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teenageninja

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  1. Can't speak to the dorms, but I'm info is here.

    Great experience for someone in the range.  Really helped me get out of my comfort zone as a person being around different people than you grow up with.

    Would recommend rides, personally.  It's the least likely group to get sent home and being 18+ is a benefit in that department.

    Park Services is a good department as well, but I don't think the pay advantages that were once there still exist.

     

    Looks like outside of this week here is your best bet:

     

    nterviews Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 1pm-6pm and Saturdays 10am-4pm. Walk-Ins welcome!

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  2. I'm guessing year round entities have different certifications than what Kings Island does.  That or they have their rides re-certified during the season.  

    Kings Island didn't see the value to get 1 extra hour to have it done.  They have a system that is currently working and no need to change it since they will be closed for the next 14 weeks.

  3. 34 minutes ago, rlentless said:

    Just curious . . what food offerings do you get in the employee cafeteria?

    I'm assuming it hasn't changed much, but when I was there, we weren't allowed to buy Chick Fil-A.

    Typically Larosas Pizza is always on the menu, then they would have the standard chicken fingers, burgers, etc.  They would also have a daily special.  It was all pretty decent.

  4. More security theatre that is not going to prevent anything.  Look at what happened at Kennywood, someone still got a gun in with all of these "policies."

    Unfortunately, the people who are working the front gate aren't going to be empathetic, it makes their job easier to just say "no" if the bag is over the size.

    I'm on the Fan Council at UC and we had a similar issue going into this season.  They implemented someone who's job is to approve the different medical devices.  

    As for the bags in the park.  They aren't worried about what you have on you once you get into the park.  In fact, they'd prefer that you stuff that cinch bag with merchandise.

  5. 16 hours ago, wolp said:

    Never posted much and forgot my account so had to register again just to say how INSANE this is.  Basically can only have a fanny pack.  They won't let you leave the park after 6/7 (also insane), and now you can't bring in a bag?  We always brought in a bag with more clothes (god knows the temperature swing from 6 pm until midnight), some light snacks, hats, gloves, etc and rented a locker so we could have a "home base" since stuck in the park.  Now we're expected to carry all of that around? how annoying.

    This is the way the world is going.  It's Security Theatre.  Sporting events have been transitioning to this over time and now it's only a matter of time before this becomes the full time policy at KI, IMO.

    The no leaving policy has to do with the amount of drugs and alcohol people do in the parking lot prior to the event.  I've never seen so many cheap plastic Vodka bottles in my life, as I had emptying the garbage in the parking lot during Haunt.

    There's a reason many of us called it the White Trash Bash.

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  6. 35 minutes ago, Allison said:

    Is there a forum specially for current/past associates? My son is working in merch this year and I am curious about some of the staffing procedures. My son gets sent home about every other shift. It’s very frustrating. Yesterday, for example, his dad drove him from his home 30 minutes away. My son worked for an hour and then was told he had to clock out. He  asked to stay but they refused. This happens all the time! He is scheduled to work every day of Labor Day weekend. We won’t make any plans for that weekend since he is scheduled but my guess is he probably won’t work all three scheduled shifts as he will surely be sent home one or all three days. He gets penalized for missing or calling off but they can force him to go home with no notice.  Anyone else had a similar experience or know of other associates who are forced to clock out from scheduled shifts with no notice? 

    As a former Supervisor from another department:

    Generally we would take volunteers first.

    Then send home minors (less strict break times).

    Then send home your lower rated workers.

    If your son is a minor, that's probably what's going against him, unfortunately.

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