Cedar Fair, L.P. names Dick Kinzel Chairman of the Board

Wednesday, 21 May 2003

Cedar Fair, L.P. Press Release

SANDUSKY, OHIO, May 21, 2003 -- Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE: FUN), a publicly traded partnership which owns and operates six amusement parks and five water parks, has announced that the board of directors of its general partner, Cedar Fair Management Company, has named its President and Chief Executive Officer, Dick Kinzel, to the additional position of Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Kinzel began his career in the amusement park industry in the food service department at Cedar Point in 1972. He later went on to serve as Director of Park Operations at Cedar Point before being promoted to Vice President and General Manager of Valleyfair after that park’s acquisition by Cedar Point in 1978. Mr. Kinzel returned to Cedar Point after being elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Cedar Fair Management Company in 1986.

Cedar Fair’s six amusement parks are Cedar Point, located on Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo; Knott’s Berry Farm near Los Angeles in Buena Park, California; Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom near Allentown, Pennsylvania; Valleyfair near Minneapolis/St. Paul; Worlds of Fun, located in Kansas City, Missouri; and Michigan’s Adventure near Muskegon, Michigan. The Partnership’s water parks are located near San Diego and in Palm Springs, California, and adjacent to Cedar Point, Knott’s Berry Farm and Worlds of Fun. Cedar Fair also operates Camp Snoopy at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota under a management contract.