Rob Decker Retired Vice President Cedar Fair Razed Typical S2 E4

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Rob Decker was the vice president of Cedar Fair Entertainment company. He has designed hundreds of rides, as well and many parks and buildings. He has had an amazing career and is such a kind and intentional person. We hope you enjoy this conversation with him.

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With a career spanning 35 years, Rob’s focus has been to conceive and launch strategic initiatives while improving the overall guest experience by generating excitement for the guests. His career began with a passion to draw and create that grew into a career requiring an exceptional array of design skills ranging from graphic design, architecture, art, and master planning. Throughout his career Rob has leveraged his love to design by applying his skillset to the design and development of resort hotels, restaurants, retail, sporting venues, world’s fairs and theme park attractions, most notably over 45 roller coasters, including many of the world’s best attractions. In total, Rob’s leadership oversaw developments that exceed $2 billion. Rob was once referred to by the New York Times as a “Real-Life Roller-Coaster Tycoon” and has appeared on numerous nationally broadcast interviews including NBC Nightly News, NBC Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS’ The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation, MSNBC Weekends with Alex Witt, FOX News, NPR, plus the Discovery Channel and Travel Channel. Rob and his teams have numerous projects on ‘best of’ lists receiving universal acclaim from a broad array of international media, including NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, USA Today, Popular Science, Time, People, Forbes, Bloomberg, Patch, Travel + Leisure, and regional media outlets. Prior to joining Cedar Fair, he served as an architect and master planner at internationally recognized firms in Maryland and Ohio before taking the position of Director at Jack Rouse & Associates. While at JRA, Rob was the studio director leading master planning, architecture, and creation of attraction development for clients such as Universal Studios, Six Flags, Warner Bros., Opryland, Daytona USA, Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Braves, Indiana Pacers, and several international clients such as Kia Motors. With a love to entertain and create, the theme park resort environment became Rob’s perfect laboratory. “When I approach a new project, I like to let the guest’s voice guide me to create a better experience. The business case and market conditions will shape the project, but ultimately my role is to create wonderment, a strong sense of place, and fun for our guests.”