EPISODE · Aug 2, 2021 · 43 MIN
#65 (Class) Action Park
from Strange & Unexplained · host True Crime Guys
Between the years of 1978 and 1996, the place to spend hot Jersey summers was at a place known as action park, it was high adrenaline, high stakes, and with low-security and almost zero safety features it was a park that allowed the rider to be in control of their experience. And though mixing high stakes rides with loads of alcohol and then hiring a bunch of teenage employees may sound like a good idea...wait no it doesn't…but it does sound like the blueprint for one of America's worst water parks…. Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com Email: [email protected] Social Media: @sandupodcast EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS: https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions Sources: HBO Doc: Class Action Park https://youtu.be/vDHqfhyCbbM action park commercial https://youtu.be/mF6vyRFpywo https://www.history.com/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-action-park-new-jerseys-most-dangerous-water-park https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/06/inside-action-park-americas-most-dangerous-amusement-park-founders-son-explores-thrills-spills-and-legacy.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/536412/action-park-water-park-oral-history article by Jake Rossen, he assisted Mulvihill's son in writing his book https://thedisneyblog.com/2015/06/17/americas-first-water-park-wetn-wild-orlando-to-close-says-universal/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/app/name/gene-mulvihill-obituary?pid=160701992
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Between the years of 1978 and 1996, the place to spend hot Jersey summers was at a place known as action park, it was high adrenaline, high stakes, and with low-security and almost zero safety features it was a park that allowed the rider to be in control of their experience. And though mixing high stakes rides with loads of alcohol and then hiring a bunch of teenage employees may sound like a good idea...wait no it doesn't…but it does sound like the blueprint for one of America's worst water parks…. Patreon.com/sandupodcast Merch: truecrimeguys.threadless.com Email: [email protected] Social Media: @sandupodcast EVERYTHING TRUE CRIME GUYS: https://linktr.ee/Truecrimeguysproductions Sources: HBO Doc: Class Action Park https://youtu.be/vDHqfhyCbbM action park commercial https://youtu.be/mF6vyRFpywo https://www.history.com/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-action-park-new-jerseys-most-dangerous-water-park https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2020/06/inside-action-park-americas-most-dangerous-amusement-park-founders-son-explores-thrills-spills-and-legacy.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/536412/action-park-water-park-oral-history article by Jake Rossen, he assisted Mulvihill's son in writing his book https://thedisneyblog.com/2015/06/17/americas-first-water-park-wetn-wild-orlando-to-close-says-universal/ https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/app/name/gene-mulvihill-obituary?pid=160701992
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