No, there's a financial incentive to be safer because the economic damage a single news article of a roller coaster ride getting stuck on a lift hill (which is actually a safety feature activating and operating properly) is huge People avoid parks that have any kind of accident with extreme vigor
Will BorgerI worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.