At Great America, Ride Safety Depends on Systems – – and Learning From Experience

SANTA CLARA - Present-day amusement parks are continually pushing the envelope on thrill rides to attract patrons. That means that their safety systems must also be increasingly sophisticated. Occasionally, something goes wrong and a patron is injured or even killed. The public wonders if parks are safe. Are operators regulated sufficiently? But a recent tour of Paramount's Great America, in the heart of Silicon Valley, sugge