History Ride / ActionPark

We could say more, but [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park the Wikipedia article]] elaborates on it in much more depth, as well as [[http://weirdnj.com/stories/action-park/ this article]] from ''Weird NJ'' and the documentary ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY-xgS7K3Xc The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever]]''. Just know that they once attempted to build a ''looping water slide'', and that it was actually open to the public for a brief period.

* [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential Theme Park Cruelty Potential]]: The "Tank Ride" was seen as the worst place to moderate by employees, since (despite warnings not to) riders took every opportunity to shoot at them when they had to get in the area.

* GiantWallOfWateryDoom: The wave pool was nicknamed the "Grave Pool" by lifeguards due to how many people they pulled out. Up to 30 people could require rescue in a single weekend, and there were always a dozen lifeguards on watch at any one time.

The rides were poorly designed and poorly maintained, leaving people seriously injured or sometimes ''dead''. A total of six fatalities have been linked to the park. Most of the employees were undertrained (and often under-the-influence or stoned) teenagers who didn't care about safety rules and often encouraged dangerous antics. The park advertised on Spanish-language radio stations in New York, yet most of its employees couldn't speak a word of Spanish and all of the signs and such were in English. Though it was a popular summertime destination for New Yorkers and New Jerseyans in the 1980s, legal and financial troubles, not just at Action Park but also at the ski resort and within [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the management]], caused Action Park and Vernon Valley/Great Gorge to shut down after the 1996 season. The whole complex was later purchased by Intrawest in 1998 and reopened as Mountain Creek. The former Action Park became Mountain Creek Waterpark, its old rides having been either torn down or heavily renovated (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

We could say more, but [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park the Wikipedia article]] elaborates on it in much more depth, as well as [[http://weirdnj.com/stories/action-park/ this article]] from ''Weird NJ'' and the documentary ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY-xgS7K3Xc this documentary The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever]]''. Just know that they once attempted to build a ''looping water slide'', and that it was actually open to the public for a brief period.

The rides were poorly designed and poorly maintained, leaving people seriously injured or sometimes ''dead''. A total of six fatalities have been linked to the park. Most of the employees were undertrained (and often under the influence or stoned) teenagers who didn't care about safety rules and often encouraged dangerous antics. The park advertised on Spanish-language radio stations in New York, yet most of its employees couldn't speak a word of Spanish and all of the signs and such were in English. Though it was a popular summertime destination for New Yorkers and New Jerseyans in the 1980s, legal and financial troubles, not just at Action Park but also at the ski resort and within [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the management]], caused Action Park and Vernon Valley/Great Gorge to shut down after the 1996 season. The whole complex was later purchased by Intrawest in 1998 and reopened as Mountain Creek. The former Action Park became Mountain Creek Waterpark, its old rides having been either torn down or heavily renovated (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

We could say more, but [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park the Wikipedia article]] elaborates on it in much more depth, as well as [[http://weirdnj.com/stories/action-park/ this Weird NJ article.]] Just know that they once attempted to build a ''looping water slide'', and that it was actually open to the public for a brief period.

The rides were poorly designed and poorly maintained, leaving people seriously injured -- or sometimes ''dead''[[note]]A total of six fatalities have been linked to the park.[[/note]] -- and most of the employees were undertrained (and often under the influence or stoned) teenagers who didn't care about safety rules and often encouraged dangerous antics. The park advertised on Spanish-language radio stations in New York, yet most of its employees couldn't speak a word of Spanish and all of the signs and such were in English. Though it was a popular summertime destination for New Yorkers and New Jerseyans in the 1980s, legal and financial troubles, not just at Action Park but also at the ski resort and within [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the management]], caused Action Park and Vernon Valley/Great Gorge to shut down after the 1996 season. The whole complex was later purchased by Intrawest in 1998 and reopened as Mountain Creek. The former Action Park became Mountain Creek Waterpark, its old rides having been either torn down or heavily renovated (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

The rides were poorly designed and poorly maintained, leaving people seriously injured -- or sometimes ''dead''[[note]]A total of six fatalities have been linked to the park.[[/note]] -- and most of the employees were undertrained teenagers who didn't care about safety rules and often encouraged dangerous antics. The park advertised on Spanish-language radio stations in New York, yet most of its employees couldn't speak a word of Spanish and all of the signs and such were in English. Though it was a popular summertime destination for New Yorkers and New Jerseyans in the 1980s, legal and financial troubles, not just at Action Park but also at the ski resort and within [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the management]], caused Action Park and Vernon Valley/Great Gorge to shut down after the 1996 season. The whole complex was later purchased by Intrawest in 1998 and reopened as Mountain Creek. The former Action Park became Mountain Creek Waterpark, its old rides having been either torn down or heavily renovated (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

Action Park (running from 1978 from 1996) was an especially infamous {{Theme Park|s}}, located in Vernon, UsefulNotes/NewJersey. On paper, it seemed like a normal theme park, with an alpine slide, a ski area, and two themed areas: Motorworld (based around vehicles) and Waterworld (a water park). Sounds good, right?

The rides were poorly designed and poorly maintained, leaving people seriously injured -- or sometimes ''dead''[[note]]A total of six fatalities have been linked to the park.[[/note]] -- and most of the employees were undertrained teenagers who didn't care about safety rules and often encouraged dangerous antics. The park advertised on Spanish-language radio stations in New York, yet most of its employees couldn't speak a word of Spanish and all of the signs and such were in English. Though it was a popular summertime destination for New Yorkers and New Jerseyans in the 1980s, legal and financial troubles caused the park to shut down after the 1996 season. It was later reopened as Mountain Creek Waterpark in 1998, its old rides having been either torn down or heavily renovated (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

The rides were poorly designed and poorly maintained, leaving people seriously injured -- or sometimes ''dead''[[note]]A total of six fatalities have been linked to the park.[[/note]] -- and most of the employees were undertrained teenagers who didn't care about safety rules and often encouraged dangerous antics. The park advertised on Spanish-language radio stations in New York, yet most of its employees couldn't speak a word of Spanish and all of the signs and such were in English. Though it was a popular summertime destination for New Yorkers and New Jerseyans in the 1980s, legal and financial troubles caused the park to shut down after the 1996 season. It was later reopened as Mountain Creek Waterpark in 1998, its old rides have been either torn down or heavily renovated (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

The rides were poorly designed and poorly maintained, leaving people seriously injured -- or sometimes ''dead''[[note]]A total of six fatalities have been linked to the park.[[/note]] -- and most of the employees were undertrained teenagers who didn't care about safety rules and often encouraged dangerous antics. The park advertised on Spanish-language radio stations in New York, yet most of its employees couldn't speak a word of Spanish and all of the signs and such were in English. Though it was a popular summertime destination for New Yorkers and New Jerseyans in the '80s, legal and financial troubles caused the park to shut down after the 1996 season. It was later reopened as Mountain Creek Waterpark in 1998, its old rides have been either torn down or heavily renovated (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

* MetaphoricallyTrue: The slogans "There's nothing in the world like Action Park [[small]][[DontExplainTheJoke because it's so poorly designed]][[/small]]!" and "The Action never stops...[[small]][[DontExplainTheJoke If you consider "serious injury" and "the ambulance ride to the hospital" to be "action"]][[/small]] at Action Park!"

* MetaphoricallyTrue: The slogans "There's nothing in the world like Action Park!"[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke Because's it's so poorly designed.]][[/note]] and "The Action never stops... at Action Park!"[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke If you consider "serious injury" and "the ambulance ride to the hospital" to be "action".]][[/note]]

In [[http://www.nj.com/sussex-county/index.ssf/2014/04/a_blast_from_the_past_action_park_is_back_for_the_summer.html April 2014, Action Park's new owners announced]] a grand re-opening.

Action Park (running from 1978 from 1996) was an especially infamous {{Theme Park|s}}, located in Vernon, UsefulNotes/NewJersey. On paper, it seemed like a normal theme park - an alpine slide, a ski area, and two themed areas: Motorworld (based around vehicles) and Waterworld (a water park). Sounds good, right?

The rides were poorly designed, leaving people injured -- or sometimes ''dead'' -- and the employees were often underage. Though it was a popular summertime destination in the mid-'80s, legal and financial troubles caused the park to shut down after the 1996 season. Its various rides have been either torn down or reused (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

* AmusementParkOfDoom: One of the only RealLife examples.

* ComedicSociopathy: The employees have confessed to hanging out near a snack bar near the "Surf Hill" attraction, since they could see either [[AllMenArePerverts lost bra tops]], grievous injuries, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs both.]]

* MetaphoricallyTrue: The slogans "There's nothing in the world like Action Park!"[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke (because's it's so poorly designed)]][[/note]] and "The Action never stops... at Action Park!"[[note]][[DontExplainTheJoke (if you consider "serious injury" to be "action", then yeah)]][[/note]].

* ObviousBeta: The skateboard park, which was poorly designed and caused many injuries. Not long after its debut, it was filled up and [[CanonDiscontinuity the staff pretended it never existed.]]

* PlayerVersusPlayer: The "Action Park Gladiator Challenge".
* RestrainingBolt: The "Super Go Karts" section had vehicles that ostenibly had a maximum speed of 20 mph (32 km/h), thanks to their governor devices. [[SubvertedTrope However]], the staff knew that wedging tennis balls into the devices would disable them, and were willing to do so if a visitor desired. [[RealityEnsues Unsurprisingly, many head-on collisions resulted.]]

->''"There's nothing in the world like Action Park!"''
->''"The action never stops... at Action Park!"''

The rides were poorly designed, leaving people injured - or sometimes ''dead'' - and the employees were often underage. Though it was a popular summertime destination in the mid-80's, legal and financial troubles caused the park to shut down after the 1996 season. Its various rides have been either torn down or reused (with much better protection for the riders, obviously).

!!This theme park provided examples of:

* GuideDangIt: A strange RealLife example - certain Waterworld areas had ''very'' cold water, which the staff neglected to mention to the people diving into said water. [[DeconstructedTrope For at least one person, this proved lethal.]]

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Employees were reportedly offered hundred-dollar bills to test the infamous [[ looping waterslide]]. According to a former employee, "$100 [[DrowningMySorrows did not buy enough booze to drown out that memory.]]"

We could say more, but [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park the Wikipedia article]] elaborates on it in much more depth, as well as [[http://weirdnj.com/stories/action-park/ this Weird NJ article.]]

Action Park (running from 1978 from 1996) was an especially infamous {{Theme Park|s}}, located in Vernon, New Jersey. On paper, it seemed like a normal theme park - an alpine slide, a ski area, and two themed areas: Motorworld (based around vehicles) and Waterworld (a water park). Sounds good, right?

* ComedicSocioparthy: The employees have confessed to hanging out near a snack bar near the "Surf Hill" attraction, since they could see either [[AllMenArePerverts lost bra tops]], grievous injuries, or [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs both.]]

Well, the execution is where things [[GoneHorribleWrong went horribly wrong.]]