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This excerpt taken from the FUN DEF 14A filed Mar 31, 2009.

PROPOSAL ONE. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors of CFMI is comprised of seven directors. The Directors are divided into three classes: Class I, Class II, and Class III. Class I consists of three Directors, and Classes II and III each consist of two Directors. At this meeting, two Class II Directors are to be elected to serve for three-year terms expiring in 2012 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended, and the Board of Directors has approved, the nomination of these nominees.

All of the nominees have agreed to stand for election. While the Partnership has no reason to believe that any of these nominees will be unable or unwilling to serve at the time of the annual meeting, in the unlikely event one of them does not stand for election, the Board will reduce the number of Directors standing for election. The nominees who receive the greatest number of votes cast for the election of Directors at the annual meeting by the units present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote will be elected Directors. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR these nominees.

 

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Nominees for election as Class II Directors to serve until 2012:

Michael D. Kwiatkowski, age 61, is a real estate agent and has also been a consultant in the food industry since 1996. Prior to that he served as chairman of PCS, which owned and operated a chain of 11 restaurants, from 1986 to 1996. He has more than 30 years of experience in amusement parks and branded restaurant operations. Mr. Kwiatkowski is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee and chair of the Compensation Committee of CFMI and has been a Director since 2000.

Steven H. Tishman, age 52, has been a managing director at Rothschild, Inc., in New York, New York, since November 2002. He was a managing director of Robertson Stephens from November 1999 to November 2002, prior to which he was a senior managing director of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Mr. Tishman is also a director of Odimo, Inc. Mr. Tishman has been a Director since 2003.

Class III Directors serving until 2011:

Darrel D. Anderson, age 64, is currently involved with the management of private investments. He was a general partner of Knott’s Berry Farm, Orange County, California’s oldest theme amusement park, from 1960 to 1998 and served as chairman of the Knott family board. He is currently a director of and also a past chairman of the board of Olive Crest Treatment Centers, the largest provider of residential services for abused children in southern California. He is a member of the Audit Committee of CFMI and has been a Director since 2004.

David L. Paradeau, age 66, is the owner of D.L. Paradeau Marketing, a consulting firm. He is also the past owner and chief executive officer of Minnesota Zephyr Limited and the Stillwater Grill in Stillwater, Minnesota. Mr. Paradeau was the founder and creator of that dining and entertainment operation, which was established in 1986 and closed in 2008. He has 43 years of experience in marketing and advertising in the brewing industry and in the amusement and entertainment business. Mr. Paradeau is chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of CFMI and has been a Director since 2003.

Class I Directors serving until 2010:

Richard S. Ferreira, age 68, is a retired executive vice president, chief financial officer and Board member of Golf Hosts, Inc., a company that develops and owns nationally recognized resorts in Colorado and Florida. Mr. Ferreira was associated with Golf Hosts, Inc. for more than 26 years. Mr. Ferreira is a member of the Compensation Committee and chair of the Audit Committee of CFMI and has been a Director since 1997.

Richard L. Kinzel, age 68, has been president and chief executive officer of the Partnership’s general partner since 1986 and a member of the Board of Directors since 1986, serving as chairman of the Board since 2003. Mr. Kinzel has been employed by the Partnership or its predecessor since 1972.

C. Thomas Harvie, age 65, is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Harvie has been with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since 1995. Prior to his current position, Mr. Harvie was vice president and associate general counsel at TRW Inc., where he had served since 1976. Mr. Harvie is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee and has served as a Director since 2008.

This excerpt taken from the FUN DEF 14A filed Mar 28, 2008.

PROPOSAL ONE. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors of CFMI is comprised of seven directors. The Directors are divided into three classes: Class I, Class II, and Class III. Class I consists of three Directors, and Classes II and III each consist of two Directors. At this meeting, two Class III Directors are to be elected to serve for three-year terms expiring in 2011 and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has recommended, and the Board of Directors has approved, the nomination of these nominees. As anticipated, Mr. Thomas Tracy announced his retirement from the Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2007, after fulfilling his commitment to remain on the Board until the transition and integration process of the Paramount Parks Inc. acquisition was substantially complete. Mr. C. Thomas Harvie was appointed by the Board of Directors to serve the remainder of Mr. Tracy’s term as a Class I Director ending in 2010.

All of the nominees have agreed to stand for election. While the Partnership has no reason to believe that any of these nominees will be unable or unwilling to serve at the time of the annual meeting, in the unlikely event one of them does not stand for election, the Board will reduce the number of Directors standing for election. For election as a Director, a nominee must receive the affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of votes of the units present in person or by proxy at the annual meeting and entitled to vote. The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR these nominees.

Nominees for election as Class III Directors to serve until 2011:

Darrel D. Anderson, age 63, is currently involved with the management of private investments. He was a general partner of Knott’s Berry Farm, Orange County, California’s oldest theme amusement park, from 1960 to 1998 and served as chairman of the Knott family board. He is currently a director of and also a past chairman of the board of Olive Crest Treatment Centers, the largest provider of residential services for abused children in southern California. He is a member of the Audit Committee of CFMI.

 

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David L. Paradeau, age 65, is owner and chief executive officer of Minnesota Zephyr Limited and the Stillwater Grill in Stillwater, Minnesota. He was the founder and creator of that dining and entertainment operation, which was established in 1986. He is also the owner of D.L. Paradeau Marketing, a consulting firm. He has 42 years of experience in marketing and advertising in the brewing industry and in the amusement and entertainment business. Mr. Paradeau is chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of CFMI.

Class I Directors serving until 2010:

Richard S. Ferreira, age 67, is a retired executive vice president and chief financial officer of Golf Hosts, Inc. (developer and owner of nationally recognized resorts in Colorado and Florida) and a past member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Ferreira was associated with Golf Hosts, Inc. for more than 26 years. Mr. Ferreira is a member of the Compensation Committee and chair of the Audit Committee of CFMI.

Richard L. Kinzel, age 67, has served as chairman of the Board since 2003 and as president and chief executive officer of the Partnership’s general partner since 1986. Mr. Kinzel has been employed by the Partnership or its predecessor since 1972.

C. Thomas Harvie, age 64, is senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Mr. Harvie has been with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company since 1995. Prior to his current position, Mr. Harvie was vice president and associate general counsel at TRW Inc., where he had served since 1976. Mr. Harvie is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee.

Class II Directors serving until 2009:

Michael D. Kwiatkowski, age 60, is a real estate broker and has also been a consultant in the food industry since 1996. Prior to that he served as chairman of PCS, which owned and operated a chain of 11 restaurants, from 1986 to 1996. He has more than 30 years of experience in amusement parks and branded restaurant operations. Mr. Kwiatkowski is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee and chair of the Compensation Committee of CFMI.

Steven H. Tishman, age 51, has been a managing director at Rothschild, Inc., in New York, New York, since November 2002. He was a managing director of Robertson Stephens from November 1999 to November 2002, prior to which he was a senior managing director of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. Mr. Tishman is also a director of Odimo, Inc.

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