Thanks for the response Bubba, I was also able to get some further insight from someone who works at GAdv

Probably should have picked Six Flags as my company, oh well.
Anyways continuing on this project...this weeks question I have a fairly decent grasp on but once again any insight you want to toss my way is appreciated, especially for the second part of the question.
As with some of the others lately, this one might be a bit tough to get information, but do the best you can.
Does the company you are tracking have try to promote from within or do they hire management staff (especially senior managers) from the outside? (For this one, looking at the annual report or the company's website will allow you to see the backgrounds of the senior managers - CEO, COO, CFO, etc).
Also, if the information is available, are formal plans put into place to help develop staff? Are high potential employees identified for advancement programs? If so, talk a bit about common types of plans.
Obviously on the level of CEO and other executive officers have been with the company for awhile, serving as general managers and such at some of the parks as can be seen by their biographies listed on the cedar fair website.
http://www.cedarfair.com/ir/company/officers/Would you say that this trend of promoting from within generally holds true for the company for other managerial/supervisor positions? Or do you think it's more a combination? Or more outside hires?