Action parks are considered one of the deadliest amusement parks in the United States. The park was opened in 1978 with the idea of Eugene Mulwichill, who is considered equivalent to P.T. Barnum and Walt Disney. He projected a slightly more exciting amusement park where the rider "controls" the action.
But in the end, the deadly amusement parks and water parks left in the memories of New Jersey and New York in the 70s and 80s were born in New Jersey. Even New Jersey's Senator Cory Booker fondly remembers bruises and scars while riding alpine slides in the park.
Apart from nostalgia, something dark that goes far beyond the usual trauma is gone. Many visitors have been injured at the park's dangerous attractions.
However, neither the owner nor the operator has been arrested for negligence. The park was not taken over until 1996 due to financial concerns. This is a compiled list of the most shocking events in the park's 18-year history, which has been open for 14 years after death in an accident in 1982.
5. The Water Beneath The Tarzan Swing Was Cold Enough To Kill :
Tarzan swings can fail in a number of ways. This trip includes a piece of long rope that people can use to wield huge pits. It was a perfect result, but nothing kept the riders out of their grasp, so many visitors slipped quickly and landed almost on the rocks below.
A cyclist who can grab the grip often goes on his stomach or back to impress his friends with simultaneous attacks without time. Some park enthusiasts remember seeing so much more than they would like when bikes spent long hours shouting obscene words in the air and revealing themselves to those in line.
If the general risk of drinking wasn't enough, the water below was cold enough to kill. The pool under the Tarzan swing had spring water that could be 30 degrees cooler than the water in other attractions in the park. In 1984, a man was hit by ice water and suffered a fatal heart attack.
4. The Kayak Ride Permanently Drained After Someone Got Electrocuted :
Even the boring rides at Action Park were lethal. Kayaking in the park was just a big fan of creating artifacts in waterways that cyclists could descend. Customers tended to avoid this because kayaks were often stuck or covered on the track, and cyclists had to get off the boat and come back.
In 1982, a man died because he got too close to the water. Staff ruined the investigation tour and never completed it again.
3. A Park Employee Died On The Alpine Slide :
The first death at Action Park occurred in 1980 when a sledding worker jumped off an alpine slide off a rail and fell off a steep embankment above the rocks below. He suffered a serious head injury and died 8 days after the accident. The trip is not over.
Instead, officers put haystacks in the corners to catch riders kicked off the road.
2. The Alpine Slide Caused Dozens Of Fractures And Head Injuries :
The ride better embodies the action park philosophy than the alpine image. Former park enthusiasts believe that bruises and road rashes were the result of drying honor badges in concrete troughs. On the alpine slide, cyclists rode a small sled down the concrete track.
There was no guarantee of injury when people competed along the alpine statues. Theoretically, a cyclist could steer snowshoes with a handbrake, but it's usually broken. One worker said that the sled had two speeds: "slow" and "death wait." Between 1984 and 1985, 14 fractures, 26 head injuries, and numerous minor scratches were reported.
1. So Many People Died In The Wave Pool, It Earned A Grim Nickname :
The Tidal Wave Pool quickly became a prominent attraction at Action Park. As one of the first wave pools of its kind in the US, it was a huge hit from day one. Instead of filling the wave pool with salt water to make swimmers more buoyant, Action Park used fresh water in the pool, which made it hard for even strong swimmers to navigate the over-three-foot-tall waves. Allegedly, rescuers had to save nearly 100 people on its opening day.
Due to the intense waves and dangerous conditions, 12 lifeguards manned the pool daily, and - on busy days - they had to save an average of 20 to 30 patrons from drowning. For reference, the typical lifeguard ends up saving two or three people over the course of an entire summer at a regular pool.
Despite the heightened lifeguard presence, three people drowned in the wave pool between 1982 and 1987, earning it the nickname "The Grave Pool."