Contrary to what many may believe, amusement parks take a lot of effort to maintain while the park is open for the season and also when it closed for a few months of cold weather in some parts of the country. There are so many different types of jobs that can be found at an amusement park because it is such a huge operation. Most parks must keep an eye on every little detail of the park including the landscape lights, meaning someone must be in charge of landscape lighting. It is very interesting to see all of the various aspects that must come together in order for any given amusement park to run successfully.As far as the different types of workers an amusement park needs, there is a lot to consider. First, all amusement parks offer some kind of food court service, complete with some outside sponsors or vendors who sell their food as well as the park’s own restaurants that the owners of the park create. Next, there are those who have to maintain the rides and those who work to keep the crowds and the rides going. These people are very important because if something goes wrong, they are the ones who need to fix it or make sure the people stuck in the ride are alright. Thirdly, an amusement park needs to have some kind of cleaning crew. Again, the people who do this job are important in maintaining the appearance of the park, so individuals will come back. Along with the cleaning crew would be people who keep up the grounds themselves. These workers make sure the lawns are cared for and make sure the pavement is as smooth as possible for people to be walking around all day.Each year, the people who run the amusement park must decide whether or not to add new rides to the park or renovate existing ones. This is an extremely difficult task, because getting information from people about what rides they would prefer to have is not always easy. It can be very hard to predict what rides people will really enjoy. Figuring out new rides includes engineers to design the ride as well as people who are willing to test it out once a new ride is chosen.While the amusement park is closed there are people who must decide if the park can be used for other entertainment, like concerts or if the park can host special holiday events, such as lights for Christmas or haunted houses for Halloween.There is a lot of effort that must be put into owning and operating an amusement park. This business can be pretty cruel sometimes as it is hard to guess what people will like and what people will dislike as new rides and restaurants are added to a park each year. It is very easy to lose millions of dollars on a roller coaster if individuals decide they do not like the rides. Much work has to be done to maintain an amusement park year-round, so it can continue to be successful for many years.