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 The
450 amusement and theme parks in the USA relieved 309
million visitors of $9.1 billion in 1999. Many parks employ
thousands of seasonal employees from America and the rest
of the world and provide low cost housing to their staff.
The
work itself is varied but as usual it all comes down to
making sure the paying visitors are kept fed, watered,
safe and entertained.
Six
Flags own and operate 28 parks across America and
accept job applications from international students at
15 of their centres. They have 50,000 seasonal vacancies
each year and employ 3,500 international students. Good
English skills are necessary as all of the positions (ride
operations, games and attractions, landscaping, food services,
ticket selling, safari guides and guest relations) require
dealing with guests. Visit www.sixflags.com
for more information.
Cedar
Point, located at Sandusky, Ohio, on Lake Erie, bills
itself as the roller coaster capital of the world. Bartenders,
clerks, ride staff, lifeguards and weightguessers are
among the 4,000 people they employ each season. Employees
receive $6.25 per hour plus $1ph bonus and can enjoy a
mile long sandy beach during their time off. More details
at www.cedarpoint.com
or email jobs@cedarpoint.com
if in the USA. Applicants from outside the USA should
email here
Dollywood
is the most visited attraction in Tennessee after the
Great Smokey Mountains National Park. Originally Silver
Dollar City, the theme park has seen attendance figures
rise 75% since Dolly Parton took over in 1986. See more
at www.dollywood.com
Disneyland,
the biggest and most well known park in the world accepts
applications to Disneyland Resort Professional Staffing,
P.O. Box 3232, Anaheim, CA 92803-3232; Fax: (714) 781-1616.
If you're already stateside call the jobline on (800)
766 0888 for entry level, hourly positions or skilled
tradespeople. Click here
to go to the official site of the Disney empire.
Further
Information
A large list of predominantly American parks can be found
at Tim
Melago's Directory of Amusement Park and Roller Coaster
Links or via 4themeparks
www.themeparkjobs.com
allows a job search by date posted or location, while
intern opportunities are listed at The
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
Links
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