Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Net revenues:
Total revenues	$ 1,726,587	$ 1,731,237	$ 1,503,730
Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, merchandise and other revenues	131,697	135,217	114,287
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	758,874	735,687	622,419
Selling, general and administrative expenses	221,237	200,074	184,871
Severance and other separation costs	816	108	1,531
Depreciation and amortization	154,208	152,620	148,660
Total costs and expenses	1,266,832	1,223,706	1,071,768
Operating income	459,755	507,531	431,962
Other (income) expense, net	(18)	(43)	144
Interest expense	146,666	117,501	116,642
Loss on early extinguishment of debt and write-off of discounts and debt issuance costs			58,827
Income before income taxes	313,107	390,073	256,349
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	78,911	98,883	(164)
Net income	$ 234,196	$ 291,190	$ 256,513
Earnings per share:
Earnings per share, basic	$ 3.66	$ 4.18	$ 3.28
Earnings per share, diluted	$ 3.63	$ 4.14	$ 3.22
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	63,955	69,607	78,302
Diluted	64,494	70,280	79,575
Admissions [Member]
Net revenues:
Total revenues	$ 954,083	$ 965,232	$ 851,891
Food, Merchandise and Other [Member]
Net revenues:
Total revenues	$ 772,504	$ 766,005	$ 651,839