Year in Review: Massive Six Flags-Cedar Fair merger was a Deal of the Week

Sandusky, Ohio-based Cedar Fair LP (NYSE: FUN), which owns the Schlitterbahn Waterparks in Galveston and New Braunfels, and Arlington, Texas-based Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX), which operates Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, will soon combine their massive amusement park businesses, creating an $8 billion company.