Worlds of Fun to hire 3,000 seasonal ambassadors for 50th Anniversary season

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Worlds of Fun to hire 3,000 seasonal ambassadors for 50th Anniversary season

March 6, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 6, 2023) – Worlds of Fun, Kansas City’s largest seasonal employer, today said it plans to hire more than 3,000 seasonal ambassadors as it prepares to open for its 50th Anniversary season this spring. The park anticipates filling most of those roles during a week-long hiring blitz to be held Feb. 18-24 as part of the largest-ever recruiting campaign by Worlds of Fun’s parent company, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, across all its parks in the United States and Canada.

To learn more about the event and available positions, please visit this link. These positions include:

Ride operators   

Food and Beverage

Lifeguards and Aquatics

Security

And many more roles.

Hourly pay ranges from $13-$16 an hour (for those who are 16 years of age or older) based on experience, prior service and position. Those in leadership and full-time positions can earn up to $20 an hour. The park also offers increased rates for EMTs and paramedics. Worlds of Fun offers competitive wages and benefits, and many perks for its ambassadors, including discounts, reward and recognition programs, exclusive events and free admission to any Cedar Fair park.

Additionally, Worlds of Fun will be hosting hiring fairs at multiple Northland high schools, including Winnetonka on Feb. 18, North Kansas City High School on Feb. 19 and Staley High School on Feb. 20. Interested candidates will have the ability to apply, interview and get hired the same day. For more information, please visit this link.

“Our seasonal ambassadors will play a major role in making our 50th Anniversary season special for our guests,” said Rick Fiedler, Worlds of Fun vice president and general manager, “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part  of something memorable, while earning great pay and benefits.”

Worlds of Fun’s 50th Anniversary celebration will be full of world-class events, live entertainment, refreshed and charming theming throughout the park, and the debut of the highly anticipated, reimagined Zambezi Zinger roller coaster. The 50th Anniversary celebration continues through the summer, with a 50-night fireworks and drone show spectacular. Seasonal events Grand Carnivale, Great Pumpkin Fest and Halloween HAUNT will also make their return, capping off what will be a vibrant celebration all season long.

About Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun is a more than 235-acre theme park, waterpark and resort located in Kansas City, Missouri. As the largest entertainment complex in the Midwest, featuring thrill rides, live entertainment, the Oceans of Fun waterpark, and the Worlds of Fun Village Resort, Worlds of Fun is the top destination for thrill-seekers and families alike. 

About Cedar Fair

Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (NYSE: FUN), one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world, is a publicly traded partnership headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. Focused on its mission to make people happy by providing fun, immersive, and memorable experiences, the Company owns and operates 13 properties, consisting of 11 amusement parks, four separately gated outdoor water parks, and resort accommodations totaling more than 2,300 rooms and more than 600 luxury RV sites.  Cedar Fair’s parks are located in Ohio, California, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan, Texas and Toronto, Ontario.