Want to work AT legoland? You don’t need to work for Merlin
While working rides can be fun and rewarding, Legoland California has a lot of contracted companies (many of which pay comparable or better wages for less demanding/stressful work). If your goal is to work at the park and make $20 an hour (vs $17.50 an hour working rides or retail) work for VENU. Legoland ended their contract with the old photo provider Pomvom and switched to VENU. For a base, no experience needed, under 18 yrs old job this is really solid. My buddies who work VENU are clearing big paychecks due to them not even being stingy on overtime. The only reason I haven’t switched is because I have already been sucked into the Merlin side of things, I’ve been a ride operator and cross trained on many skills over 1.5+ years there. If you’re looking for a bit more upwards mobility and a more rewarding job then Merlin might be the move for you.
TLDR;
Merlin = lower pay, don’t get as bored, different things to do
VENU = higher pay, less variation in work, best for a summer/temporary job
Ok, rant over, thanks for reading, our pay is such a sore subject in the eyes of corporate.