Brian D. Avery
Senior Lecturer
- Gainesville FL UNITED STATES
- College of Health and Human Performance
Brian D. Avery is a professor and expert in safety management, amusement operations, event execution, and education.
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Brian D. Avery is a distinguished professional with over three decades of experience in the events, tourism, and attractions industry. As a professor, expert witness, and consultant, he possesses deep expertise in risk and safety management, amusement ride and device operations, event design and execution, and education. Internationally recognized, Brian has pioneered innovative safety protocols and educational curricula that have significantly influenced industry standards and practices. An accomplished author and speaker, his contributions continue to shape the landscape of the events and attractions sector.
Areas of Expertise
Media Appearances
Family of 10-year-old critically injured from carnival ride speak out
Good Morning America tv
2023-07-18
A 10-year-old boy is in critical condition after he fell Sunday from a carnival ride in Illinois. Huntley Daniels was on a ride called The Moby Dick at the Taste of Summer Festival in Antioch, Illinois, about an hour north of Chicago, when he somehow "appeared to have been thrown" off the ride, according to Antioch Police.
Manual adjustments made to Tyre Sampson's seat, report states
Fox 35 Orlando tv
2022-04-21
Brian Avery, independent ride safety consultant and lecturer at the University of Florida, discusses a report that states the operator of the Orlando FreeFall ride manually adjusted Tyre Sampson's seat, causing it to be unsafe.
Florida FreeFall tragedy: Ride expert hopes deadly incident puts 'pressure' on amusement park industry
FOX Business tv
2022-03-31
Tyre Sampson, 14, died after falling off of the Orlando FreeFall on March 24. The operating manual for the Orlando FreeFall ride states that the maximum passenger weight is just over 286 pounds. Sampson was 6 feet, 5 inches tall and weighed 330 pounds, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Social
Articles
Six Flags: A familiar brand takes on a new generation
Strategic Management for Hospitality and TourismBrian D. Avery, et. al
2019-02-01
Six Flags has been the world’s largest regional theme park operator for over twenty years. In 1961, a Texas oil baron named Angus Wynne sparked a new concept with his first park, Six Flags Over Texas, which took its name from the six countries who had flown their flags over the state throughout its extraordinary history. Six Flags’ strategic direction changed in 2004 when Daniel M. Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, began investing heavily in the company.
