hppyjcky Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I was just wondering how amusement parks get insured. Who insures them? Would images assist with claims? Is there a need for historical look back at log sheets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeagain? Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Well I can tell you we have all of our ride log sheets from every day all the way back to when our park first opened. We save everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 What "logs" are you referring to? Ride downtimes? Maintenance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I know all UK parks have public liability insurance which is the following: Public liability insurance covers the cost of claims made by members of the public for incidents that occur in connection with a business activities. Public liability insurance covers the cost of compensation for: personal injuries. loss of or damage to property. The make a claim all sorts of evidence will be taken in to consideration such as CCTV, daily ride logs, maintainence history and paperwork, personal statements by staff and all parties involved. Every claim will be taken on a case by case basis and all information required that would be relevant to that claim will be taken. Its pretty much like all forms of insurance just worth a lot more than say your car or house insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I believe cedar point is self insured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajfelice Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 You would be surprised how much goes uninsured in terms of buildings, ride structures, etc.. The fact of the matter is that the cost of carrying insurance on several physical buildings/rides is very much a huge financial burden on almost any park. What insurance does almost always cover is employee injuries, guest injuries, and a few critical structures, in which critical structures are not always being the park's signature ride. For example, on the structure of my park's signature ride, there is no insurance. When Hurricane Sandy decided to drop one of the largest and oldest trees in the park on a portion of recently re-tracked track on our wooden coaster, that all came out of the park's pocket. Insurance is also in some cases carried for usual events. For example, I'm willing to bet Cedar Point had some form of insurance to cover their weekend without water that required them to shut down the entire peninsula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comeagain? Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 What "logs" are you referring to? Ride downtimes? Maintenance? If you're talking to me, its a log of anything notable that happens at the ride. Who arrives/leaves to operate, non-emergency notes from maintenance, stopping operations, lost children, etc. Anything that might be needed by another operator who would be at the ride later that day. If you're talking to the original poster, IDK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Would've helped if I clarified. Sorry about that. That was meant for the original poster. All of information you log is spot on with what I've experienced in my operator/lead experience at KBF and now DLR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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