the word, is money. Will Disney fix this?
The Motley Fool July 3, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	It's Just Not Fair Cedar Fair seals the deal with Paramount Parks in time for its seasonally potent third quarter. With shares of Six Flags and Cedar Fair trading on bad day off their 52-week lows, it's time to approach these players as attractive value ideas.
Salon.com July 31, 2000 Eric Boehlert	Roller sprawl The renaissance of coasters is a bonanza for the amusement park business.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Who Will Bite? Six Flags is for sale, but who is brave enough to bid?
The Motley Fool October 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disneyland's Ugly Siamese Twin Disney's California Adventure is getting a much-needed makeover. Disney can't afford to let a park that bears its name languish. Its reputation is at stake. Dollars are at stake, too.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Six Flags Grows Up The amusement park operator unveils the world's tallest, fastest roller coaster.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	When Size Matters Building bigger rides doesn't always translate to better parks, but it does attract bigger spotlights.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Anatomy of a Water Park Amusement parks are discovering the winning ways of water attractions.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom's Next Mistake Yes, it stinks that Viacom's shares are trading lower than they did one, three, and five years ago. But landing a billion bucks to shore up its finances would come at the expense of relinquishing some great assets.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You Must Be This Tall to Ride in Cyberspace Holiday World and other amusement parks across the country have turned to cyberspace to promote their newest attractions.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	This Theme Park Is Comcastic! Comcast agrees to pay up for all of Universal Orlando.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2012 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cedar Fair Is Not Disney The regional amusement park chain moves in a new direction.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Tomorrow's Theme Park It's never too early to click through a turnstile to the future. Investors, regional operators can't match the capital investments that the Disneys and the Universals are doling out.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Take Your CEO to Work Day The new CEO has plans for Six Flags, but the ride may still be bumpy for investors.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cedar Fair's Maverick Run The amusement park operator hopes a new coaster can spur it out of its sluggish slumber. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Buckle Up, Snyder! Change is afoot for a leisure stock that could sorely use it.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Is Blackstone the Next Disney? The private-equity firm snaps up the Sea World and Busch Gardens chains.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Summer Forever Thrill park operators are doing their best to stretch the operating calendar.
The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's Golden Opportunity The entertainment giant has got its groove back, and the world is about to notice.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Six Flags, Disneyfied The new leadership at Six Flags is taking its cues from the Magic Kingdom. That's the kind of thinking that will save Six Flags. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Thrill Industry Rewards Its Own The top prize for the world's best overall park went to Cedar Fair's Cedar Point. The company's gradual yet consistent operating improvement has led to dividend increases every year over the past decade. The payout yield currently stands at 5.95%.
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Can Disney Kill You? Billing itself as "the happiest place on Earth" does not exempt a company from the grim realities of human mortality. Should Disney stop building thrill rides? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Theme Parks Keep Rolling Cedar Fair sets the stage for a smoother ride in 2011.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Legoland Florida, Anyone? Blackstone keeps snapping up Florida, one theme park at a time.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You Must Be This Tall to Invest in Cedar Fair It's been a rollercoaster of a ride for Cedar Fair. The regional park operator's expansion plans have come undone, causing park closings and possible land sell-offs.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's Shanghai Surprise Family entertainment giant Disney confirms rumors that it plans to open a theme park in Shanghai.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	I've Got a Golden Ticket! It's time for Six Flags to do something to give its stock a pop.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	This Is Why Theme Parks Matter An evolutionary coaster in Florida will raise the stakes of what is possible.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Paying Pixar New rides at Disneyland will mean even more dough lining Pixar's pockets.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Six Flags Misses the Bus The regional amusement park operator starts the summer season off slowly.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Wakes Up The family-entertainment giant is confirming expansion plans for its flagship Magic Kingdom park.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Roller-Coaster Regrets When you look at 2007 as a whole -- and more importantly, at the company's outlook for 2008 -- it's hard to get too excited about the regional amusement-park operator.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	What I've Done This Summer While on vacation in Orange County, California, this investor does a little field research into Disney and Cedar Fair.