Funtime, Inc was an American amusement and entertainment company located in Cleveland, Ohio. The company was established in 1965. It owned several properties throughout its 31-year-long lifespan.

History

Funtime Inc. was established in 1965 when four former Cedar Point employees, including Gasper Lococo (1928–2016), a former military sergeant from Huron, pooled their resources and purchased

Geauga Lake Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio, Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio, Aurora, Ohio. It was established in 1887, in what had been a local recreation area adjacent to Geauga Lake (lake), a lake of th ...

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for $5 million. The park had previously been owned by members of the Kuhlman/Schryer family. In 1983, the company began managing Wyandot Lake in Columbus, Ohio. That same year FunTime acquired 50% controlling interest in

Darien Lake Six Flags Darien Lake is a 1,200-acre (4.86 km2) amusement park and resort located in Corfu, New York, off of Interstate 90 between Buffalo and Rochester. Six Flags Darien Lake features a theme park, water park, campground and lodging. ...

. In 1995, Funtime entered into an agreement to manage

Lake Compounce Lake Compounce is an amusement park located in Bristol and Southington, Connecticut. Opened in 1846, it is the oldest continuously operating amusement park in the United States. It spans , which includes a beach and a water park called Crocodile ...

in Bristol, Connecticut.

Sale to Premier Parks

In August 1995 Funtime, Inc. was acquired by Premier Parks (later

Six Flags Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park corporation, headquartered in Arlington, Texas. It has properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Six Flags owns the most theme parks and waterparks combined of any amu ...

) for $60 million. The deal to manage Lake Compounce was canceled and the

Kennywood Entertainment Company The Kennywood Entertainment Company was the operator of five United States amusement parks in Western Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. History Kennywood Entertainment Co. was effectively created when F. W. Henninger and Andrew McSwigan ...

was awarded the contract.

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* * * *{{cite web, url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/six-flags-inc-history/, website=fundinguniverse.com, title=History of Six Flags, Inc. – FundingUniverse, accessdate=2018-09-15 Companies based in Ohio Entertainment companies established in 1968 Entertainment companies disestablished in 1996 Funtime, Inc. Geauga Lake