8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 26, 2016

CEDAR FAIR, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	1-9444	34-1560655
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, Ohio	44870-5259
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (419) 626-0830

N.A.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 26, 2016, the Board of Directors of Cedar Fair Management, Inc., the general partner of Cedar Fair, L.P. (“Cedar Fair” or the “Partnership”), promoted Richard A. Zimmerman, age 56, to the position of President. Mr. Zimmerman succeeds Matthew A. Ouimet in such position and Mr. Zimmerman will continue to report to Mr. Ouimet as Chief Executive Officer. In addition to his role as President, Mr. Zimmerman will continue to serve as Cedar Fair’s Chief Operating Officer, a position he has held since October 2011.

Mr. Zimmerman’s employment agreement, entered into on December 12, 2014, was not amended in connection with his promotion.

On October 27, 2016, Cedar Fair issued a news release announcing the promotion of Mr. Zimmerman to the position of President, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit (99.1) News release of Cedar Fair, L.P., dated October 27, 2016.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CEDAR FAIR, L.P.
	By:	Cedar Fair Management, Inc., General Partner
Date: November 1, 2016	By:	/s/ Brian C. Witherow
		Brian C. Witherow
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit (99.1) News release of Cedar Fair, L.P., dated October 27, 2016.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	Cedar Fair® Entertainment Company		News Release
For Immediate Release	Contact:	Corporate	(704) 654-3906
October 27, 2016		Communications

RICHARD A. ZIMMERMAN PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT

SANDUSKY, OHIO, October 27, 2016 – Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN), a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, is pleased to announce the promotion of Richard A. Zimmerman to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer.

“This promotion is an acknowledgement of the significant role Richard has played in the success of Cedar Fair,” said Matt Ouimet, Cedar Fair’s chief executive officer. “He is one of the most talented senior executives I have ever worked with. His deep understanding of the industry, our operations and our business model has enabled him to positively impact every meaningful decision we have made over the past five years. His role as President and Chief Operating Officer will be to bridge strategy into execution – sorting to the things that will have the biggest operational impact and turning good ideas into operational reality.”

Zimmerman has 30 years of experience in the leisure and hospitality industry and most recently served as Chief Operating Officer of Cedar Fair. Prior to that he served as Executive Vice President since 2010, Regional Vice President since 2007 and as Vice President and General Manager of Kings Dominion since 1998. Prior to entering the amusement park industry, Richard served in various roles with Paramount Communications, Inc., including vice president of financial planning and analysis for Paramount’s Madison Square Garden Division.

About Cedar Fair

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: “FUN”), one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world, is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. Focused on its mission to become “THE place to be for FUN,” the Company owns and operates 11 amusement parks including its flagship park, Cedar Point, along with two outdoor water parks, one indoor water park and five hotels. It also operates an additional theme park under a management contract. Its parks are located in Ohio, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan and Toronto, Ontario.

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This news release and prior releases are available online at www.cedarfair.com.

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company – One Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, Ohio 44870-5259