Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Net revenues:
Total revenues	$ 565,207	$ 521,206	$ 1,340,717	$ 1,132,910
Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, merchandise and other revenues	41,385	37,977	105,943	87,092
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)	215,899	195,113	559,320	460,192
Selling, general and administrative expenses	53,082	53,617	155,299	128,271
Severance and other separation costs			113	1,582
Depreciation and amortization	37,216	36,306	114,379	109,111
Total costs and expenses	347,582	323,013	935,054	786,248
Operating income	217,625	198,193	405,663	346,662
Other (income) expense, net	(66)	(39)	(110)	156
Interest expense	30,556	28,372	82,736	90,455
Loss on early extinguishment of debt and write-off of discounts and debt issuance costs		58,827		58,827
Income before income taxes	187,135	111,033	323,037	197,224
Provision for income taxes	52,578	8,936	80,857	12,249
Net income	$ 134,557	$ 102,097	$ 242,180	$ 184,975
Earnings per share:
Earnings per share, basic	$ 2.00	$ 1.29	$ 3.39	$ 2.35
Earnings per share, diluted	$ 1.99	$ 1.28	$ 3.36	$ 2.31
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	67,176	78,962	71,450	78,804
Diluted	67,569	79,950	72,130	80,065
Admissions [Member]
Net revenues:
Total revenues	$ 313,574	$ 296,694	$ 739,941	$ 635,699
Food, Merchandise and Other [Member]
Net revenues:
Total revenues	$ 251,633	$ 224,512	$ 600,776	$ 497,211