UNITED STATES
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CEDAR FAIR, L.P.
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Q Funding III, L.P. and Q4 Funding, L.P.
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102-4140
April 28, 2010
The Board of Directors
Cedar Fair, L.P.
One Cedar Point Drive
Sandusky, Ohio 44870-5259
Dear Gentlemen:
We have come to the conclusion that we must now communicate with other unitholders in advance of the June 7th meeting. It is now our plan to express our views to other unitholders that the board of directors needs "new blood" given the events that have transpired over the previous months. We plan to ask for their support in replacing two directors on the board with new directors who will bring new thoughts and ideas.
We do not ourselves have any desire to serve on the board, nor to have any of our affiliates serve on the board. We have retained Spencer Stuart to identify independent and qualified candidates. We believe it would be in the best interest of all unitholders for representative unitholders to interview candidates and will be asking them shortly to do so. We also plan to seek the company's views on each candidate before we decide who ultimately to put forth as candidates. We believe, as I am sure you do, that unitholders should have a significant voice in the process of picking their representatives on the board.
We understand through our legal counsel that you have thoughts on how we might work together through this process. Although many details still need to be worked out, we are optimistic that we can reach an agreement that works for all parties and therefore eliminate the need for us to put forth our own candidates and proxy statement. However, we as unit holders still need to be prepared for this eventuality should the need arise.
We look forward to having further discussions.
Sincerely,
Q Funding III & Q4 Funding