Attendance at Ohio amusement parks up

Attendance at Ohio amusement parks up

SANDUSKY

Amusement park operator Cedar Fair Entertainment says attendance is up so far this year after a record-setting season in 2015.

The Ohio-based company that operates both Cedar Point along Lake Erie and Kings Island near Cincinnati says out-of-park revenue that includes its hotels is up 6 percent while attendance is up 1 percent.

Cedar Fair brought in a record 24.4 million people at its 14 theme parks and water parks last year.

Its amusement parks include Knott’s Berry Farm near Los Angeles, Canada’s Wonderland outside Toronto and Carowinds near Charlotte, N.C.

Company: Damaged gasoline line in Ala.back in service

HELENA, Ala.

A gas pipeline that exploded in Alabama last week is back in service, the pipeline company said Sunday.

Service was restarted at Sunday on the pipeline that transports gasoline from the Gulf Coast to New York City, according to Colonial Pipeline Co.

The pipeline exploded Monday while a crew was making repairs related to a September gas spill, killing one person and injuring four others. It may take several days for the fuel delivery supply chain to return to normal after the service restoration, the company said.

Government officials and Colonial Pipeline have said a piece of excavation equipment hit the pipeline, causing the explosion, but further details haven’t been released. Anthony Lee Willingham, 48, of Heflin, Alabama, died in the blast.

Associated Press