Activision Blizzard, Inc. is an American interactive gaming and entertainment company.[5] Headquartered in Santa Monica, California and founded in 2008[6] through the merger of Vivendi Games[7] and Activision, the company is traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol NASDAQ: ATVI,[8] and since 2015 has been one of the stocks that make up the S&P 500.[6] Activision Blizzard currently includes five business units:[9] Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, Major League Gaming,[10] Activision Blizzard Studios,[11][12] and King Digital Entertainment.[13]
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is the world's largest amusement park corporation based on quantity of properties and the fifth most popular in terms of attendance. The company maintains 14 properties located throughout North America, including theme parks, thrill parks, water parks and family entertainment centers. In 2009, Six Flags properties hosted 23.9million guests.