Mr. Dennis Speigel

Council Member Biography

Dennis Speigel is currently the President of International Theme Park Services, an Ohio-based consulting firm. Mr. Speigel began his career in 1960 as a ticket taker/seasonal employee at Coney Island Amusement Park (Cincinnati, Ohio) and quickly worked his way to Assistant Park Manager of Coney Island and then Kings Island Theme Park (Cincinnati, Ohio). In 1974, Mr. Speigel became the Vice President and General Manager of Kings Dominion/Lion Country Safari (Richmond, Virginia). Formerly affiliated with the Taft Broadcasting Company (Cincinnati, Ohio), Mr. Speigel served as Vice President of Operations from 1980-81 and subsequently as Vice President of International Operations from 1981-83, where he was responsible for overseeing and assessing potential leisure sites in foreign markets, including all negotiations, research and development, design, site selection and zoning, as well as securing investors. In these endeavors, he was instrumental in developing project negotiations in Singapore, Australia and Tokyo, and secured a management/design and planning/project development contract in London, England in March, 1983. Mr. Speigel is also past President of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions ("IAAPA, the global association representing leisure facilities and suppliers/manufacturers around the world. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

1983 - Unspecified

President, International Theme Park Services, Inc.