Founded in 1918, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions represents over 4000 members, in 93 countries, as a collective way to increase operations while maintaining professional standards. The group is perhaps best known for the IAAPA Attractions Expo, its annual conference and trade show.

• Events: The organization runs the IAAPA Attractions Expo, Asian Attractions Expo, Euro Attractions Show, as well as leadership and safety conferences.
• Education and training
• Safety: Promoting the development of safety standards, working with ASTM International
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• Government relations: Tracks federal and state legislation in the United States, related to its members' activities, and allows members to pool political contributions.
• Resources: FUNWORLD Magazine, crisis plan templates, a blog, etc.

The group runs a hall of fame, service awards, etc.

The organization represents all styles of amusement park

Amusement park

thumb|Cinderella Castle in [[Magic Kingdom]], [[Disney World]]Amusement and theme parks are terms for a group of entertainment attractions and rides and other events in a location for the enjoyment of large numbers of people...

, including theme parks, museums, and mini-golf courses.

Most members of the organization support the Give Kids The World program.

Hall of Fame

1990

• John Allen
  John C. Allen
  John C. Allen was a roller coaster designer who was responsible for the revival of wooden roller coasters which began in the 1970s. He attended Temple University. He started working for the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1934 as a coaster operator and rose to become president of the company by...
  
  
• Walt Disney
  Walt Disney
  Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
  
  
• Robert E. Freed
  Robert E. Freed
  Robert E. Freed was an American entertainment mogul and prominent civil rights leader in the state of Utah.-Biography:...
  
  
• Carl Hughes
• La Marcus Thompson
• Andrew S. McSwigan
• Angus Wynne Jr.

1991

• Harry Batt, Sr.
• David E. Bradley
• Edward J. Carroll Sr.
• R. Harold Chance
• Walter Knott
  Walter Knott
  Walter Marvin Knott was an American farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in California....
  
  
• Leonard Thompson

1992

• George Washington Gale Ferris
• Frederick Ingersol
• William F. Mangels
  William F. Mangels
  William F. Mangels , amusement manufacturer and inventor, worked at Coney Island and was a major player in the development of American amusement parks at the turn of the twentieth century...
  
  
• George Roose
• Harry G. Traver
• Charles R. Wood
• Truman “Woody” Woodworth

1993

• James F. “Patty” Conklin
• Randall Duell
  Randall Duell
  Randall Duell was an American architect and art director. Duell attended the University of Southern California School of Architecture and graduated in 1925...
  
  
• Milton S. Hershey
  Milton S. Hershey
  Milton Snavely Hershey was an American confectioner, philanthropist, and founder of The Hershey Chocolate Company and the "company town" of Hershey, Pennsylvania....
  
  
• John A. Miller
• Anton Schwarzkopf
  Anton Schwarzkopf
  Anton Schwarzkopf was a German engineer of amusement rides, and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries company, which built numerous rides and large roller coasters for both amusement parks and travelling funfairs....
  
  
• Aurel Vaszin

1994

• Pat Collins
  Pat Collins (showman)
  Patrick Collins was a Liberal MP for Walsall and Mayor of Walsall , but is chiefly remembered for his involvement in the fairground industry. His name remains in the company "Pat Collins Funfairs". He was also an early presenter of moving pictures both in travelling shows and cinemas...
  
  
• George Hamid
• Theodore Harton
• Allan Herschell
• George Millay
  George Millay
  George Millay was a United States businessman, founder of SeaWorld and the Wet 'n Wild water parks.In 1958, Millay and two partners that included David Tallichet, formed Speciality Restaurants Corporation, a destination-restaurant business. Their first location was a Polynesian-themed Reef in Long...
  
  
• C.V. Wood Jr.

1995

• Fred Fried
• Anton Pieck
  Anton Pieck
  Anton Franciscus Pieck , a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist...
  
  
• Harrison "Buzz" Price
• Herb Ryman
• George Tilyou

1996

• John Norman Bartlett
• Frederick Church
• Dr. Salvador Andreu Y Grau
• Bo Kinntorph

1997

• George Boeckling
• Paul Boyton
  Paul Boyton
  Paul Boyton , known as the Fearless Frogman, was a showman and adventurer some credit as having spurred worldwide interest in water sports as a hobby, particularly open-water swimming...
  
  
• Eric McMillan
  Eric McMillan
  Eric McMillan, is a Canadian designer who began his career designing exhibitions. By an extraordinary opportunity in 1972, he started designing play areas and elements that encouraged children to learn through play. The concepts were composed of a great variety of materials. He has been...
  
  
• William E. Sullivan

1998

• Karl Bacon and Ed Morgan, Arrow Dynamics
  Arrow Dynamics
  Arrow Dynamics was a roller coaster and amusement ride design company based in Clearfield, Utah, United States. In 2002, the company went bankrupt but was quickly bought by fellow amusement ride manufacturer S&S Power to form S&S Arrow. During its peak, Arrow Dynamics was responsible for some of...
  
  
• Frank W. Darling
• Roy O. Disney
  Roy O. Disney
  Roy Oliver Disney was, with his younger brother, Walt Disney, the co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company.-Early life:...
  
  
• Charles T. Thompson

1999

• A.J. Florizoone
• Dick Pope Sr.
• Herb Schmeck
• Jay Stein
  Jay Stein
  Jay Stein was the recreation director of Music Corporation of America. He was responsible for founding the amusement park Universal Studios Florida.-References:...
  
  
• Giovanni Zanoletti

2000

• Jack Ray
• Frederick Savage
• Ron Toomer
  Ron Toomer
  Ron Toomer was one of the prominent roller coaster designers in the world...
  
  

2001

• J. Henk Bemboom
• John Graff
• William A. "Bill" Koch, Sr.
  William A. Koch
  William Albert "Bill" Koch, Sr. , developed what is today known as Holiday World and Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, the oldest and one of the best-known theme parks in the United States....
  
  
• Wilbert Morey

2002

• Leon Cassidy
• Marty Sklar
  Marty Sklar
  Martin A. "Marty" Sklar was The Walt Disney Company's International Ambassador for Walt Disney Imagineering, the subsidiary of the company which designs and constructs the Disney theme parks and resorts across the world...
  
  
• Rudyard Uzzell

2003

• Dr. Roberto Ortiz
• Werner Stengel
  Werner Stengel
  Werner Stengel is a German roller coaster designer and engineer. Stengel is the founder of Stengel Engineering, also known as Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH ....
  
  

2004

• Richard J. “Dick” Coulter
• Jack and Peter Herschend
• Geoffrey Thompson OBE

2005

• Franz Mack
• Antonio Zamperla

2006

• Harry C. Baker
• Richard L. "Dick" Kinzel

2007

• Richard "Dick" Nunis

2008

• Larry Cochran
  Larry Cochran
  Larry Cochran is a Canadian psychologist and Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of British Columbia. In his writings he argues that life cycles can be observed.-Bibliography:* Career Counseling: A Narrative Approach ISBN 0761904425...
  
  
• Edgard Meeus
• Arto Monaco
  Arto Monaco
  Arto Monaco was born November 15, 1913 in Elizabethtown, New York. He died November 21, 2003 in Upper Jay, New York. He was an artist, theme park designer, toy designer, and cartoonist. Arto is buried in Mountain View Cemetery located in Upper Jay. His mother was Ida Martin. He is the son of...
  
  

2009

• Ricardo Castillo Sinibaldi
• Elmer "Skip" Dundy and Frederic Thompson

2010

• Bob Rogers
• Daniel H. Burnham
• Don Clayton
• Will Koch

2011

• John P. C. Collins
• Frederick W. Pearce
• Wally Boag
  Wally Boag
  Wallace Vincent "Wally" Boag was an American performer known for his starring role in Disney's long-running stage show the Golden Horseshoe Revue. This is not a poster. It was an advertisement published in Variety....
  
  
• Betty Taylor