Cedar Fair Restaurants & Chain Sponsors

When I was at Kings Island this past weekend I noticed some of the restaurants in the park had Cedar Fair labels on the Menus. I was wondering if any resteraunts at CP offered menus the same as other CF parks! The Juke Box at KI offered a menu not saying KI but CF so I was wondering if they are using the same menues.

All was also wondering how chain resteraunts differ from park to park? I noticed contradicting sponsors between parks! Like Cub Cadet and John Deere or Giant Eagle and Krogers. At Kings island it seems more local restaraunts are in the park while at CP they mostly have in house restaraunts! It seems Chic and Subway, Starbucks are pretty much chain wide but Cinnabon, and others are located at a few parks! I think CP should offer more local favorites in the park? (Toft's was a start)

I would love to see them bring a skyline chili into cedarpoint.

Skyline Chili would not do well at Cedar Point. Skyline is an acquired taste. They tried to expand outside of the Cincinnati market and it was pretty much a failure. While I would love to see Skyline there (lived in Cincinnati for 10 years), however, I doubt it will ever come. Anytime I went into a Skyline in Cleveland, it was dead as a door nail.

Is there a question in that post? They can franchise any restaurant that will agree to it, at any park. They can arrange whatever sponsorships they want too. They don't have to match from park to park. It wouldn't make sense for regional businesses.

I think Nathans Hot Dogs would be nice. THey have them at Hershey & Dorney Park.

"Skyline Chili would not do well at Cedar Point. Skyline is an acquired taste. They tried to expand outside of the Cincinnati market and it was pretty much a failure."

Not true.... http://skylinechili.com/locations.php

They even have locations in florida.

Nathans is great as well. I just had one at sfga last week.

Skyline is nasty. I would love to see a seat on Power Tower after some pour soul at some of that slop.

The result would be nasty and I doubt you would "love" it.

crazy horse said:
"Skyline Chili would not do well at Cedar Point. Skyline is an acquired taste. They tried to expand outside of the Cincinnati market and it was pretty much a failure."

Not true.... http://skylinechili.com/locations.php

They even have locations in florida.

Doesn't mean they are doing well.

I find it amusing that back in the 50's, just about everything at Cedar Point was outsourced, including most of the food. (Mama Berardi anyone?)

Then in the 60's CP did everything they could to kick those people out so they could control every aspect of the park.

Now here we are again, outsourcing.

Funny how things cycle.....

I am not from Cincinnati, nor did I grow up near a Skyline Chili. However, I still love the stuff and wish there was one around here.

It is interesting how some restaurants do well one place, and horrible not too far away. We have a chain of mexican restaurants around here called Hacienda. They are always busy, every night. Then they opened 2 in Fort Wayne (90 miles away) and they closed within a few months.

Mike: That's not the same thing. CP hosted concessionaires back then, essentially giving those businesses the opportunity to do whatever they wanted with the park getting a cut. What's going on now is the installation of franchises. The parks own these businesses and get to use the brand and have access to the food and supply chain. They aren't outsourcing anything in this case, they own and operate the business.

True Bill.

But it does not mean they are doing bad eather.

It looks like they are opening new locations as well. I don't think that a company that was not doing so well would be opining new locations in these days.

Skyline does just fine in Columbus and Indy.

Jeff's correct about the concessionaires then vs. franchises now. And it wasn't limited to food. Back in the day, as with a lot of amusement parks, even rides, merchandise, and games were concessions owned by independent operators. When investors (Legros, Roose, et al) acquired CP in the late 50's, part of the grand scheme was to modernize the park and eliminate that carnival atmosphere by owning and operating all rides and attractions, using Disneyland as a model.

It took a while though- when I worked at the Point in the 70's, concessionaires still operated several food joints throughout the park, Berardi's being one of them.

A similar example that stands today is Indiana Beach. While the park owns the rides, those funky food stands you visit are independent. They set their own prices, determine their menu, hire their own staff, and are really competing against each other for your business.

i think a culvers would do very well at CP. either in the

park or possibly at breakers

Is Chic-fil-a still over by the Maverick? If so go check the prices... You'll need a small fortune to eat there... How about the old pack a cooler and eat cheap! :-)

Does Cedar Point have a Panda Express? (And if so, where is it?)

^^Yes, like 3.99 for a chicken sandwich. I still eat there every time.:)
^Yes, At the begining of the frontier trail(By Millenium Force).:)