So, as GeoUSA shared in this thread which I just moved over to the SeaWorld Parks Company News board, Carl Lum is heading to Texas.
For anyone who doesn't know, Carl Lum has acted as the Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Water Country USA park president since October of 2010. When he arrived, the park was suffering from plummeting attendance, a disenfranchised pass holder base, and other systemic problems. In all probability, neither he nor his contemporary Scott Gasparitch who left almost a year ago, ever managed to overcome the stigma associated with the problems with the park at that time, which tarnished their reputations with the park's fan base. Regardless, over the last twelve months, I think we can all agree that we have seen dramatic improvements across the board at the park. Hopefully, this course will continue under the next leader.
We wish Carl Lum all the best moving forward at SeaWorld San Antonio. Like Busch Gardens Williamsburg, SWSA seems to be in a state of dramatic change. I look forward to seeing how Carl Lum steers the Texas-based SeaWorld properties through this time of revision.
Source: USA Today
For anyone who doesn't know, Carl Lum has acted as the Busch Gardens Williamsburg & Water Country USA park president since October of 2010. When he arrived, the park was suffering from plummeting attendance, a disenfranchised pass holder base, and other systemic problems. In all probability, neither he nor his contemporary Scott Gasparitch who left almost a year ago, ever managed to overcome the stigma associated with the problems with the park at that time, which tarnished their reputations with the park's fan base. Regardless, over the last twelve months, I think we can all agree that we have seen dramatic improvements across the board at the park. Hopefully, this course will continue under the next leader.
We wish Carl Lum all the best moving forward at SeaWorld San Antonio. Like Busch Gardens Williamsburg, SWSA seems to be in a state of dramatic change. I look forward to seeing how Carl Lum steers the Texas-based SeaWorld properties through this time of revision.
Source: USA Today
USA Today said:— San Antonio park President Dan Becker is leaving the company and will be succeeded by Carl Lum, who was serving as the company's Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA park president.