Merlin Entertainments
Merlin Entertainments Headquarters Location
Poole, UK
About Merlin Entertainments
Merlin Entertainments is a business built on fun. We're Europe's Number 1 and the world's second-largest visitor attraction operator. We operate over 100 attractions, nine hotels and three holiday villages in 23 countries across four continents and we run some of the best known names in global leisure. These include the likes of SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, the Dungeons and LEGOLAND, as well as local icons such as The Coca-Cola London Eye, Gardaland Resort, Heide Park Resort and Alton Towers Resort, and the objective at each is to provide a truly memorable experience and a great day out for all the family. All of which helps to cement our reputation as one of the world's leading leisure and entertainment companies.
The Merlin Way95% of our employees enjoy working for Merlin and here is why...
We are a company built on fun – a reason why our 59.8 million guests choose to spend their time at our unique attractions. We seek to create magical days out for our visitors and the kind of memories which last forever. We currently have over 22,000 people working in 100 global attractions spread across 22 countries and four continents. We are the second largest attractions operator in the world and the team behind some of the best-known names in global leisure. These include SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, the Dungeons and LEGOLAND, as well as icons such as The London Eye, Sydney Tower Eye and SKYWALK; Blackpool Tower; Gardaland Resort, Heide Park Resort and Alton Towers Resort. It is a huge variety of attractions, each more different than the last. But they all share the same goal: to provide a truly memorable experience and a great day out for all the family.
Our company culture – The Merlin Way
Our culture is simply ‘The Merlin Way’ which encapsulates our vision, values and competencies. It is at the heart of what we do. It captures what a Merlin person is about and helps shape how we will continue to achieve business growth and our objectives for the future. The Merlin Way represents our company’s DNA.
• We love what we do
• We care
• We are innovative and fast moving
• We do what we say
• We make every £, $, € ... count
• We take ownership
• …and we make it fun!
By applying The Merlin Way to all that we do, we achieve our overall aim – to deliver high quality memorable experiences to customers around the globe.
Why would you want to work for Merlin?
Our People Strategy is aligned to the business goals and defined by 3 key areas:
1. Employee Engagement – being the best company to work for in our industry
2. Talent & Development – nurturing our global leaders
3. Compensation and Benefits – rewarding for performance
To ensure we focus on the areas that will add value to our employees, we conduct an annual survey, The Wizard Wants to Know, which enables us to gain honest feedback from all employees. These results are acted upon and become a key driver of continuous improvements through the engagement of our teams. Engaging with our teams and demonstrating improvement is critical to us.
Diversity & InclusionWe are a company built on fun – a reason why our 59.8 million guests choose to spend their time at our unique attractions. We seek to create magical days out for our visitors and the kind of memories which last forever. We currently have over 22,000 people working in 100 global attractions spread across 22 countries and four continents. We are the second largest attractions operator in the world and the team behind some of the best-known names in global leisure. These include SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, the Dungeons and LEGOLAND, as well as icons such as The London Eye, Sydney Tower Eye and SKYWALK; Blackpool Tower; Gardaland Resort, Heide Park Resort and Alton Towers Resort. It is a huge variety of attractions, each more different than the last. But they all share the same goal: to provide a truly memorable experience and a great day out for all the family.
Our company culture – The Merlin Way
Our culture is simply ‘The Merlin Way’ which encapsulates our vision, values and competencies. It is at the heart of what we do. It captures what a Merlin person is about and helps shape how we will continue to achieve business growth and our objectives for the future. The Merlin Way represents our company’s DNA.
• We love what we do
• We care
• We are innovative and fast moving
• We do what we say
• We make every £, $, € ... count
• We take ownership
• …and we make it fun!
By applying The Merlin Way to all that we do, we achieve our overall aim – to deliver high quality memorable experiences to customers around the globe.
Why would you want to work for Merlin?
Our People Strategy is aligned to the business goals and defined by 3 key areas:
1. Employee Engagement – being the best company to work for in our industry
2. Talent & Development – nurturing our global leaders
3. Compensation and Benefits – rewarding for performance
To ensure we focus on the areas that will add value to our employees, we conduct an annual survey, The Wizard Wants to Know, which enables us to gain honest feedback from all employees. These results are acted upon and become a key driver of continuous improvements through the engagement of our teams. Engaging with our teams and demonstrating improvement is critical to us.
Everyone Matters at Merlin.
At Merlin, we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too.
We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities, and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!
Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability, or sexual orientation.
Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.
At Merlin, we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts every day and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too.
We strive to create an inclusive and diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities, and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters!
Together, we work to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability, or sexual orientation.
Although we understand that we'll always be learning and growing, we aim to be the most inclusive and flexible employer in our industry.
Number of Employees in Merlin Entertainments
> 10 000
Merlin Entertainments Revenue
850 M à 4 Mrd (EUR)
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