MCC 7996 covers AMUSEMENT PARKS, CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES, FORTUNE TELLERS merchants, classified under entertainment. To maximize rewards at these businesses, look for credit cards with broad spending bonuses or entertainment category multipliers. MCC Lookup Tool to find which cards earn bonus rewards here.
Six Flags and Disney parks use MCC 7996. So do local carnivals and circuses. Purchases like tickets, food, and merchandise at these places get coded here.
Cardholders often think amusement park purchases are coded differently. They can be surprised by fortune tellers or small carnival games using the same MCC.
MCC 7996 stands for Amusement Parks, Carnivals, Circuses, Fortune Tellers. It is a four-digit Merchant Category Code used by payment networks to classify businesses in the entertainment category.
Merchants classified under MCC 7996 (Amusement Parks, Carnivals, Circuses, Fortune Tellers) operate in the entertainment sector. Card networks assign this code during merchant onboarding based on the primary business activity.
MCC 7996 (Amusement Parks, Carnivals, Circuses, Fortune Tellers) is not currently a dedicated bonus category for most major credit cards. For entertainment spending at these merchants, a flat-rate rewards card (1.5–2% on all purchases) is typically your most reliable option. Use our MCC Lookup Tool to find the best card for any specific merchant.
Currently, no credit cards in our database have a dedicated bonus category for MCC 7996 (Amusement Parks, Carnivals, Circuses, Fortune Tellers). Most purchases posting with this code will earn base rewards (typically 1–1.5x on everyday cards). A flat-rate cashback card is the most predictable choice for entertainment spending.
MCC 7996 is assigned to businesses providing amusement parks, carnivals, circuses, fortune tellers services. While this is a less common merchant category, any purchase that posts with code 7996 will be classified as 'Amusement Parks, Carnivals, Circuses, Fortune Tellers' by your card issuer, which determines whether entertainment category bonuses apply to that transaction.
MCC 7996 (Amusement Parks, Carnivals, Circuses, Fortune Tellers) and MCC 7800 (Government-Owned Lotteries) are both in the entertainment category but cover distinct merchant types. MCC 7996 is used for amusement parks, carnivals, circuses, fortune tellers businesses, while MCC 7800 is assigned to government-owned lotteries merchants. Both may qualify for the same bonus category on your card — check your card's terms or use our MCC Lookup Tool to confirm.