Property and Equipment-Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Component of Property and Equipment

The components of property and equipment—net as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, consisted of the following:

	2012			2011
Land	$	286,200		$	274,100
Land improvements		238,860			201,319
Buildings		468,647			418,318
Rides and equipment		1,100,423			977,233
Animals		161,194			161,144
Construction in process		88,237			140,770
Less accumulated depreciation		(568,918	)		(425,006	)
Total	$	1,774,643		$	1,747,878