Would you ever work in or closely with the theme park industry?

[Zeock]

Potentially, but it wouldn't be my first choice.

 

[Bert2theSpark]

A bit of an update post, and will be fairly careful to keep personal information to an absolute minimum, so if I’m fairly vague, that’s why.

One thing I never expected working at a theme park is the amount of people close to me that would become interested at working at a theme park, in part because I previously worked at a theme park. On one hand, I’m flattered, I do honestly think (at times) it is an amazing yet exhausting experience.

However the amount of moral injury that’s occurring amongst staff circles at the moment makes it feel like a two-sided sword. Is a passive approval of myself having worked at a theme park transferring the problems I had whilst working at a theme park being passed onto my peers? I’ve never explicitly advocated the experience working for a park. Yet, some of the people who have gone onto work at a theme park have usually directly said to me, that I had some influence over their decision.

However the other side of the coin and what’s even weirder is how a lot of staff that I made with friends at the park are now taking some level of inspiration from my post-theme park career. Some of the stuff I’ve accomplished after working at a theme park has been so rewarding, and I’m glad they get to experience the possibilities now they don’t have theme park tunnel vision.

From a personal-level this all feels especially weird considering where I started. I kind of applied to work at a theme park during COVID in a sort of YOLO sort of fashion. I had no connections to anyone working at one, but now it is pretty heavily intertwined with many aspects of my personal life. With those connections continuing to deepen even after I left. I’m just left with a really weird and complex feeling around it all. And sometimes I wonder in a sci-fi sort of way how differently things would have played out had I never decided to apply on a whim.

 

[Roz123]

I have considered applying for roles in the future at the new Universal in a financial role. Whilst my current job is enjoyable and pays well enough I don't feel like I am doing anything worthwhile or fulfilling. Working on a huge project like that which should bring joy to lots of people would at least feel like an achievement of sorts.

 

[Islander]

A bit of an update post, and will be fairly careful to keep personal information to an absolute minimum, so if I’m fairly vague, that’s why.

One thing I never expected working at a theme park is the amount of people close to me that would become interested at working at a theme park, in part because I previously worked at a theme park. On one hand, I’m flattered, I do honestly think (at times) it is an amazing yet exhausting experience.

However the amount of moral injury that’s occurring amongst staff circles at the moment makes it feel like a two-sided sword. Is a passive approval of myself having worked at a theme park transferring the problems I had whilst working at a theme park being passed onto my peers? I’ve never explicitly advocated the experience working for a park. Yet, some of the people who have gone onto work at a theme park have usually directly said to me, that I had some influence over their decision.

However the other side of the coin and what’s even weirder is how a lot of staff that I made with friends at the park are now taking some level of inspiration from my post-theme park career. Some of the stuff I’ve accomplished after working at a theme park has been so rewarding, and I’m glad they get to experience the possibilities now they don’t have theme park tunnel vision.

From a personal-level this all feels especially weird considering where I started. I kind of applied to work at a theme park during COVID in a sort of YOLO sort of fashion. I had no connections to anyone working at one, but now it is pretty heavily intertwined with many aspects of my personal life. With those connections continuing to deepen even after I left. I’m just left with a really weird and complex feeling around it all. And sometimes I wonder in a sci-fi sort of way how differently things would have played out had I never decided to apply on a whim.

So much I could add to this, especially over the last year, but alas extremely difficult/ill advised to on a public forum. But I feel ya.