Definitely a nice article and read.
I have literally spent more than half of my life (wow, that is crazy to think about), working at Coney Island, that doesn`t have the biggest or tallest coaster out there. We have one small coaster. Many people say that I am nuts for working here so long, but I love the little park and the thought that many locals may come out and experience their first coaster at Coney, and one day may have the same interest in amusement parks that has kept me working at Coney. Its hard to believe that I am entering my 18th season working at Coney (I am 34 years old, so over half of my life I have worked at Coney in the summers, starting when I was 17.
I still remember one of the things that my manager told me towards the end of a long, hot day my first season when I was working the Scrambler. He asked me if I was having fun, and I kind of just said, yeah, I guess. He then said, well look at all the small kids that are riding your ride. Look at their smiling faces and all the excitement that you are helping them have. That has stuck with me through these years, and is part of the reason why I keep coming back. I have so much fun working at Coney (even though it is my second job). I don`t really even view it as a job.