About Us
Kentucky Kingdom Theme and Water Park is Kentucky’s largest amusement and water park in the heart of Louisville, Kentucky. Spanning 67 acres, it offers family-friendly entertainment with over 70 rides and attractions – including one of the region's largest selections of children’s rides (King Louie’s Playland), five world-class roller coasters, and two giant wave pools.
Kentucky Kingdom is part of Herschend’s collection of family brands. Herschend, the world’s largest family-owned themed attractions company, has been Bringing Families Closer Together by Creating Memories Worth Repeating® for seven generations. Its 12,000+ passionate employees (hosts) collectively entertain 15 million families every year across North America, including at iconic award-winning destinations such as Dollywood® Parks & Resorts, Silver Dollar City Parks & Resorts®, Adventure Aquarium®, Callaway Resort & Gardens®, Kentucky Kingdom®, Newport Aquarium®, The Vancouver Aquarium® and Wild Adventures®. In addition to its premier themed attractions, Herschend is proud to steward the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters® legacy and provide immersive content and experiences through our Herschend Entertainment Studios® and Pink Adventure Tours® brands.
Join A Team Where You Belong
Are you ready to become part of a team that serves our guests by creating memories worth repeating and bringing families closer together? How about joining a team who is dedicated to serving and helping each other out, regardless of which department their co-workers work in?
Apply NowOur Values
We Greatly Exceed Guests’ Expectations
- With distinctive themed entertaining experiences for every member of the family
- With genuinely friendly caring people who take pride in what they do
We Serve Others
- By working as a team and empowering each other
- By being accountable to our guests, each other and the communities we serve
- By Leading with Love; being Patient, Kind, Humble, Respectful, Trusting, Unselfish, Forgiving, Truthful and Dedicated
We Create Emotional Connections
- By treating guests like a member of our family
- By providing shared-experiences that bring families closer together
We Constantly Improve
- By adapting to our guests’ changing expectations
- By managing safety, security, risks and resources
- By investing in people and products to produce growth and provide a reasonable return on our investment
All in a Manner Consistent with Christian Values and Ethics
Nine Leading with Love Principles
Patient
- Listen and take time to understand
- Don’t get upset when things go wrong
- Support others’ growth and allow time for it to happen
Kind
- Speak optimistically about the future
- Express confidence that goals will be accomplished
- Talk enthusiastically about what needs to get done
Humble
- Appreciate and support team members’ contributions
- Praise others for a job well done
- Graciously accept praise and appreciation from others
Respectful
- Show a sense of inclusiveness by interacting with all people and every kind of person
- Acknowledge the presence of others and greet them warmly
- Build rapport and show interest in others
Unselfish
- Manage your time and resources effectively
- Sacrifice your own personal interests to meet the needs of the team, when appropriate
- Support the company’s efforts to give back to the community
Forgiving
- Offer a sincere apology when you make a mistake
- Accept the apologies of others and let go of resentment
- Provide second chances for others, when appropriate
Truthful
- Do what you say you will do
- Share feedback in an honest, caring way
- Respond to feedback from others in a caring, non-defensive way
Trusting
- Open up, and show vulnerability and humanity with others
- Solicit others’ opinions on decisions that may affect them
- Encourage employees to handle important work decisions on their own
Dedicated
- Behave with reliability and consistency
- Emphasize the company’s priorities (vision, mission, and core values) in work decisions
- Set an example of how to do things the right way