Dig World Grapevine, a construction-themed adventure park, will hold a hiring event May 30 and 31.
The company anticipated opening in the summer, according to a news release. A groundbreaking was held last December for the construction-themed adventure park.
The two-day hiring event will be at 2200 W. Grapevine Mills Circle. Jobs include attractions, food and beverage, retail, janitorial, and park arrivals, according to a news release. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 30 and from noon to 4 p.m. May 31. Reservations for interviews can be made on the company's website.
The details
Alex Reszitnyk, Dig World Grapevine general manager, said they expected to attract 200,000 visitors annually and create more than 100 jobs.
During a meeting in Grapevine on April 22, Reszitnyk gave a breakdown of the areas within the park.
There will be two Caterpillar excavators that can move almost 1,000 pounds of sand in each scoop and there will be smaller excavators where guests can fix a broken pipe and move railroad ties.
Dig World Grapevine will have a driving course in the middle, where guests use skid steers to traverse different terrain. The Dude Perfect component of the theme park will include throwing basketballs and footballs into construction-themed targets, Reszitnyk said.
He added that there will be co-branded merchandise with Dig World, Caterpillar and Dude Perfect.
Reszitnyk said one merchandise item that is expected to be a hit is this Crusher. A construction-themed toy comes in a bag and is laid on the ground, and guests can use a 20,000-pound asphalt roller to crush the toy and take home the pieces in a bag.
Co-founder Alex Carroll said most of the attractions are for guests 48 inches or taller, but if they are below, they can be lap riders with an adult.
Put in perspective
Birthday party and event presales, along with season and annual passes, are for sale on the Dig World website. Reszitnyk added as of late April, more than 1,000 field trip tickets had already been sold for the summer.
“I mean, our passion is to get kids off their phones, get outside, physically touch something and experience something, right?” Carroll said. “It's just so different than a lot of places that you go, where it might be more technology-based. We are aligned with Caterpillar and new CEO Joe Freed, who is coming in and saying, ‘Hey, we want to empower the operators of tomorrow.’ So the educational piece, we want kids to learn about all the pieces of equipment. How does building get here?”
Group and corporate outings are also offered, and Reszitnyk said there will be a Tomahawk steak station that will put a flame on the steak and brand it with the Dig World logo.
Carroll said the park will be able to accommodate about 500 guests to 700 guests at one time. The park will be open seven days a week during the summer, and once school resumes, Carroll said they would look at operating data and hours.
