I worked for Thorpe Parkfor a season.
I did all sorts of jobs and was crap at nearly all of them. The jobs were probably OK, it was me that was rubbish.
First day there they stuck me on their latest ride, one of those white water rafting things, which had opened the day before. Thousands of screaming teenagers wanted to get on it and one gangly shy 17 year old wasn't enough to hold them back. After two hours my manager pulled my trampled body out of the crush and moved me onto the tea-cup ride for the rest of the day.
It was a good thing really, the next day a kid lost his ear when one of the boats capsized and the ride was shut down for two months.
They also used to put you in the carpark on busy days. We all hated that one. For some reason 4 out of 5 people think it is really funny to 'pretend' to run over the person directing them to a parking space for the entertainment of their family.
Other jobs were great though - my favourite was seeing how many people you could get in a pedalo without it sinking. Record was 7 Japanese.
(I did all sorts of jobs and was crap at nearly all of them. The jobs were probably OK, it was me that was rubbish.
First day there they stuck me on their latest ride, one of those white water rafting things, which had opened the day before. Thousands of screaming teenagers wanted to get on it and one gangly shy 17 year old wasn't enough to hold them back. After two hours my manager pulled my trampled body out of the crush and moved me onto the tea-cup ride for the rest of the day.
It was a good thing really, the next day a kid lost his ear when one of the boats capsized and the ride was shut down for two months.
They also used to put you in the carpark on busy days. We all hated that one. For some reason 4 out of 5 people think it is really funny to 'pretend' to run over the person directing them to a parking space for the entertainment of their family.
Other jobs were great though - my favourite was seeing how many people you could get in a pedalo without it sinking. Record was 7 Japanese.
chthonic,
Mon 10 Nov 2003, 15:32,
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