About Us
Wild Adventures in Valdosta, GA is a Theme Park, Waterpark and Animal Park - all in one! Soar higher, roar louder, get your feet wet and take a break from your daily routine. Give your family a much-needed Georgia vacation at Wild Adventures, rated as the #1 Theme Park in Georgia by Tripadvisor! Splash Island Waterpark is open select days, beginning this Spring!
Wild Adventures 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