I know I'm probably being sent to the same ridesHaving now worked one season at the park, are rehires sent to the same location as they were the previous season or is it still based on staffing levels?
One of the best rides to work* are Drop Tower, Dominator, and Canyon. Intimidator and Twisted, while good rides, put a strain on your body if I’m being honest with you. Feel free to reach out for help during the hiring process
Busch let any line position choose any location, provided there were spots available. For rides, Railroad Engineer always filled up first. Most coasters wouldn't fill until partly though the new hire season.Having now worked one season at the park, are rehires sent to the same location as they were the previous season or is it still based on staffing levels?
That's interesting. I had met someone who worked at Busch before transferring to KD and they said for the most part they assign line workers to a location, sometimes they would let them pick if staffing was an issue. Then again this person told me they mainly worked at Water Country so I don't know if they use the same system there. I also come back to this thread mainly in light of Logan Joiner talking about his ride operator experience at Kings Island. He said he got to train at several different locations, including Bat, Mystic Timbers, Diamondback, and Orion to name a few. I wonder if this means KI does things a little differently than KD but I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same. Additionally, when would the water rides at Busch usually fill up?Busch let any line position choose any location, provided there were spots available. For rides, Railroad Engineer always filled up first. Most coasters wouldn't fill until partly though the new hire season.
Ohhh Red Baron gave me some nerve-touching vibes. It was the only ride in Neptune where I had board and was also tricky to close each night because guests enter the ride directly from the park pathway, and there's no official way to cut the line at park close. Also, by area do you mean the park sections themselves (I-Street, Planet Snoopy, etc.) or the groups of locations according to the ops department (I-Street/Old Virginia, CAG, Safari Village)?Of all the coasters I've worked Anaconda was the absolute worst. It already doesn't help that the station isn't flat, but the restraints stick so much you'll go insane. Snoopy vs Red Baron is the only ride that I think is worse. Little kids+water is not a fun mix, and so many parents try to ride it's ridiculous. I always got bored at Intimidator and Twisted after a while. Both were single ride locations when I was there and basically have only 3 different positions (Board, Floor, Greeter).
Ops areas, so ISOVa, PS, CAG, or SV.Ohhh Red Baron gave me some nerve-touching vibes. It was the only ride in Neptune where I had board and was also tricky to close each night because guests enter the ride directly from the park pathway, and there's no official way to cut the line at park close. Also, by area do you mean the park sections themselves (I-Street, Planet Snoopy, etc.) or the groups of locations according to the ops department (I-Street/Old Virginia, CAG, Safari Village)?
If you were late to the party, you didn't have much choice. That was usually post job fair. If you picked/were hired before the job fair, there were more options. Rehires would get first pick, as the rehire process started as early as October when I was there. When I was first hired, the only coasters available were LNM and AC (keep in mind this was 2010 and there were only 4 at the time). Every year after that (until I got promoted) I had my pick of wherever. Once promoted, I did not get a choice and was assigned to whatever location (or later on village) was needed, mostly based on which supervisors liked me. Once, as a lead, I did get my pick, but again, that's because the supervisor in charge of placement liked me and would place me wherever I wanted (within her area).That's interesting. I had met someone who worked at Busch before transferring to KD and they said for the most part they assign line workers to a location, sometimes they would let them pick if staffing was an issue. Then again this person told me they mainly worked at Water Country so I don't know if they use the same system there. I also come back to this thread mainly in light of Logan Joiner talking about his ride operator experience at Kings Island. He said he got to train at several different locations, including Bat, Mystic Timbers, Diamondback, and Orion to name a few. I wonder if this means KI does things a little differently than KD but I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same. Additionally, when would the water rides at Busch usually fill up?
Is Planet Snoopy its own ops area now? I thought after looking through the 2016 manual that Jupiter and Saturn were ISOVa and Neptune was Safari Village.Ops areas, so ISOVa, PS, CAG, or SV.
2017 they split Planet Snoopy into its own area. Main reason they had 3 sections before was due to staffing of Area SupervisorsIs Planet Snoopy its own ops area now? I thought after looking through the 2016 manual that Jupiter and Saturn were ISOVa and Neptune was Safari Village.
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