Tweetsie Railroad – North Carolina’s first theme park – will host its annual Job Fair on Saturday, February 27, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the Tweetsie Railroad Palace Saloon. The park expects to hire approximately 250 employees to operate the facilities and entertain guests during its 2016 season, which runs from April 8 through October 30.
Tweetsie Railroad has seasonal openings in the following areas: custodians, food service, ticket office, accounting, ride operations, retail shops, photographers, first aid, entertainers, landscaping attendants/mowers, Deer Park attendants and night security, as well as special event positions. Special event positions require availability that aligns with special event schedules including Letterland, Day Out With Thomas™, July 4th and the Ghost Train® Halloween Festival. Benefits of employment include competitive wages, and an enjoyable work environment.
The Job Fair will provide the opportunity to learn more about 2016 employment opportunities, and to ask specific questions of Tweetsie Railroad’s management team. Interested candidates 16 years of age or older should bring a completed application and a positive attitude. To learn more about available opportunities or to download an application, visit www.tweetsie.com/employment/job-opportunities/. Applications can also be picked up at Tweetsie Railroad’s Ticket Office or Administrative Office.
Tweetsie Railroad is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Offers of employment are contingent on the result of a background check and drug screen. For more information or questions regarding employment at Tweetsie Railroad, call (828) 264-9061, ext. 200.
Tweetsie Railroad will be open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays starting April 8, and seven days a week from May 27 through August 21. The park returns to the weekend schedule from August 22 through October 30, including Labor Day Monday. The 2016 season ends Sunday, October 30. The park’s regular hours are 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., but will be open until 9:00 p.m. on July 4th for the Fireworks Extravaganza and July 9, 16, 23 and 30 for Cool Summer Nights. Daily admission to Tweetsie Railroad is $44 for adults and $28 for children ages 3 through 12. Children 2 and under are admitted free. The Ghost Train® Halloween Festival will take place Friday and Saturday nights September 23 through October 29 from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., with an admission price of $36 for adults and children. Tickets and Golden Rail Season Passes are available at Tweetsie.com.
Tweetsie Railroad is located on U.S. Highway 321 between Boone and Blowing Rock, North Carolina. For more information about the 2016 season at Tweetsie Railroad, visit Tweetsie.com or call 877.TWEETSIE (877.893.3874). Find Tweetsie Railroad on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Tweetsie and Twitter and Instagram, @TweetsieRR.