Universal Orlando Resort’s Volcano Bay water park is still just beams and concrete, but the theme park giant isn’t wasting time filling the ranks that will run the park.
Via its internal employee services, Universal has begun hiring for Volcano Bay. “Dive into the Excitement Today! Join the team at Universal’s Volcano Bay water theme park, our all-new, adventure-drenched water theme park like no other, filled with both thrills and relaxing indulgence. The Universal Orlando Career Network is now accepting applications for full-time, part-time and seasonal roles in: Food services, culinary, merchandise, lifeguards, park services, security, entrance operations and many more,” said the site.
The hiring process has been ongoing since mid-September and likely will involve hundreds of positions in all ranges of focuses and specialties.
The theme park recently filed a permit for the water park — titled for Project 533, the codename for Volcano Bay — that most likely is for the Kopiko Wai Winding River lazy river, which is supposed to pass into the caves of the Krakatau volcano.
The lazy river is one of 18 attractions slated for Volcano Bay, including multiple water slides, pools and more. The park is the latest addition Universal has at its southeast corner of the property, which has been booming with new hotel inventory such as the 1,800-room Cabana Bay Beach Resort and the 1,000-room Sapphire Falls Resort.
Volcano Bay is slated to open in 2017 with many believing it will happen sometime in the spring or summer. Universal has confirmed that tourists with travel dates in July 2017 will be able to visit the water park.
The new park is one of many new investments being made by Universal recently and in the coming years. It will help keep Orlando as the most-visited destination with more than 66 million annual visitors and a $60 billion tourism industry.