Ricky Spicuzza Is New General Manager of Kennywood & Sandcastle Water Park
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(eap) Palace Entertainment, the amusement park operator with several parks in the USA and Australia, has appointed Ricky Spicuzza as General Manager of Kennywood Park and Sandcastle Water Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Spicuzza’s career at Kennywood Park began in 2002 as part of the Food & Beverage team. Over the past 22 years with Palace Entertainment, he has held various leadership positions at the company’s Pittsburgh parks.
In 2010, Spicuzza joined the team at Idlewild & SoakZone Park, where he served as Aquatics Manager for three years before being promoted to Director of Operations in 2013. In 2016, Spicuzza was named Assistant General Manager of Idlewild and in 2021, he was named Assistant General Manager of Sandcastle Water Park. Most recently, Spicuzza served as Deputy General Manager of Kennywood Park. Since last year, he has been instrumental in overseeing the operations, retail, maintenance, security and food and beverage departments.
“After more than 22 seasons with Palace Entertainment, we are thrilled to name Ricky Spicuzza as general manager of Kennywood Park and Sandcastle Water Park,” says Vice President of Operations at Palace Entertainment, Mark Pauls. “I believe Ricky is the perfect person to lead each of these beloved Pittsburgh institutions as we continue to invest in these properties with new capital projects, robust event lineups and more.” ■
