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Horrorific tales from ACTION PARK – Vernon, NJ

2009

Action Park was a waterpark/motor themed park open from 1978 to 1996 in Vernon Township, New Jersey, on the property of the former Vernon Valley / Great Gorge ski area, today Mountain Creek. It featured three separate attraction areas: an alpine slide; Motoworld, where patrons could operate motorized vehicles on land and water; and Waterworld, with many water-based attractions such as waterslides. The latter was one of the first American waterparks.

Its popularity went hand in hand with a reputation for poorly-designed, unsafe rides; inattentive, underaged, underpaid and sometimes under-the-influence employees; equally intoxicated and underprepared visitors — and the poor safety record that followed from this perfect storm of circumstances. At least six people are known to have died as a result of mishaps on rides at the park, and it was nicknamed “Traction Park”, “Accident Park”, “Class Action Park”, “Danger Park” and “Death Park” by doctors at nearby hospitals due to the number of severely injured parkgoers they treated. While little action was taken by state regulators despite a history of repeat violations, in its later years personal-injury lawsuits forced the closure of more and more rides and finally the park itself. The new owner of the ski area has reopened the water attractions as Mountain Creek Waterpark, with a vastly increased emphasis on ride safety.

Great site and photos of ACTION PARK in its horrifying heyday

I don’t think these photos below are legit because of the date on the photos.

Joey Martini & ACTION PARK
To the Devil a Donut – King of WoolWorths
Devilgate Drive – Suzie Quatro
Devil Crusted Chicken Legs recipe!!! Thank you Katie’s Kitchen!
Devil Woman – Cliff Richards
Joey Martini “Jump Jimmy jump!”
Train to Satanville – Gin Gilette
Book of the Dead/Cabin in the Woods – Evil Dead (the Musical)
Kids of the King – righteous pop
Joey Martini
House of Horrors – Merv Griffin
Joey Martini recalls ACTION PARK MEMORIES
Spooky Spooks – 1910
Spookananny – The Lancelots
My Sin Perfume
Ambrose (part 5) – “Just keep walkin” – Linda Laurie
Devil Blues – Skip Manning
La Vie C’est Chouette – Jodie Foster
I rub my roast – Vincent Price
Joey Martini – Kayak ride
The 13 ghosts of Scooby Doo! – Vincent Price
Do the Freddie – Freddie Krueger & The Elm Street Group
Once Bitten, Twice Shy – Chacko
Joey Martini – The Tidal Wave pool (Grave Pool)
Scary Monsters – David Bowie
With her head tucked underneath her arm – Kingston Trio
I’m a Mummy – Douglas Byng
Joey Martini – The Cannonball Loop (water slide)
Frankfurter Sandwiches – The Streamliners
Spooky – Lydia Lunch
Coolest little monster – Zacherley
Joey Martini – The employees & wrap-up

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