Hi! Just wondering if anyone has done any work for Amusement Advantage? How is their reporting? They have several shops in my area but I’m hesitant to pick them up since it seems like a lot.

I’m not new to mystery shopping. I do most of my work with Coyle so I’m no stranger to long narratives and detailed reporting, etc. I’m comfortable shopping restaurants and hotels but Amusement parks are new to me.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

I used to. Their reports were honestly awful. I hated doing them. Coyle-level awful.

My experience has been one and done. I was required to meet with the scheduler prior to conducting my first stop. The entire phone call was unnecessary as she literally read me the instructions. She was nice, but chatty. I was not able to fully enjoy the experience due to my worry over the extensive reporting. I didn’t find the report to be terrible but it’s not worth it. The shop that I completed was a tour of a place that is free to the public. I received $50 shopper pay with an additional $5 to turn it in early. I also received $50 gift shop reimbursement.

I have done work for them many times over the past 10 years. I personally enjoy working with Erika and Shauna as they have excellent communication and there is always someone available if you run into a problem. Their reports are easy copared to Coyle. Their editors are fair and reports receive a high score if directions are followed and necessary details captured.

Did a few in my early days as a shopper, but not interested anymore, even if my GF liked going to amusement parks or playing miniature golf.

Don't expect to have a typical fun outing at the park.

You are there to work, and work you will. Lots of tasks and information are required, and the reporting can be less than an optimal experience.

I have found that they are a lot of work, but always communicated well with me especially when things didn’t go as expected (once, the person going with me dropped out but I still had the child and they let me go anyways; another time, there wasn’t a single-picture option for purchasing the required photo and they advised me on the spot on what to do). I agree with the other assessments that the outings feel more like work than fun-making sure you talk to the right number of employees, documenting the interactions discreetly so you can remember when you write your lengthy narratives, ensuring you have hit all of the required places on a tour, etc. I did a few and then decided I prefer to do short and quick food shops instead. It used to take a long time to get paid (45+ days), but I have seen they have shortened that timeline. I found they were really particular about following the guidelines, but also they guidelines always seemed clear to me and I never had any issues with the editors.

I have done work for them. It looks like they range from sitaution that are no pay but free entry into fun places to other locations that have good bonus but quite a drive. I found them super nice and they have a lot of fun work. Most of the ones I have seen you have to have a partner. They required a call for me too but I didn't mind and I think they do it to set expectations as some of there jobs are unique and they want to make sure you know what you are getting into.

Thank you everyone for your feedback!!

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/09/2025 04:05AM by miamimystshopper.

I know my comment is after the thanks from the OP. It has been years since I did their shops mainly because my kids are all grown up now. But I used to love to do their shops to take my kids that were old enough to go off on their own. They would have a great time and stay with me for the food parts. I would wander around doing the multiple but very short assignment parts. They and I would get in for "free" and I often had a two fer coupon or something so that the cost of the second adult tic would be part of my pay. I thought their instructions were very easy to understand, right on and easy , but a bit long to write up. All in all we always had a great day even if mom had to do work when we got home.

I feel like their selection process is a lot because I have been submitting for multiple assignments, open many days, but have never gotten picked up by them. Still holding out hope I can complete one to see what it’s like.

Hi Baboo, they have some locations that are harder to fill for them and they often will offer you one of the more desireable locations if you agree to do one of the harder to fill ones. I notice when they offer that they often have a very small window to do both jobs. The harder to fill jobs are often not boring or terrible jobs but either one a specific demographic might enjoy or one where they have weekly jobs there rather than monthly. They seem to be flexible to me so if you wanted to do a popular job and were willing to do one they have trouble filling you might want to contact them and offer to do both (with the hard to fill one first) at a date more convienient to you. a bit further into the future.

@Baboo12 wrote:

I feel like their selection process is a lot because I have been submitting for multiple assignments, open many days, but have never gotten picked up by them. Still holding out hope I can complete one to see what it’s like.

I've done several assignments for them, Shanna is always wonderful, responsive, and supportive.

I'll agree, the reports can be a bit intense, I definitely wait for healthy bonuses for hard-to-fill shops in order to be worth it for me, personally. For example, I used to do one shop that they have now for another MSC, the report was a cakewalk and the pay was always the same (high!) flat rate, no bonuses, plus reimbursement. I will say, I miss those days, especially since I visited often enough to see feedback that I'd given lead to tangible, meaningful change.

I think everyone has different things that make any given shop "worth it" for them, but for me, I can only do about two of their actual amusement park-level shops per year, because of a variety of reasons. They don't have a ton where I live, but I'd love to do more work with them, if I lived in one of the places that has movies theaters, bowling, etc.

I wouldn't recommend them for newer shoppers, but if you've been able to do high-end hotel shops, you'll be fine. To me, they are pretty similar. It won't be the best, most relaxing hotel/amusement park experience, but if it gets you out of the house & has some elements that are a treat for you and a loved one that you might not otherwise be able to experience, it's worth it for a lot of people.

Whatever you decide, good luck!

Also, if you haven't updated your profile, maybe do so as you've gained more experience & have more complex shops under your belt? Or tweak your sample narrative?

I just completed my first shop for this msc last week. It took me quite a while to actually get picked up for a shop. The shop had a lot of steps and details but I was happy to do it because it’s a place I like and was thinking of it as a free way to spend a Saturday with the family.

The report was one of the longest reports I’ve completed. Took about 4 hours of repetitive narratives for almost every question asked. I got a perfect score but it wasn’t without spending a lot of time on the report.

All in all though, I would work with them again because they were some of the most responsive and nice schedulers and editors to work with. So if I see a shop that sounds fun and I know I wouldn’t mind spending a few hours completing the narrative for a free experience, I’d work with them again.

Never worked for them but with their movie theater shops you can only see certain movies which I do not understand considering the theater chain, not the studio, is being shopped.