SonofBaconator Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 If Kings Island started out being owned by the public in stock, where would they be now? Would they be better than what they are now or worse. I can't really answer to my fullest extent but I always think of the Green Bay Packers and how they are publicly owned and how great their prospering off of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 That's a 'Fair question. I'm sure folks will have a lot of FUN with this topic. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Cedar Fair is publicly owned as you define it. (Complicated by the fact it is an LP and the unit holders have little say in management). Paramount Parks was part of CBS, before that VIACOM. A publicly traded corporation somewhat run with an iron hand by Sumner Redstone. Great American Financial (Carl Lindner) was publicly traded, I think. KECO was private, a leveraged buy-out. Taft Broadcasting, I think, was publicly traded. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I think that some companies would of gone down under, knowing that is a Paramount place to be, so FUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustbucket Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 If Kings Island started out being owned by the public in stock, where would they be now? Would they be better than what they are now or worse. I can't really answer to my fullest extent but I always think of the Green Bay Packers and how they are publicly owned and how great their prospering off of it. They already are... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjpavlik Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cedar Fair is publicly owned (symbol: FUN) and available for purchase. They reported record earnings and the stock is at a five year high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Cedar Fair is publicly owned (symbol: FUN) and available for purchase. They reported record earnings and the stock is at a five year high. I think what the topic poster was meaning was what if it was the park itself that was publicly owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I think I am more apt to know what the park would be like privately owned all by itself. No worries about making payments to shareholders, no other parks that are going to take the capital project funds. Just one park and a single owner to worry about! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 So, what would Cedar Fair HQ be without Q? Appeasing shareholders can be a pain, but it can also keep a company from wandering too far off track! It was already an oligarchy under Kinzel. Without a few "pesky" shareholders' rapid accumulation of stock for the purpose of redirecting the company, who knows what might've happened? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voicetek Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 You can find Cedar Fair's stock info here: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=FUN&ql=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Units, but yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 You can find Cedar Fair's stock info here: http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=FUN&ql=1 What caused it to begin a sudden drop at 12:52 pm today after holding steady all morning? http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=FUN+Interactive#symbol=fun;range=1d;compare=;indicator=volume;charttype=area;crosshair=on;ohlcvalues=0;logscale=off;source=undefined; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdawg1998 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Someone really needs to explain stocks to me sometime. My years of a teen are flying by fast and I still have no clue what stocks are besides the fact that they're not doing so well nowadays. That's an exaggeration but really, I don't know much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Start with the internet,buying stocks 101 or something?Its not as intimidating as it sounds,especially if you have a good source if you dont know your stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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