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Six Flags, Cedar Fair complete $8B merger

Six Flags Entertainment (SIX) and Cedar Fair (FUN) have successfully completed their $8 billion merger, marking a significant consolidation in the amusement park industry. The newly formed entity, named Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, is set to make its market debut on Tuesday.

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This post was written by Angel Smith

Video transcript

It's official Six Flags and Cedar Fair have completed an $8 billion merger after announcing plans to goodbye last year.

Earlier, today, City Leisure and Travel, Anos James Hardiman joined wealth to discuss the merger.

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This is far away, the biggest deal really the only deal of its kind uh this, this century.

Um And I think it creates significant value you talked about, you know, what success looks like.

Um You know, we, we think that value is created here a because um there's a significant management upgrade, right?

The Cedar Fair management team is the steady hand that I think these Six Flags assets have needed for so long.

Um And have has been missing.

The new company.

Six Flag Entertainment Corporation will start trading Tuesday under Cedar Fair's ticker symbol F un.