Six Flags will take over operation of five EPR-owned parks from Premier Parks

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From the press release:

Six Flags EntertainmentCorporation (NYSE:SIX), the world’s largest regional theme park company, today announced it has entered into a purchase agreement with affiliates of Premier Parks, LLC to acquire the lease rights to operate five parks owned by EPR Properties (NYSE:EPR). The parks have previously been operated by Premier Parks, LLC of Oklahoma City. These latest acquisitions will expand the company’s portfolio of North American parks to twenty-five.

The parks are: Darien Lake, Frontier City (Oklahoma City), Wet n' Wild Splashtown (Houston), Wet n' Wild Phoenix and White Water Bay (near Frontier City).

Read the entire press release from Six Flags.