Six Flags & Cedar Fair Complete Merger In $8 Billion Deal, Creating Amusement Park Giant That Includes Knott’s & Magic Mountain – Updated

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Six Flags & Cedar Fair Complete Merger In $8 Billion Deal, Creating Amusement Park Giant That Includes Knott’s & Magic Mountain – Updated

UPDATED, 1:30 PM: The long-expected merger of theme park operators Cedar Fair and Six Flags finally has closed, creating what Six Flags called today “the largest and most diverse amusement park operator in North America.” The newly combined behemoth will operate under the Six Flags name and, appropriately, trade under the ticker symbol FUN. The new Six Flags boasts an impressive portfolio of 42 parks stretching across the United States, Canada…