This is a list of general managers of Hersheypark. Hersheypark formally opened on May 30, 1906. Mr. Hershey did not have a manager in charge of the park for the park’s first season. In 1907, he promoted Joseph R. Snavely as the first manager of Hersheypark. The current general manager of Hersheypark is Vikki Hultquist.
The general managers of the park were often responsible for overseeing other parts of Hershey Estates (such as Hersheypark Arena, the Hershey Bears hockey club, etc.) aside from Hersheypark.
| Name | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| First | Last | |
| Position Did Not Exist | 1906 | 1906 |
| Joseph R. Snavely | 1907 | 1911 |
| Abraham T. Heilman | 1911 | 1926 |
| John R. Zoll | 1927 | 1928 |
| John Sollenberger | 1928 | 1949 |
| George W. Bartels | 1949 | 1963 |
| Lloyd Blinco | 1963 | 1968 |
| Stanley Carpenter | 1969 | 1970 |
| John T. Hart | 1971 | 1973 |
| J. Bruce McKinney | 1973 | 1974 |
| Paul L. Serff | 1974 | 1983 |
| Jack Silar | 1983 | 1991 |
| Franklin Shearer | 1991 | 2001 |
| Frank O’Connell | 2002 | 2011 |
| Kevin Stumpf | 2011 | 2018 |
| Vikki Hultquist | 2018 | Current |
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