Herschend Family Entertainment

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Herschend Family Entertainment

Formerly	Herschend Enterprises (1950–1982) Silver Dollar City, Inc. (1983–2003)
Company type	Private
Industry	Amusement parks
Founded	1950 (1950)
Founder	Hugo Herschend, Mary Herschend
Headquarters	Peachtree Corners, Georgia, U.S.
Area served	United States and Canada
Website	www.hfecorp.com

Herschend Family Entertainment (HFE) is a privately owned themed-entertainment company that operates several theme parks and tourist attractions within the United States, and as of 2021, one aquarium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Founded by Jack and Pete Herschend of Branson, Missouri, in its early years HFE was simply known as Herschend Enterprises. In the 1980s the name was changed to Silver Dollar City Inc., and in 2003, the company gained the current name. HFE is currently headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Georgia. The company says its mission is to "Create Memories Worth Repeating” in a manner “consistent with Christian values and ethics.”^[1]