UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 23, 2018	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 23, 2018
Net revenues:
Revenues	$ 714,512	$ 663,703	$ 1,217,679	$ 1,098,746
Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, merchandise, and games revenues	58,475	53,891	105,932	94,912
Operating expenses	227,625	206,505	503,601	462,750
Selling, general and administrative	83,080	67,114	174,527	149,837
Depreciation and amortization	68,335	74,374	137,828	132,114
Loss on impairment / retirement of fixed assets, net	1,675	3,247	3,781	7,959
Gain on sale of investment	0	0	(617)	0
Total costs and expenses	439,190	405,131	925,052	847,572
Operating income	275,322	258,572	292,627	251,174
Interest expense	27,967	21,464	71,814	62,563
Net effect of swaps	3,910	(1,217)	21,068	(5,751)
Loss on early debt extinguishment	0	0	0	1,073
(Gain) loss on foreign currency	5,608	(13,054)	(12,533)	12,024
Other income	(933)	(698)	(808)	(1,186)
Income before taxes	238,770	252,077	213,086	182,451
Provision for taxes	48,815	38,770	43,506	33,301
Net income	189,955	213,307	169,580	149,150
Net income allocated to general partner	2	3	2	2
Net income allocated to limited partners	189,953	213,304	169,578	149,148
Other comprehensive income (loss), (net of tax):
Foreign currency translation adjustment	2,554	(5,276)	(5,128)	5,990
Cash flow hedging derivative activity	0		0
Cash flow hedging derivative activity		2,116		6,250
Other comprehensive income (loss), (net of tax)	2,554	(3,160)	(5,128)	12,240
Total comprehensive income	$ 192,509	$ 210,147	$ 164,452	$ 161,390
Basic income per limited partner unit:
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (in shares)	56,519	56,231	56,344	56,205
Net income (loss) per limited partner unit (in dollars per share)	$ 3.36	$ 3.79	$ 3.01	$ 2.65
Diluted income per limited partner unit:
Weighted average limited partner units outstanding (in shares)	56,931	56,696	56,816	56,753
Net income (loss) per limited partner unit (in dollars per share)	$ 3.34	$ 3.76	$ 2.98	$ 2.63
Admission [Member]
Net revenues:
Revenues	$ 382,776	$ 358,923	$ 645,715	$ 590,091
Food, Merchandise and Gaming [Member]
Net revenues:
Revenues	224,444	210,426	399,525	361,428
Accommodations, Extra-Charge Products and Other [Member]
Net revenues:
Revenues	$ 107,292	$ 94,354	$ 172,439	$ 147,227