Dollywood owner buys 4 SoCal amusement/water parks

Herschend is taking its amusements to Southern California in a challenge to Six Flags’ roller coaster screams. The Atlanta-based theme park firm bought Palace Entertainment’s U.S. properties from Madrid-based Parques Reunidos for an undisclosed price, tripling its size and gobbling up theme parks in San Dimas, Riverside, Palm Springs and Vista, the Orange County Register […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.