Six Flags is officially in Charlotte!
The merger between Carowinds’ parent company Cedar Fair and Six Flags was finalized today, with Charlotte becoming the home base for the massive new company.
Happy merger day! Cedar Fair and Six Flags are now one under the name Six Flags. @SixFlags @cedarpoint #cedarfair #cedarpoint #sixflags pic.twitter.com/Cz1dyF9m9J
— Kerneycation (@Kerneycation) July 1, 2024
This week, Cedar Fair will merge with Six Flags.
Here's a @Carowinds map from 2006, the park's final year under the Paramount regime before Cedar Fair.
Scooby-Doo, Top Gun, School of Rock, Thunder Road … freaking NICKELODEON with a REPTAR ROLLER COASTER! … peak childhood. pic.twitter.com/I3fw7zAGei
— Blake Taylor (@blake_242) June 30, 2024
The new $8 billion company now operates a total of 42 amusement parks and 9 resort properties across North America.
The company is now publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker symbol FUN, structured as a C Corporation.
While the new headquarters has now moved to Charlotte, the company will also preserve substantial finance and administrative functions in Sandusky, Ohio.
