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Amount of deferral of increased investments planned.

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Amount of deferral or elimination of discretional capital projects planned for current year.

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Incremental borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The amount of non-labor costs reduced in current year.

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Represents the number of contracts in a typical international agreement.

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Number of Upfront Payments

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The number of weekly hours full-time hourly workers were reduced to.

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The percentage of base salaries reduced for executive officers and full-time salaried employees.

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The percentage of weekly hours reduced for full-time hourly workers.

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Represents the period prior to re-opening the parks in which the full salary of the full time employees were restored.

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Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Number of reporting units tested for impairment of goodwill. A reporting unit is an operating segment or one level below an operating segment.

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