I lost my password to my other account, been so long since I last posted. But I am currently in engineering at a theme park. It is very difficult to get into this position and have to be rather lucky as well. I went and got an engineering degree from Northwestern in Evanston, and doing a masters in engineering as well while working. It is very hard to get in because it is very selective and very few people in the department. Also when looking at candidates, they look at experience, not only any experience but experience in theme park engineering; then they look the passion in theme parks and general knowledge. Working as a front line operator will help, but more experience will be needed to get a chance at a job in the engineering field. Also, you have to realize thousands of people want jobs in this field, not just enthusiasts, which makes it that much harder to land a job.