Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2015	Apr. 24, 2015
DEI [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 29, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	CEDAR FAIR L P
Entity Central Index Key	0000811532
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		0
Entity Unit, Units Outstanding		55,959,830