Theme parks can be fun, strange or both

As the week starts, are you realizing how bored you are with the work you’ve been doing? Here are more than a dozen unusual job listings this month at Orlando’s three major theme parks — Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and SeaWorld Orlando — that could liven up your workday.

Love a parade? Good behind the wheel? If you can maneuver vehicles up to 10,000 pounds and operate controls for shows that include special effects, you could end up managing a mobile party.

Husbandry programs aren’t for everyone, but they’ll be one of the responsibilities for this post.

So will enrichment, acquisition and behavior modification of animals — oh, and leading humans, too.

If you’ve got a sound understanding of pneumatics and hydraulics, as well as electrical controls, you could inspect and repair rides at a park that has Orlando’s tallest roller coaster. You’ll need to pass competency tests. And make sure you’re good with walking and working on slopes up to 40 degrees, too.

Small scale or large, if your artistic abilities translate in 3-D, you can help shape the look of the theme parks. From sketching to sculpting to painting, these jobs can provide a creative outlet like few others. SeaWorld is looking for a “full-time temporary” scenic-arts craftsperson as well.

If you’re a certified pro at ensuring tech workers can handle change in stride, and self-motivation comes naturally, you can guide tech efforts in Disney’s attractions (pay not stated).

Elaborate costumes don’t create themselves magically, despite what some cartoons might make us think. Experience in garment production, millinery or patternmaking will be among the qualifications needed for a sewing specialist job at Disney, where positions for garment cutters and costume-cam specialists also are posted. A costume-fabrication specialist is wanted at Universal Orlando, and a part-time wardrobe craftsperson SeaWorld. is sought at

If you can pilot a boat (including turning it around in tight spaces) and are willing to deal with dozens of riders at a time, you can work in the sun or under the stars and occasionally be called “captain.”

To learn more, such as pay and hours, or perhaps to seek out a more ordinary line of work, visit each of the parks’ careers and jobs web pages:

Disney: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/

Universal: http://www.universalorlandojobs.com/

SeaWorld: https://careers.seaworldparks.com/Home/Sites/ All