Amanda Jean Thompson OBE (born September 1962[1]) is a British businesswoman who is the CEO of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, president of Stageworks Worldwide Productions, director of Big Blue Hotel and the Boulevard Hotel, a patron of the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, and Patron of the Blackpool Civic Trust.
She rose to the position of managing director in 2004 after the death of her father, Geoffrey Thompson.
[2] Thompson went to a private school in Oxford, then worked for Disney before producing her first ice show in 1982.
[3] Thompson was appointed managing director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 2004, following the death of her father and grandmother.
[2][dead link] Thompson has been a prominent individual within the attractions industries global community and has been involved with the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), chairing the Europe, Middle East and Africa committee (EMEA) for numerous years.