Carwardine Parks

 is an amusement parks & leisure property company headquartered in, , and founded in 1980 by it's CEO Christopher R. Carwardine. It is currently a subsidiary of Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Wágner, it had been owned by from 1998 to 2007 when it was sold to Grupo Wágner as Mills became apart of.

Carwardine, aside from building it's own parks such as Carwardine Colony and The World of Redwall, has been known for buying & turning around struggling theme parks. Christopher's 2016 biography reflects this, titled "Resurrecting America's Theme Parks" and featuring anecdotes and other stories regarding the company's projects and acquisitions.

Current

 * The Andy Griffith Show & Mayberry R.F.D. (since 1993)
 * Angelina Ballerina (since 2003)
 * Alvin and the Chipmunks (since 2000; bought the licenses from Premier Parks, since Six Flags won't use the license)
 * Blazing Dragons (since 1997)
 * Care Bears (since 1987)
 * Dragon Tales (since 2003)
 * Eckhart (since 2003)
 * Franklin (since 2000)
 * The Get Along Gang (since 1987)
 * Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (since 1993)
 * Hi-5 (since 2003)
 * Homestar Runner (since 2017)
 * LazyTown (since 2004)
 * Little Bear (since 2000)
 * Li'l Abner (since 1994) (Current at Dogpatch USA; Semi-Current at all other parks)
 * Matlock (since 1993)
 * Minecraft (since 2012)
 * Mole Miner (since 2003)
 * Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (since 1999)
 * Power Rangers (1995-2002; since 2013)
 * The Raccoons (since 2001)
 * The Red Green Show (since 2000)
 * Redwall (since 2000)
 * Richard Scarry (since 1990)
 * ROBLOX (since 2017)
 * The Rock-afire Explosion (since 1990)
 * Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat (since 2003)
 * Sailor Moon (since 2018)
 * The Secret of NIMH (since 1995)
 * Shining Time Station/Thomas and Friends (1994-2007 in all parks, since 2019 in some parks)
 * Silverwing (since 2005)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (since 1995)
 * South Park (since 2000) (Current at Colorado Canyon; Semi-Current at all other parks)
 * The Three Stooges (since 1992)
 * Toad Patrol (since 2003)
 * VeggieTales (since 1998)
 * Warrior Cats (since 2009)
 * Watership Down (since 2000)
 * The Wiggles (since 2013)

Semi-Current
These licenses don't have their own lands or attractions anymore, but the characters still wander around the park, appear in parades, have stage shows, and have meet & greet areas.
 * All Dogs Go to Heaven (since 1995)
 * McDonald's/McDonaldland (since 1989, mostly just the main characters of the franchise, but Mac Tonight did appear as an animatronic in Mayberry USA until a 2002 renovation that made the restaurant more "hometown", Freestyle Adventure City has a Mac Tonight animatronic in their McDonald's, which is a hand me down from a McDonald's in Atlanta licensed out to the Carwardine family)
 * Mega Man (since 1995)
 * Mortal Kombat (since 1996)
 * Noddy (since 1998)
 * Simsala Grimm (since 2004)
 * Strawberry Shortcake (since 1987)
 * Wunderkind Little Amadeus (since 2009)

Former

 * American Eagle Outfitters (2006-2011; AEO operated stores in some parks before closing the in park American Eagle and 77 Kids stores due to the stores being under performing and that resulted in American Eagle Outfitters terminating their licensing agreement with Carwardine)
 * LEGO (1995-2005; gradually toned down their usage of the license following Legoland California's opening before losing the licensing rights after bought the Legoland chain)
 * Marvel Comics (1993-1998; lost the licensing rights to Universal Studios in 1998)
 * Masked Rider (1995-2002)
 * Neale Godfrey's Money Town (1996-1999)
 * PBS Kids (1999-2007; lost the licensing rights due to various disagreements)
 * The Simpsons (1990-2007; licenses lost to Universal Studios)
 * Tony Hawk (2000-2006; lost the licensing rights to Six Flags)
 * Toys "R" Us (2001-2017; lost the licensing right due to the store chain's bankruptcy, TRU Kids and Carwardine Parks may come back together if they both survive the coronavirus with at least $10 a share)
 * VR Troopers (1995-2002)

Canceled

 * Hard Rock Cafe (was going to be used at Freestyle Adventure City, but the plans ended up being canceled due to a disagreement between Carwardine and the )

Current Water Parks
Does not include water parks located in amusement parks

Current Fairs

 * FairCon - traveling fair

Former Cruise Ships
The cruise line was discontinued in 2020 due to Coronavirus concerns, all of the roller coasters are sitting in the abandoned parking lot behind The World of Watership Down and will be auctioned off April 5th, 2020. Carwardine has expressed interest in restarting cruise line operations once the pandemic has passed, though with entirely new ships called "neo *greek letter*" (ex. Carwardine neoAlpha), as the majority of the old ships (except for Alpha, Kappa, Omega, Iota, and Zeta - which are being stored awaiting further decisions by Carwardine) are currently up for sale.
 * Carwardine Alpha (built in 1990, first cruise ship made by Carwardine Parks)
 * Carwardine Beta (built in 1991) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Gamma (built in 1992) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Delta (built in 1993) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Epsilon (built in 1993) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Zeta (built in 1994)
 * Carwardine Eta (built in 1994) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Theta (built in 1995) [now owned by Majestic International Cruises]
 * Carwardine Iota (built in 1995)
 * Carwardine Kappa (built in 1995)
 * Carwardine Lambda (built in 1996) [now owned by Princess Cruise Lines]
 * Carwardine Mu (built in 1996) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Nu (built in 1996) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Xi (built in 1996) [now owned by Cruise & Maritime Voyages]
 * Carwardine Omicron (built in 1997) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Pi (built in 1998) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Rho (bult in 1999) [now owned by Oceania Cruises]
 * Carwardine Sigma (built in 2000) [now owned by Cruise & Maritime Voyages]
 * Carwardine Tau (built in 2000) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Upsilon (built in 2001) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Phi (built in 2001) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Chi (built in 2001) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Psi (built in 2001) [up for sale]
 * Carwardine Omega (built in 2001)

Former theme parks

 * Colorado Canyon (1985) - Destroyed in a landslide in 1998, replaced with a new park with the same name in 2000 after 1 and a half years of construction.

Former other properties

 * Carwardine Mills

Restaurant franchises in the parks
Most of the parks have one of these restaurant franchises.
 * Burger King (at Geauga Lake)
 * NOTE: Due to exclusivity rights, the Burger King at Geauga Lake is the only known location to serve Pepsi products instead of Coca-Cola. The standard Coca-Cola Freestyle machine is substituted with a Pepsi Spire, and the only drink from other locations that is kept is ICEE.
 * Carvel Ice Cream (at Carwardine Colony and AstroWorld)
 * Chick-Fil-A (at Whalom Park and Alabama's Backyard)
 * Cinnabon (at most locations)
 * Dairy Queen & Orange Julius (at most locations)
 * Dairy Queen Grill & Chill (at some locations)
 * KFC (at some locations)
 * Lee's Sandwiches (at AstroWorld and The World of Redwall)
 * McDonald's (at Andy Griffith's Mayberry U.S.A., Whalom Park, Carwardine Colony, Omaha Luna Park, Freestyle Adventure City, and Holy Land Park)
 * NOTE: Due to exclusivity rights, the McDonald's branches on Carwardine Parks property grounds are among the few to serve Pepsi products instead of Coca-Cola, the others being in airports and formerly at the.
 * Nestlé Toll House Café (at some locations)
 * Pizza Hut Express (at most locations)
 * Popeye's (at Louisiana Jazzland)
 * Pollo Campero (at Andy Griffith's Mayberry U.S.A. and Omaha Luna Park)
 * (at Chippewa Lake Park, Boston Funplex, and Darien Lake)
 * Taco Bell (at some locations)
 * Taco Bell Express (at some locations)
 * Tim Hortons (at Darien Lake)
 * Subway (all locations)
 * Starbucks (at Carwardine Colony, Capital Adventure City, Rose Park, and Geauga Lake)

Passports

 * S-P Passport (Season Passes)
 * Q-X Passport (Fast Passes)
 * P-T Passport (Photo Passes)
 * D-N Passport (Dining Passes)
 * V-I Passport (VIP Passes)