IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018

Bret Pfost
Production Manager for Food and Beverage
Disneyland Resort


Bret Pfost began his career with the Disneyland Resort in 1983 as Foods Host and has since gone to hold a variety of leadership roles within Operations, including: Food and Beverage, Attractions, Resort Development for the openings of Disney's California Adventure and Tokyo Disney Sea. In his role as Senior Manager, Food Operations, Safety, Training, Quality and Compliance, Bret influenced a positive resort experience with core values as the foundation of success. In 2004, Bret became the Site Leader for California in regard to World Safety and Accessibility for the Walt Disney Company. As the Site Leader for California, he enjoyed the opportunity to audit the safe practices of Disneyland Paris, Walt Disney World in Florida, Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo Disney Sea, and Hong Kong Disneyland. In his 30 years of experience at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, Bret gained diverse operations experience, resort knowledge, strong leadership, and sound business sense. Additionally, Bret had speaking engagements in Rome, Argentina, and Canada in regard to Food and Beverage, Training, Guest Service and the value of a performance alignment model. He is a senior member of ASQ (American Society Of Quality) and has served on the IAAPA Food and Beverage Committee. In May of 2014 after a successful 30-year career with the Disneyland Resort, Bret left Disney to seek new challenges and opportunities. Bret joined the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park and Iron Mountain Hot Springs as the General Manager where he worked with a new and dynamic team in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Bret recently returned to his industry roots at Disneyland Resort, where he is a Production Manager in Food and Beverage. Bret spends his free time volunteering at the Food Bank to assist underprivileged families.

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