Fort Edmonton Park

My review is about the 1920s Midway - much of these comments won't apply to other positions at the park. I worked on the Midway for a summer and had a great time. In some ways, it's a typical amusement park job, but there are also a lot of avenues to have fun and explore your talents. Good opportunities for advancement. Management is quite supportive and is made up of people who have done your job before so they totally get it. 

My only real complaints (aside from your typical customer service stuff but what can ya do about that) are:
-The Midway is payed lower than nearly everyone else at the Park despite having a very challenging job
-There is little supervision which isn't so bad in itself, but it definitely allows the lazy people to get away with being lazy and the work to fall on the shoulders of more responsible people. And sometimes it can be hard to contact a supervisor when you really need one. 
-Short staffed, which results in complaints from customers. 

This job is not for you if you hate people, have a negative attitude, or get tired easily. It's a physical outdoor job with a big customer service component!

Mainly it was a blast, an awesome place for young people to work and make friends. There's a really good community at FEP, fun parties, happy atmosphere. If you have a talent (music, art, sports), you'll be given the chance to apply it to your work setting through programming! If you don't have a talent, you will learn new skills anyway! I regret not applying here years ago.

- Everyday I looked forward working with such a great team and under excellent management team.
- Stay calm under pressure, work efficiently and effectively, DO NOT hesitate to ask for help if needed, treat everybody respectfully.
- The management is very helpful and are always keen to know and implement new ideas from the ground floor staffs.
- The team I work with is more like a family, we all help each other in what ever way possible, whether a team is short staffed on some events or struggling to learn.
- When the venues are over booked, there are events back to back and on some occasion we have less staffs.
- Fast pace working environment is the best part of my job.

The average day was a non-stop rush from an hour after opening until an hour before closing, which left little time for our required, unpaid breaks, as well as cleaning and restocking. The park itself was beautiful and fun, most of the employees in my department were excellent coworkers. A number of my coworkers and I felt that, at times, there was a bit of discrimination, but those of us who stuck it out did so because of our loyalty to the park. The most enjoyable part of my job was the friends I made and the free admission to the park on our days off.

As an Aboriginal person, it was my total delight to work for Fort Edmonton Park.  I am a returning employee (5yrs) and would without hesitation recommend other Aboriginal people to work there.  They are a great bunch of people who work there.  They want you demonstrate what you know about Aboriginal culture and are willing to learn skills as well.  I have not been disappointed with any of the seasons I have worked there.  Only drawback is that the park is only open during the summer months unless you are into delivering education programs.

I worked fort Edmonton park as a Muslimhistory interpreter and loved every moment in there. They give us lots of training, autonomy, support, trust, and polite feedback. The team bonding was fast and truly wholesome, and the support the management showed for the staff was outstanding and the positive work culture was one of the best things I experienced. Every organization should learn from Fort Edmonton Park. I can see the company being used as an example in universities for how to start build a positive culture in an organization. 

I was with Fort Ed for 3 years and loved it! I worked both in education interpreting as well park wide special event planning.

For anyone looking to build interpersonal skills and learn more about Edmonton/Western Canadian History this is the place to go

the environment is great and the people are amazing. It’s like working within a small town or with all of your friends. The work is never the same. One day you’re working a wedding with 50 people and the next you may be working a superhero party with 500 people. It’s refreshing to have an ever changing day to day. I love my job, and the only thing I would change about it is more stable hours. 

I dedicate quite a bit of gratitude to my time at Fort Edmonton Park, as the two years I spent here set me up for success. I currently work in my first career, in a field I really enjoy, and I truly believe that the experience i received at this job was key to this success. During my undergraduate, the park was there for me when I needed summer work, and I did not take it for granted. Wonderful experience, and I hope I can return again as a volunteer.

Fort Edmonton Park strives to preserve the historical integrity of the park without contradicting modern-day societal expectations, which I very much appreciated. It is the perfect place to exercise character building, improv skills, and education.

Had 1 boss who was really nice, went out of her way to make sure i was able to do my job and offered me a apprenticeship. The other boss that was suppose to apprentice me didn't really want to and seemed to only want females in his kitchen with him. Both me and another guy got laid off while the 2 girls got to stay.

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