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Action Park was an amusement and water park located in Vernon Township, New Jersey, United States, on the grounds of the Vernon Valley/Great Gorge ski resort. The park consisted primarily of water-based attractions and originally opened to the public in 1978, under the ownership of Great American Recreation (GAR).
A freshwater pool with giant waves that required lifeguards to rescue over two dozen people a day. New Jersey’s Action Park, which quickly became known as “Accident Park”, had it all.
Action Park was reportedly one of America's deadliest amusement parks. The park opened in 1978 as the brainchild of Eugene Mulvihill, a man considered equal parts P.T. Barnum and Walt Disney. He envisioned a theme park with slightly more thrills, one where the riders "controlled" the action.
One must guard against being seduced by the ghosts of Action Park, the gone-but-definitely-not-forgotten adventure oasis in Vernon, N.J., that offered thrills, chills and broken bones in equal...
Action Park, open for 18 years and closed for 24 (apart from a short-lived reboot), became an object of enduring fascination.
“Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park,” written by Mulvihill and Jake Rossen, hit bookstores Tuesday.
Action Park was infamous for bruises, scars, broken bones — even death. Now it is the subject of a documentary. Share full article. Enjoying a ride at Action Park, an amusement park in...
As Action Park prepares to bring back its notorious Cannonball Loop, a look back at New Jersey’s bone-cracking house of fun.
In the summer of 1983, Action Park—a collection of water-themed amusement rides installed over a ski resort in the rural town of Vernon, New Jersey— debuted their newest attraction. Dubbed...
Rachel Syme writes about the HBO Max documentary “Class Action Park,” which recounts the story of Action Park, a New Jersey water park notorious for its owner’s lax approach to safety,...