Author: Daniel Snyder
Daniel Snyder is a Senior Editor at naflic.org.uk, where he writes about leisure industry safety standards, amusement ride inspection, and the regulations that keep fairground and theme park visitors safe. Daniel works in a corporate office setting during the day, navigating the regimented routines of work life with the same meticulous attention to detail that permeates everything he writes. He feels most at ease in the peace and quiet of his own home after work, curled up with a good book or watching his favorite TV series. His writing is measured, well-researched, and genuinely helpful to anyone attempting to comprehend a complex industry, and it reflects this deliberate, thoughtful pace.
Asking visitors to consider bears at a theme park seems almost archaic. not those that are animatronic. Not the kind…
An hour before it opens, a fairground makes a certain noise. Someone tapping a wrench against a steel railing, hydraulics…
On a damp October evening at a British funfair, there’s a certain smell: diesel, candyfloss, and wet grass turned into…
When you tell people that the greatest theme park in America isn’t located in Orlando or Anaheim, a certain kind…
The way ride safety is actually developed in North America is somewhat peculiar. It rarely occurs in front of cameras…
At the top of a roller coaster, there’s a certain silence. For a brief moment, the only sound is the…
It’s easy to forget how risky a Saturday afternoon at the fair used to be. Beyond the sound of the…
The scream isn’t the first thing that strikes you when you watch the cell phone footage from the New Roads…
A location that declines to accept your money as soon as you enter has an almost defiant quality. Knoebels Amusement…
Carson City has a stubborn quality. As you pass the older structures—the ones that haven’t been replaced by something glassier…
