Sunfire Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 I am very happy. Today, I went to the annual Job Fair at California's Great America to apply for a job in rides. I went through the interview, which went well. After that, I had to fill out tons of paperwork. I think I just signed my life away. But now, I've been hired at CGA! I will be operating the park's Vekoma Invertigo. I'm so excited!
Twister II Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 Great! Don't let anyone get their feet cut off!
Zen Coaster Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Congratulations! That will be a fun park to work at. Glad you won the job!
Sunfire Posted January 20, 2008 Author Posted January 20, 2008 Thanks everyone! I can't wait until I get to work. In a couple weeks is my orientation and ride training, and I start working at the end of March. Hopefully it's going to be awesome!
KGA29 Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Yay. Maybe I'll say hi on one of my many visits.
stormrider Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Congrats! I wish I lived near an amusement park so I could be an operator. Don't get bored with pushing buttons You have the duty to operate the ride in a safe manner and, despite the "anti 16-y-olds operating rides" feeling garnered by the SFKK incident, show that 16-y-olds can operate rides safely!
TheRapidsNerd Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Vekoma you say? Oh, I'm so sorry...Where do I send the sympathy card? Just kidding. Happy for you and congratulations.
RIP Psyclone Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Here's hoping for a tower 2 miscatch! J/K!
Angry_Gumball Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Nice! I'll be paying you a visit this season, if I can drag my bro on Invertigo...(He doesn't like the ride...I love it.)
dpxtreme Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 I have experienced a miscatch on Invertigo and it was so weird. Anyways, congrats, again! By the way, I work at CGA also, but at a different ride. This is my 3rd season!
sam06pr Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Congrats hopefully tour job is not as bad as mine lol
Tmcdllr Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 What happens when there is a miscatch? Never seen one. I was a ride op there for several rides/coasters in 1989 and I really liked it. Being outside and watching girls "fall out of their tops" on Grizzly was very enjoyable. It was a little boring at times, pushing buttons and announcing the same spiels for hours on end. We had one goofy op that when he was at panel, he sounded exactly like the famous guy that did all the park announcements for years...creepy! But I will tell you it was absolutely the most fun I have ever had working anywhere. Good luck with it and have a good time. It really is a great place to work at.
c0sterfreek Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Wow Cool Man! I worked there for 3 seasons. This Year is my first year im not going back. What section u going to be in? And FYI. I was a supervisor for 2 years.
Broadwayboy2007 Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Congratulations dude, but having to wait till March? That must be going to kill you having to wait that long.
V2-dude Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 Congrats, I can tell you from experience that you will have some of the most fun and frustrating times in your life. I work up the road at SFDK. Care for a little friendly competition?
Tmcdllr Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 When did that change? When I was there you had to be 18.
Nemesis Inferno Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 The times you'll have... The cool guests, the idiotic guests, the angry guests... Just realise there'll be several times where you may just get aggro for no particular reason... And you'll be fine... I dunno bout the operator age of 16 personally, arguably something should be put in place for the minimum 18 because really of maturity reasons, looking at the majority of 16 year olds anywhere in the world, and you think sometimes, 'Oh, dear'... An because of being in the UK, I have to wait till August to be able to do more button pressing than the dispatch on Vampire or the Fast-Stop on Bubbleworks... But have some fun and interact with the people.. .Specially on the PA
PKIVortex Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 They are some 16 year olds that are very mature while others are not. They are also some 18 year olds that are very mature while others are not. I work in retail, I'm a Guest Service Team Lead, and sometimes when I'm working and we have a lot of minors that day, I feel like I'm a babysitter, than a supervisor.
BelizeIt Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 I think that a reason they would hire 16 year olds is simple---Cheap Labor. Most 16 year olds are willing to work for squat (minimum wage). Plus if it's there first real job, they will probably be motivated to work hard. I think that being a ride operator would be a great first job, not to mention working at a theme park. You'll probably make a lot of new friends and have a great time.
Reality15 Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 I know, for example, my park (Michigan's Adventure) we hire ride operators at 16 years old, but they aren't allowed behind the control panel until they're 18. All you can do as a 16-year-old ride operator is check lap bars.
Janus Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 I think I just signed my life away. hahaha... oh wait, i work at six flags.... but on the bright side i've found that places with as many employees as theme parks need a ton of supervisors, so there's lots of opportunity to move up and get managerial experience. that's what i did.
c0sterfreek Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 Heres how the age thing works. If you are working a non coaster then you can be 16+ (excepted for delta flyers) But 16+ can work Roller Coasters but ONLY if there is someone 18+ there with them. I used to work Top Gun and thats how the rules worked. So There you go!
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