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A Little About UsDon Helbig is a passionate Theme Parks and Attractions Journalist at Theme Parks By Don. His blog serves as a platform for delivering the latest news, insightful analysis, comprehensive reviews, historical features, and other engaging content related to the dynamic world of theme parks, attractions, and travel. Once upon a time Don held various public relations and digital marketing positions at parks within the Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. portfolio.

Ryan Suhr is a marketing professional with 20 years of experience. He proudly served as the Media Director of the KICentral.com for 14 years, during which the site signed an exclusive content deal with a regional news media chain and was regularly featured nation-wide in print and digital media.

The Attractions Group Podcast is part of the larger Attractions Group company, owned by David Detling. David is an expert in digital communications in marketing. David's clients have consisted of some of the largest and most respected parks and park chains on Earth.

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