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Federal Safety Oversight
Federal safety officials track and correct hazard patterns on portable amusement rides that could affect other rides across the country. Thrill rides operated at permanent amusement parks are exempt from all federal safety oversight.
State Safety Oversight
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Safety Regulation for Top U.S. Amusement Parks
- 71% of customers who visit America's top 10 amusement parks - 62 million people - are riding on unregulated rides. That means no government ride inspections or investigations of serious accidents, not even when a customer dies. Top Amusement Parks by Attendance
- 73% of customers who visit America's top 15 water parks - 9 million people - are riding on unregulated water rides. Top Water Parks by Attendance
- Disney, Universal/NBC, and Anheuser-Busch benefit most from the regulatory exemptions granted by Congress and state legislatures.
- 75% of Disney parks, 75% of Universal Studios parks, and 56% of Busch parks are unregulated, compared with 5% for Cedar Fair parks and 16% for Six Flags parks. Top Amusement Park Chains
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