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Michigan’s Adventure now hiring for 2026 season

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By WKTV Staff
greer@wktv.org


Michigan’s Adventure, Michigan’s largest amusement and water park, is seeking part-time and seasonal employees for the 2026 season, which opens Friday, May 22. The park will begin filling these roles this week during a week-long hiring event, which began on Saturday, Feb. 14, by parent company Six Flags Entertainment Corporation to fill more than 50,000 positions in its parks across North America.

“Michigan’s Adventure is gearing up for another great season ahead,” said Laura Jorgensen, human resources manager at Michigan’s Adventure. “Our efficient hiring process ensures that applicants can complete everything, including paid training, quickly and begin earning money. We’re excited to once again build a diverse workforce focused on having fun, making a difference in the lives of our guests and making friends along the way.”

Michigan’s Adventure will hire for all positions, including ride operators, food and beverage, admissions, park service/cleanliness team, EMT/paramedics, security, lifeguards and a variety of other exciting positions.


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How to Apply

Job seekers are encouraged to visit the Michigan’s Adventure jobs page for open positions and to learn more.

The park will offer onsite, in-person hiring Tuesday, Feb. 17 through Friday, Feb. 20, which is during National Hiring Week Feb. 14-22.

On-Site Hiring:

  • WHERE: Michigan’s Adventure – Human Resources  – 4750 Whitehall Rd., Muskegon, MI 49445
  • WHEN:  Tuesday, Feb. 17 – Friday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • APPLICATION: Applicants are encouraged to apply online prior to attending the hiring event to expedite the interview process, but may also attend without pre-registering.


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Team Member Benefits and Need-to-Know Information

  • Positions offer competitive pay and flexible schedules, a fun atmosphere, free park admission for team members and their friends, in-park discounts and the opportunity to gain valuable customer service skills.
  • With so much to offer at Michigan’s Adventure, there are a variety of positions to match every skill set.
  • Interested applicants must be at least 15 years old.


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About Michigan’s Adventure

Michigan’s Adventure is Michigan’s largest amusement park and water park with more than 60 world-class rides, slides, unique attractions, and events throughout the season. Located just north of Muskegon, Michigan’s Adventure offers fun for the entire family, including Camp Snoopy and WildWater Adventure Waterpark. Michigan’s Adventure is owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation.

 

About Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 26 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties across 16 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The Company also manages an amusement park in Saudi Arabia. Focused on its purpose of making people happy, Six Flags provides fun, immersive and memorable experiences to millions of guests every year with world-class coasters, themed rides, thrilling water parks, resorts and a portfolio of beloved intellectual property such as Looney Tunes®, DC Comics® and PEANUTS®.

Close-to-home trips to consider as spring finally comes to West Michigan

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With Spring Break around the corner and — believe it or not — summer not that far away, West Michigan Tourist Association Marketing Manager Courtney Sheffer offered some tips on a few places to visit.

 

A sunset view on the S.S. Badger

Ludington

This month, the Port of Ludington Maritime Museum has opened. Sheffer noted this is one of the newer attractions in Ludington with the museum featuring an extensive history on maritime activities. Along with the many authentic artifacts, there is a virtual reality experience where visitors can experience piloting the car ferry Pere Marquette 22 into Ludington’s harbor. The experience gives people a chance to learn the unique light signals of Lake Michigan’s many lighthouses as well, Sheffer said.

 

Then you can go from virtual reality to actually riding the last coal-fired steamship in the United States. The S.S. Badger makes its maiden voyage for 2018 on May 11 and runs through the last day of the season in October.

 

The S.S. Badger offers nostalgic, four-hour cruises across Lake Michigan to and from Manitowoc, Wisconsin twice daily in the summer season. Sheffer said visitors can also enjoy themed two-hour shoreline cruises in the summer such as the Fourth of July Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean Shoreline Cruise on July 25. For more on the S.S. Badger and its schedule, visit www.ssbadger.com.

 

Michigan’s Adventure

Muskegon

“It’s so close to the Grand Rapids area that it is a great day trip destination,” Sheffer said, adding that along with all of its out door activities, one of the biggest Muskegon attractions is Michigan’s Adventures, Michigan’s only adventure park.

 

Michigan’s Adventure, which opens in May, offers a number of rides from the Thunderhawk and Shivering Timbers roller coasters to the family fun of Lakeside Gliders and the Swan Boats. The 250-acre complex also has a waterpark, Wildwater Adventure, with wave pools and splash pads, with admission covering both parks. For more information, visit www.miadventure.com.

 

There is also the Muskegon Winter Sports Complex, which is located inside the Muskegon State Park. There is cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowboarding or sledding on five miles of groomed track. Also, the complex is home to one of four luge tracks in the nation, giving visitors the chance to feel what it is like to luge like an Olympian, Sheffer said.

 

The Heritage Landing Park at Hilt

Head just a little north of Muskegon to White Lake, where the Michigan Heritage Park at Hilt’s Landing, operated by the Lakeshore Museum, will be opening in May.

 

“There is this path that you go through the park and walk on, and travel through Michigan history,” Sheffer said. “They say they have 10,000 years of Michigan history.”

 

There are many “make and take” vintage craft opportunities such as candle dipping and an opportunity to unearth a mastodon at a dig site, she noted. For more on the Lakeshore Museum Center go to lakeshoremuseum.org.

 

The Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum

South Haven

Everyone likes to head south this time of year and just south of the Grand Rapids area is South Haven.

 

“There are a lot of indoor history museums in the South Haven area and lot of these are free to visit as well,” Sheffer said. “So it is a good time of year to head south and do some of that.”

 

A few places to visit include the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum, which is the birthplace and childhood home of America’s “Father of Modern Horticulture,” Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr. The museum is a National historic Site and includes a garden, park and educational outreach center.

 

The gardens at the W.K. Kellogg Manor House

The Historical Association of South Haven has its home in the old Hartman School Building in South Haven and features a number of exhibits. And then there is the W.K. Kellogg Manor House in Hickory Corners, which was built in the 1920s by cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg. The home overlooks Gull Lake and there are free self-guided tours, but Sheffer said you do need to call ahead to reserve a spot.

 

For more ideas, check out the 2018 West Michigan Carefreee Travel Guide which is available at the WKTV station, 5261 Clyde Park Ave. SW or visit wmta.org.

 

“So there is a lot of information here, whether you want to stay close to home or maybe take a trip up north for the weekend or down south to like the South Haven area,” Sheffer said about the guide.

Michigan’s largest amusement park celebrates its diamond jubliee

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Michigan's Adventure officially opens tomorrow.
Michigan’s Adventure officially opens tomorrow.

This year, Michigan’s Adventure will celebrate 60 years of family fun.  Beginning as Deer Park in 1956, the original petting zoo has evolved into Michigan’s largest amusement park and waterpark featuring more than 60 rides and attractions.

 

Michigan’s Adventure and Funland Farm open on May 27.  WildWater Adventure opens on May 28.

 

The 60th season will offer guests the opportunity to interact with chickens, geese, goats, a miniature horse, alpaca, llamas, a miniature donkey and various other farm animals.  The highlight of Funland Farm will be the return of deer to the park.  Michigan’s Adventure will also host an Instagram sweepstakes allowing guests to share memories from past seasons.  Prizes will consist of daily admission tickets and a parking pass.

 

Opening weekend will also include Tribute to the Armed Forces on May 29 & 30.  Michigan’s Adventure will offer free admission to active and retired United States military personnel on Sunday and Monday.  This will be the twelfth year that Michigan’s Adventure has extended the offer of free admission to men and women of the Armed Forces during this special event.

 

As a part of its Tribute to the Armed Forces program, active and retired members of the U.S military will be able to purchase discounted admission tickets for members of their immediate family (maximum of six) at a special military discount price of $25 each.  The free ticket offer will be available on Sunday and Monday, May 29 & 30, and a valid military ID must be presented.  Each year members of the Michigan’s Adventure management team look forward to the opportunity to host the distribution table and meet the brave men and women that give so much to our country.

 

Home to Thunderhawk and Shivering Timbers, Michigan’s Adventure offers a variety of thrill rides, family rides, and kiddie rides.  Thunderhawk is Michigan’s only suspended looping roller coaster, and Shivering Timbers has been consistently ranked as one of the finest wooden roller coasters in the world since it was introduced.

 

Michigan’s Adventure Season Passes are now on sale at a discounted rate though May 30.  Season pass holders are offered a variety of perks, including early water park entry on select days, bring-a-friend days and park discounts.  For more information about Michigan’s Adventure, call 231-766-3377, or visit miadventure.com.