Palace Entertainment
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Palace Entertainment was established in 1998 after the acquisition of four independently owned family entertainment companies with the five brands Camelot Parks, Palace Park, Boomers!, Grand Prix Race-O-Rama and Family Fun Center. The company currently operates 33 parks. These parks include parks directly operated by Palace Entertainment, or parks operated by the company's chains listed below.
On February 27, 2006, it was announced that MidOcean Partners was to acquire Palace Entertainment. The closing of this transaction occurred in the second quarter 2006.
On August 24, 2007, MidOcean Partners sold Palace Entertainment to Parque Reunidos [1] for $330 Million. This transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2007.
[edit] Parks
- Big Kahuna's (Destin, Florida)
- Castle Park (Riverside, California)
- Mountain Creek Waterpark (Vernon, New Jersey)
- Silver Springs Nature Theme Park (Silver Springs, Florida)
- Splish Splash (Riverhead, New York)
- Water Country (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
- Wild Waters (Silver Springs, Florida)
[edit] Chains
- Boomers! Parks (14 Parks)
- Malibu Grand Prix (3 Parks)
- Mountasia (3 Parks)
- Raging Waters (3 Parks)
- SpeedZone (2 Parks)
- Wet 'n Wild (2 Parks)(the one in orlando is owned by nbc universal)
