Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Net revenues:
Admissions	$ 130,003	$ 115,089
Food, merchandise and other	87,163	71,268
Total revenues	217,166	186,357
Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, merchandise and other revenues	17,051	14,483
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below and includes equity compensation of $1,563 and $936 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)	155,473	157,324
Selling, general and administrative (includes equity compensation of $5,982 and $3,178 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)	63,524	52,418
Restructuring and other separation costs	8,835
Depreciation and amortization	38,430	38,867
Total costs and expenses	283,313	263,092
Operating loss	(66,147)	(76,735)
Other expense (income), net	63	(86)
Interest expense	19,913	18,261
Loss on early extinguishment of debt and write-off of discounts and debt issuance costs		8,020
Loss before income taxes	(86,123)	(102,930)
Benefit from income taxes	(23,279)	(41,801)
Net loss	(62,844)	(61,129)
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gain on derivatives, net of tax	7,491	2,404
Comprehensive loss	$ (55,353)	$ (58,725)
Loss per share:
Net loss per share, basic	$ (0.73)	$ (0.72)
Net loss per share, diluted	$ (0.73)	$ (0.72)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	86,209	85,373
Diluted	86,209	85,373