Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Depreciation Computed on Straight-Line Method Over Estimated Useful Lives

Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over estimated useful lives as follows:



Attractions		25 – 40 years
Buildings and improvements		20 – 40 years
Leasehold improvements		Life of lease or asset life if less
Land improvements		20 – 40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment		3 – 25 years

Expected Aggregate Annual Amortization Expense for Existing Amortizable Intangible Assets

The Company expects its aggregate annual amortization expense for existing amortizable intangible assets for fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to be as follows:



2015	$	218
2016	206
2017	194
2018	191
2019	186

Reconciliation of Weighted Average Number of Common and Common Equivalent Shares Outstanding and Number of Awards Excluded from Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculation

A reconciliation of the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding and the number of Awards excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation, as they were anti-dilutive, are as follows:



	2014	2013	2012
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (basic)	1,740	1,792	1,794
Weighted average dilutive impact of Awards	19	21	24
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding (diluted)	1,759	1,813	1,818
Awards excluded from diluted earnings per share	6	2	10