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1. www.usatoday.com › story › travelHow safe are theme park rides? We asked the experts. - USA TODAY

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   Mar 15, 2023 · What to know about visiting Cabo, Cancun, Playa del Carmen and more. How common are amusement park accidents? There were an estimated 130 serious ride-related injuries at North American theme...

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2. travel.usnews.com › features › top-amusement-parksThe 19 Best Amusement Parks in the U.S. for 2024 - U.S. News ...

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   Mar 19, 2024 · Ready for some fun at the best U.S. amusement parks? From Dollywood to Universal Studios Hollywood and Cedar Point to Hersheypark, plan some time for fun.

3. www.aarp.org › travel › vacation-ideasHow Amusement Parks Cater to Older Adults - AARP

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   May 16, 2019 · U.S. amusement parks, which brought in an estimated $45 billion in 2017, have figured out how to attract even more visitor dollars: by making adult parkgoers’ experiences as pleasant as possible.

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5. www.iaapa.org › safety-security › amusement-ride-safetyAmusement Ride Safety - IAAPA

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   Safety is our industry’s top priority and amusement rides in the U.S. are extremely safe. In a typical year, more than 385 million guests safely enjoyed in excess of 1.7 billion rides at approximately 400 North American fixed-site facilities.

6. www.theregreview.org › 2022/08/31 › tunney-amusementAmusement Park Regulation’s Bumpy Ride - The Regulatory Review

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   Aug 31, 2022 · The six states that completely lack state oversight—Alabama, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah—contain either very few or no amusement parks. But among those 44 states, ride regulation can vary widely. According to Safety Park USA, an insurance and risk management company for the amusement industry, only 20 states demonstrate ...

7. www.iaapa.org › amusement-ride-safety › regulationsRegulations & Standards - IAAPA

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   Amusement parks are subject to state and local governmental codes, requirements, and safety inspections, and must pass rigorous inspections by insurance companies. If regulations in specific states need to be augmented, IAAPA encourages such action and recommend using the detailed ASTM International ride safety standards as the basis of any ...

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   Are amusement park rides federally regulated?

   • In what might be a surprise to riders, most amusement park rides are not federally regulated. Although the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) oversees mobile amusement rides and carnival attractions that travel from state to state, fixed-site amusement ride regulation, like those at theme parks, is left to the states.

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   Is there a problem with amusement park safety?

   • One big problem in the regulatory patchwork is also the lack of transparent data concerning ride accidents. No agency or organization fully captures uniform statistics on accidents or injuries across the hundreds of U.S. amusement parks. IAAPA conducts an annual safety survey which reports a strong safety record.

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   Are amusement rides safe?

   • Safety is our industry’s top priority and amusement rides in the U.S. are extremely safe. In a typical year, more than 385 million guests safely enjoyed in excess of 1.7 billion rides at approximately 400 North American fixed-site facilities.

   Amusement Ride Safety - IAAPA

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   Do amusement parks need a safety report?

   • ASTM International standards require fixed-site amusement industry operators and manufacturers report both incidents and ride-related defects, including notification of facilities when a ride develops a manufacturer-related safety issue. Currently 44 of 50 states regulate amusement parks.

   Regulations & Standards - IAAPA

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   Which states have no amusement parks?

   • The six states that completely lack state oversight—Alabama, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah— contain either very few or no amusement parks. But among those 44 states, ride regulation can vary widely.

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   Who is responsible for amusement park safety?

   • Since federal safety officials are not allowed to address safety problems on permanent park rides, each state/local government must also bear the full burden of safety oversight for its amusement park rides.

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9. ridesdatabase.org › saferparks › regulationsRegulations – RidesDatabase

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   Safety Regulations for U.S. Amusement Rides. Amusement ride safety in the United States is regulated through a patchwork of voluntary standards and federal, state, and local laws. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is authorized to investigate accidents and work with manufacturers to correct defects or hazards to specific machinery ...