Cedar Fair, L.P. announces organizational changes

Wednesday, 18 August 2004

Cedar Fair, L.P. Press Release

SANDUSKY, OHIO, August 18, 2004 -- Cedar Fair, L.P. (NYSE: FUN), a publicly traded partnership which owns and operates seven amusement parks and five water parks, announced today that it has named Peter J. Crage to the position of Vice President and Corporate Controller and promoted Brian C. Witherow to Corporate Treasurer as part of organizational changes within the Partnership’s finance division.

Crage, 42, rejoins Cedar Fair from Delaware North Companies, Buffalo, New York, where he served as vice president of finance of their Parks and Resorts Division since 2002. Prior to that, Crage served as Cedar Fair’s Corporate Treasurer for more than two years.

Witherow, 37, has been with Cedar Fair since 1995 and has served as head of Investor Relations since that time. He will be assuming the additional responsibilities of Corporate Treasurer beginning immediately.

“I am very pleased to announce the addition of Peter Crage and the promotion of Brian Witherow,” said Dick Kinzel, chairman, president and chief executive officer. “Each has been associated with Cedar Fair for a number of years, and I know they have the experience and desire to do an excellent job in their new roles.”

Cedar Fair’s seven 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; Geauga Lake near Cleveland, Ohio; 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.