Papa Barn Said.
"One wonders if this "good profit" is good enough to pay employees sufficiently that they actually care about the operation, especially those whose skills, knowledge and abilities are essential to the safety of the railroad and those "kiddie rides".
It would be interesting to see what their insurance coverage and premiums look like (hey, I worked in that "world" for a while)."
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I suspect that they are probably paying people just above minimum wage and no benefits, since they work so little. There may be a few exceptions. They may use a temp agency or they may know enough locals that are retired or do not need to depend on a job for anything other than extra cash, thus their labor costs are probably very reasonable.
As far as people who care about the operation? That's a laugh. No one is going to care more than the boss, no one is going to work harder than the boss, thus since the boss doesn't care and doesn't work at improving the place, how can we expect the employees to care or go out of their way?
I understand that the owner doesn't go anywhere without a wrecking ball in tow.
I would think that since they are open so little, that their insurance can't be that bad. They don't operate beyond early Jan until June, that's almost 6 months off right there.
Edaville has shown in the past that it can make money. It has shown that Xmas can subsidize operating the rest of the year. Thus if you're only open during peak times, it would be difficult to not make money. Although, if there is a way of failing at anything, those running Edaville will find it.