Do you know a bad tempered toddler? Chessington World of Adventure advertises for grumpy tots to try out new ride
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A job advert for youngsters with BAD TEMPERS has been inundated with applicants after being launched today.
In just one hour this morning, the ad for ‘testers’ for the new Gruffalo River Ride at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Surrey, had more than 100 applicants.
The ad states that the theme park wants pre-school kids to test out the ride - based on Julia Donaldson’s book, which has sold more than 13m copies - but wants them to be ‘demanding’ and to test the attraction ‘to its limits’ before it opens on March 18.
The advert states: “Ahead of the launch of the new Gruffalo River Ride Adventure on Saturday March 18, Chessington World of Adventures Resort expects to see record levels of tots descend on the park, so is looking to employ a set of Very Important Pre-schoolers (VIPS) to confirm the resort is completely toddler proof.”
The ad states that successful applicants must have a ‘tendency to throw their toys out of the pram’ and be liable to ‘scream at the top of their lungs’ if they don’t get their own way.
The ad states that applicants must be ‘no taller than 125 toy building blocks’, be aged between one and five, be a ‘complete chatterbox’ and ‘temperamental’.
Writing on Chessington’s Facebook page today, mum Hannah Garrett said: “My little girl is 3 and we affectionately call her our ‘threenager’ she’s an adventurous little bug with an attitude to match and has no fear.”
(Photo: Chessington world of adventures)
Mum Candy Dunne wrote: “I have a 2 year old who will be 3 in May, he can destroy a room in 7 seconds (believe me we’ve timed it). Affectionately nicked named the chaos kid I’m sure he can help!”
Emilia Montali, of Chessington World of Adventures Resort, said: “Safety is paramount to us at Chessington, so we are going the extra mile to ensure we find the right VIPS to test the resort ahead of The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure launching.
“Due to the age demographic of Gruffalo fans we are expecting a larger than normal influx of toddlers visiting the resort this March.
(Photo: Chessington world of adventures)
“Toddlers have a tendency to be into everything and can often be a handful, so we want to ensure Chessington and our staff are up to the challenge!”
Children aged between one and five can apply - with the help of their mum or dad - by sending their credentials to gruffalolaunch@frankpr.it.