JerryK Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I'm from Michigan but just now reading about it. That place must have been terrible and awesome at the same time. http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/rare-video-of-people-actually-riding-action-parks-infam-1563953390 From the article: "No theme park has generated more urban legends—and more confusion about the line between myth and actual, horrible reality—than Action Park, the late, lamented (and since semi-resurrected) water park in northern New Jersey. And no ride has been the subject of more rumors than the Cannonball Loop. Shoddily run, with the barest nods to safety from both the park's staff and visitors, Action Park was responsible for a staggering amount of injuries and several confirmed deaths, and if you grew up in the area in the '80s or '90s, it was the most fun place on earth. But upon entering, you were confronted with the looming hulk of Cannonball Loop, a water slide that put riders through a complete vertical loop. It was never open. You wondered if it had ever been open." Physics is for suckers.... High speed cars on a cement tube: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor99 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Someone made a short documentary about it. It's on YouTube. I'm still picking pieces of swim trunks out of my crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 CLASS ACTION PARK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Please was friggin' insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDHqfhyCbbM#t=511 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 TRACTION PARK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Are those pictures real? So ghetto. I went to Six Flags, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I just passed there this morning. I grew up 10 minutes from there and its was the best place to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTM Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I almost drowned in thier wave pool when I was around 10 years old. Good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pac Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I almost drowned in thier wave pool when I was around 10 years old. Good stuff not surprising that you spent much of your youth there. looks like a cross between a trailer park and a spot for a clan rally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 By the time I came around, my older brothers and sister had enough war stories from that place that the family never returned. Pretty sure they had a buddy who got caught in the crazy loop contraption and they literally had to take it apart to get him out. Some crazy story like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Kids I went to college with worked there. Every fall they would show us the pictures of shredded skin from the Alpine slide. I can only imagine what they'd have documented if there were cellphone cameras back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I almost drowned in thier wave pool when I was around 10 years old. Good stuff Ahhh....if only..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Kids I went to college with worked there. Every fall they would show us the pictures of shredded skin from the Alpine slide. I can only imagine what they'd have documented if there were cellphone cameras back then. I left a good bit of my knee on the Alpine Slide when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Just throwing this out there, would any of you guys wanna talk to a reporter about your experiences at Action Park? I'm a reporter for the local paper and one of my colleagues has been covering the resurgence of the place very closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Just throwing this out there, would any of you guys wanna talk to a reporter about your experiences at Action Park? I'm a reporter for the local paper and one of my colleagues has been covering the resurgence of the place very closely. It's resurging? The last time I went it was on an overcast weekday. Pretty empty. My cousin and I were going up the biggest kamikaze slide. I forget what they call it. Flights and flights of stairs. As we walk up we are joined by only one other soul. A small boy of maybe 10. When we get to the top the kid running the ride holds out the little "you must be this tall" tsquare. The boy is so short that his spiked blonde hair is just short of the height requirement, he slyly looks to the side and stands on his toes until his hair hits the guide. The employee tells him go ahead and he just dives down the slide. He turns to us and says "Any kid that small with the balls to walk up those stairs, I'm not making him walk back down" and winks at us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Just throwing this out there, would any of you guys wanna talk to a reporter about your experiences at Action Park? I'm a reporter for the local paper and one of my colleagues has been covering the resurgence of the place very closely. My quote would be "I feel like people that went to Action Park were the same type of people that play tackle football in a parking lot." Free to use, if interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 It's resurging? The last time I went it was on an overcast weekday. Pretty empty. My cousin and I were going up the biggest kamikaze slide. I forget what they call it. Flights and flights of stairs. As we walk up we are joined by only one other soul. A small ball of maybe 10. When we get to the top the kid running the ride holds out the little you must be this tall - tsquare. The boy is so short that his spiked blonde hair is just short of the height requirement, he slyly looks to the side and stands on his toes until his hair hits the guide. The kid tells him go ahead and he just dives down the slide. The kid turns to us and says "Any kid that small with the balls to walk up those stairs, I'm not making him walk back down" and winks at us. It was renamed "Mountain Creek" in 1998 and some of the classic attractions were taken out, the owners are bringing back the Action Park name and bringing back some of the old things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Went to it a few times, Action Park was f**king awesome. They should bring it back the way it was, just make people sign waivers before they go in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 It was renamed "Mountain Creek" in 1998 and some of the classic attractions were taken out, the owners are bringing back the Action Park name and bringing back some of the old things. Yeah. It was already Mountain Creek the time I am talking about. I don't know when it was exactly, but that Big Pun song had just come out and the kid that drove played it like 50 times just to annoy us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Went to it a few times, Action Park was f**king awesome. They should bring it back the way it was, just make people sign waivers before they go in. I don't think there is waivers bulletproof enough in today's litigious society. A waterslide with a loop? Cement cart slides? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I don't think there is waivers bulletproof enough in today's litigious society. A waterslide with a loop? Cement cart slides? lol I think the Alpine slide is still there. The trick is to let the people in front of you get a good head start. The worst thing is catching some wuss halfway down and bouncing off their ass the rest of the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 My quote would be "I feel like people that went to Action Park were the same type of people that play tackle football in a parking lot." Free to use, if interested. Aka, people with balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Aka, people with balls? Yeah. **** that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Yeah. It was already Mountain Creek the time I am talking about. I don't know when it was exactly, but that Big Pun song had just come out and the kid that drove played it like 50 times just to annoy us. I'm not a player I just crush a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 what are the urban legends ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I'm not a player I just crush a lot? Bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt39 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 what are the urban legends ? My buddy was electrocuted and died there bro BUT I WENT BACK THE NEXT SUMMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I almost drowned in thier wave pool when I was around 10 years old. Good stuff Damn. Sounds like they needed better waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x158v48_the-most-insane-amusement-park-ever-full-length_tech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green DNA Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 It was renamed "Mountain Creek" in 1998 and some of the classic attractions were taken out, the owners are bringing back the Action Park name and bringing back some of the old things. The statute of limitations has probably expired, so they can safely go back to using the Action park name now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugg Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Accident Park. We would walk around with coolers filled with beer, and nobody said anything. And we weren't the only ones.Didn't appear to be any prohibition. One of our party who will remain nameless was quite fond after a half case of beer of throwing his shorts off the cliff dive and jumping naked.A lot. To the point management didn't much care. The vibe was closer to a heavy metal show tailgate than a family amusement park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 The vibe was closer to a heavy metal show tailgate than a family amusement park. most profound quote ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Sure did and this ride was awesome, but very dangerous. I've always heard about people getting hurt but never happened the times I went. Loved Action Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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