Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property and Equipment

	Successor
	January 3, 2016			December 28, 2014
	(in thousands)
Land	$	50,135		$	50,135
Buildings	52,637			50,132
Leasehold improvements	417,174			397,338
Game and ride equipment	186,602			168,709
Furniture, fixtures and other equipment	116,418			108,510
Buildings leased under capital leases	16,109			16,183
	839,075			791,007
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(224,124		)	(114,396		)
Net property and equipment in service	614,951			676,611
Construction in progress	14,096			5,361
Property and equipment, net	$	629,047		$	681,972