Dave Frazier named Vice President and General Manager of Valleyfair

By | February 22, 2012

Cedar Fair, a leader in regional amusement parks, water parks and active entertainment, announced on February 21 that Dave Frazier has been named vice president and general manager of Valleyfair Amusement Park.

Frazier, 46, has more than 25 years of experience in the amusement and theme park industry. He spent 17 years within Cedar Fair beginning in 1984, including six years at Valleyfair in various seasonal roles. Most recently he served as the general manager of Nickelodeon Universe, an indoor amusement park at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.

“We are pleased to welcome Dave to our senior management team,” said Richard Zimmerman, Cedar Fair’s chief operating officer. “He is a disciplined leader who is truly customer focused. With the extensive amount of experience Dave already has with Cedar Fair and the markets in which Valleyfair operates, we are confident in his ability to deliver the ‘best-day-of-the-year experience’ to our guests each and every time they visit our park.”

Valleyfair is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FUN.” In addition to Valleyfair, Cedar Fair owns and operates ten other amusement parks, six water parks, one indoor water park resort and five hotels. Cedar Fair also operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in California under a management contract.