Six Flags' future in a Disney, Universal dominated theme park world
Can a merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair give the amusement park operators a boost against much bigger, deeper-pocketed rivals at Disney and Universal?
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Can a merger of Six Flags and Cedar Fair give the amusement park operators a boost against much bigger, deeper-pocketed rivals at Disney and Universal?
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