robbalvey Posted April 13, 2011 Author Posted April 13, 2011 I guess my advice would be to finish out school and then find a way to move back there and start at the bottom and keep working at it. You may or may not know this but many people on this site (including some of our moderators) have done the same thing. We've got duty managers at the WDW parks, Universal supervisors, trainers, etc. Even people like three of the guys who were on our Australia trip who started as front line positions at Universal worked their way up, and eventually moved to Singapore to help build that park, open that park, and now they run it. And they started out as nothing more than ride ops. I would venture to say that most people who wind up in the amusement industry (or the entertainment business in general) probably didn't go to school for the role they fell into. Not to say I'm suggesting that your schooling may wind up invalid, but just be prepared for the industry to take you in some unexpected directions, if you do intend to keep with it. You may find yourself going to school for engineering, as an example, and then wind up at a park writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for ride safety. Not a bad gig, and you work with a lot of ride manufacturers and park designers, but different that what you may expect. Hell, maybe you are going to school for graphic design and you could end up doing a parks web presence and that could always include doing logos and designs for rides! You never know.... --Robb "I certainly didn't expect to end up running a fan site, shooting video, or doing travel planning!" Alvey
QueerRudie Posted April 23, 2011 Posted April 23, 2011 Join the queue for that, Matt... He's been making me nuts for weeks now. Not to mention: Six word responses to parks/items for the most part...
robbalvey Posted April 25, 2011 Author Posted April 25, 2011 On your moderator CP, do you guys have this pull down menu?
A.J. Posted April 25, 2011 Posted April 25, 2011 Yes. I've got it. The first time I tried to do a merge I thought I could just merge two posts from the same thread into one.
djbrcace1234 Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 B.A.B. Really needs a tutor in English, or he needs to pay attention in English class.
robbalvey Posted April 27, 2011 Author Posted April 27, 2011 ^ Dude, that kid wrote me a very alarming PM the other day... B.A.B wrote:I so sorry for bugging you right now. But next weekend I am going to Kings Island and am going to take an trip report and just wanted to see like do I ask the ride operators "May I bring my camera on the ride" or "I am from TPR and I am taking an Trip Report,can I bring my camera on the ride please". To which I responded: If you do that, they will tell you no, and you will be banned from TPR. You *HAVE* to follow the park rules!!!!! He wrote back: I was just asking to see if I was,some people on chat told me I was allowed to so I came to ask you. I haven't took any pictures any rides in my life trust me,I obey park rules. Just wanted to ask an question just to make sure. WTF?!?! Who would have told someone that???
QueerRudie Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 B.A.B./Arrow I've found is much akin to dealing with a six year old with ADD/ADHD. On crank. With extra caffiene mixed in. And sugar. Fortunatly, I DO have ADD. It sometimes simply requires translation from B.A.B to English...
mcjaco Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 Here's my current list of Matt's Headache Posters: tiger01 B.A.B. freefallXL Coupon (whiny bitch) theghost the legendarymatthew (history of being a PITA) There's one or two more I can't think of off the top of my head. I too was diagnosed with ADD at age 18. Supposedly you outgrow it (I think I have). I could go on for hours about the diagnosis of it, and if it's really real. At least in my case.
robbalvey Posted April 28, 2011 Author Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) It might be a shorter list of who DOESN'T annoy you? Oh, wait...they are all in this forum.... Oh, and I like small boys in tights. Edited April 28, 2011 by QueerRudie
mcjaco Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 ^ You're right. I hate everyone. Equally. That way I can't be racist.
QueerRudie Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 ADD's not too bad... so long as I keep it in control- If not, it's nasty; Robb, you think I'm annoying now? It gets pretty awful- as in: I can't think straight. (Yeah, go ahead. You all are THINKING the joke.) It's these 14 year old kids who think they know MORE than me that really piss me off. Please. i was playing RCT II before your parents had too much to drink and made that horrible mistake of not stopping at CVS that night.
QueerRudie Posted April 28, 2011 Posted April 28, 2011 ^ You're right. My brain is full of Q1 financials right now- RCT I 1998...
mcjaco Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 I failed two classes due to RCT. I'd stay up all night playing, and couldn't get up for those 8AM classes. I blame Robb.
QueerRudie Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Agreed- I damn near missed my Senior Seminar final report due to RCT... I think I played for nearly three days straight without sleep. Thank god for an auto-brew coffee pot.
QueerRudie Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 Add 10Ryansmith to the 'annoys the fuck out of me' list... I've heard of a Drama Queen, but he's over the top even for that...
A.J. Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 (edited) To all our recently-turned-teenager players - I started playing RCT long before the deed was done, kiddies. It's not that I don't put enough detail into my foliage. It's just that I have better things to do than spend every moment of my days off playing that game. Better things - like looking at porn on an iPad while riding Space Mountain. If you go on TPR chat a lot, you'll remember I referred to that during a "what's better than normal sex" conversation a month or so ago. Edited April 29, 2011 by A.J.
mcjaco Posted May 2, 2011 Posted May 2, 2011 Sent Coasterdude5 a PM. He's going to send me a PM letting me know when his last SFSC update will be so we can make it a Front Page announcement.
mcjaco Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 Here's a thought. Does anyone want to make a banner (small preferably) that Game Exchange Users can post and they use it as a link to their Exchange Page??? Does that require additional coding?
QueerRudie Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 (edited) A.J. did a great job with the other banners, I think. 'me' edit: Robb/Matt- I know the policy on multiple accounts- but I think I'd like to add Crazy Park Manager as a 'member' of TPR for the purpose of promoting TPR Challenges, etc. Edited May 6, 2011 by QueerRudie
mcjaco Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 ^ How do you think Prince Desmond got created? Or the Title Fairy (Robb still has no idea created that one!)?
QueerRudie Posted May 6, 2011 Posted May 6, 2011 LOL- You know, I always wondered about the Title Fairy- as I remember being in chat once, and wanting a 'title'- and POOF- 24 hours later, I became the Full Fledged Meat Enthusiast.
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