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Six Flags Further Streamlines Its Portfolio With Agreements to Divest Seven Parks
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Six Flags Further Streamlines Its Portfolio With Agreements to Divest Seven Parks

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) (“Six Flags” or the “Company”), North America’s largest regional amusement park operator, today announced it has entered into definitive agreements to sell seven of its parks to EPR Properties (NYSE: EPR) (“EPR”) for total cash consideration of $331 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction represents a significant milestone in the Company’s disciplined portfolio optimization strategy and is designed to sharpen operational focus while further enhancing its liquidity position.

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Worlds of Fun Theme Park Tour & Review | Home of Award-Winning & Record-Breaking Roller Coasters
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Worlds of Fun Theme Park Tour & Review | Home of Award-Winning & Record-Breaking Roller Coasters

Worlds of Fun theme park, located in Kansas City, MO, originally opened in 1973, themed to the book, "Around the World in Eighty Days." The unique park features themed areas not commonly found in North America, such as Scandinavia and East Asia. Worlds of Fun is home to Patriot, which opened as the tallest, fastest and longest inverted coaster in the region. In 2009, the park opened the Prowler wooden roller coaster, which was awarded "Best New Ride of 2009" by Amusement Today. In 2023, Zambezi Zinger opened as the world's first ground-up GCI Titan Track wooden coaster.

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