Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation
Herschend Family Entertainment (HFE) makes more than a few silver dollars. Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation owns and operates (or co-owns), more than 20 amusement parks in about 10 states. Properties include Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri; Stone Mountain Park in Atlanta (in conjunction with the state of Georgia); and Tennessee's Dollywood, in partnership with country singer Dolly Parton. It also owns the Ride the Ducks amphibious tours in a handful of cities, including Atlanta, Philadelphia, and Seattle. The firm touts that it offers family entertainment "with Christian values and ethics". HFE was founded in 1950 by Hugo and Mary Herschend to manage the Marvel Cave in the Ozarks, a tourist attraction that opened in 1894.
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Executives
President and CEO
Joel Manby
CFO
Andrew Wexler