Funtime, Inc was an American amusement and entertainment company located in
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–United States border, Canada–U.S. maritime border ...
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The company was established in 1965. It owned several properties throughout its 31-year-long lifespan.
History
Funtime Inc. was established in 1965 when four former Cedar Point employees, including Gasper Lococo (1928–2016), a former military sergeant from
Huron
Huron may refer to:
Native American ethnography
* Huron people, who have been called Wyandotte, Wyandot, Wendat and Quendat
* Huron language, an Iroquoian language
* Huron-Wendat Nation, or Huron-Wendat First Nation, or Nation Huronne-Wendat
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, pooled their resources and purchased
Geauga Lake
Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio, Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio, Aurora, Ohio. It was established in 1887, in what had been a local recreation area adjacent to Geauga Lake (lake), a lake of th ...
in
Ohio
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for $5 million. The park had previously been owned by members of the Kuhlman/Schryer family. In 1983, the company began managing
Wyandot Lake in Columbus, Ohio. That same year FunTime acquired 50% controlling interest in
Darien Lake. In 1995, Funtime entered into an agreement to manage
Lake Compounce
Lake Compounce is an amusement park located in Bristol and Southington, Connecticut that opened in 1846. It is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States. It spans , which includes a beach and a water park called Croco ...
in Bristol, Connecticut.
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Sale to Premier Parks
In August 1995 Funtime, Inc. was acquired by Premier Parks (later Six Flags
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was formed on July 2, 2024, following a merger between longtime rivals Cedar Fair and the former Six Flags ...
) for $60 million. The deal to manage Lake Compounce was canceled and the Kennywood Entertainment Company was awarded the contract.
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*{{cite web, url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/six-flags-inc-history/, website=fundinguniverse.com, title=History of Six Flags, Inc. – FundingUniverse, accessdate=2018-09-15
Companies based in Ohio
Entertainment companies established in 1968
Entertainment companies disestablished in 1996
Funtime, Inc.
Geauga Lake