A spring bouquet

It might still be too early to call this a sign of spring … but it's sure nice to see the field north of the park dotted with these pretty blossoms.

Hyena Falls fiberglas

It's the first shipment of fiberglass for our new water-slide complex – Hyena Falls!

The spring-like colors helped brighten an otherwise gloomy winter day here in Santa Claus.

Hyena Falls

So how will these colors all fit together? Here's a fly-around animation:

Hyena Falls opens, along with the rest of Splashin' Safari, on May 10.

A truly grounded crew

You guessed it already, didn't you? Today, we're sharing some information about our Grounds Department.

"Grounds" includes three different crews: Morning Clean-up, Mowing, and the Afternoon Shift.

Grounds crew

Want to learn more? Check out this Grounds Department Video Job Preview:

For more information about our Grounds Crews and a complete list of Seasonal Job opportunities, click here.

 

All shook up

Elvis Officiates Wedding on Top of the Voyage

It’s the birthday of The King – Elvis Presley!

Roller Coaster weddingBrings to mind the roller coaster wedding we held back in 2008. Bruce Borders, an Elvis impersonator, was on hand to unite the happy couple and even serenade them – on top of The Voyage.

Here they are, up near the top of Voyage’s lift hill. Ready to – wait for it – take the plunge!

Here’s a video from that happy day:

Walking the beat

I think nearly all of us have done this at one time or another – worn a pedometer to measure how many miles we put in here at the park.

It can be an impressive number, depending on your department. Can you guess how many miles our Security Staff puts in over the season?

Security

Here's another Video Job Preview, this one details our Security staff (Jackie reveals her "mileage" for the season):

We're accepting online applications for the 2013 season.