Action Park NJ *Now W/Pics!*

[BlackEmoGirl]

I stumbled across this article on the internet and wanted to know if u guys have any experiences like this."Revisiting Traction Park"

Most kids growing up know at least one person who died in a car accident. but if you grew up where iI did, you know of at least one person who was seriously injured at Action Park.

There is a quaint little ski resort in northern NJ called Mountain Creek. When I was growing up, it was known as Vernon Valley/Great Gorge. Every winter our parents would take us to this "luxurious" ski resort for hours of fun on a small new jersey mountain covered with man made snow. And, every spring, the snow would melt and vernon valley would reveal its wondrous summer alias, Action Park.

Action park was THE water park of northern new jersey. It was also a haven for injury, death, and blood - not because of some haunted power, but because it was built by idiots with no regard for safety. Now, we all had water parks growing up, wild water kingdom at dorney park, or wet n wild, or six flag's sister water parks. They were gleaming summer magical lands, with wave pools, new cement walkways, gift shops, and a lingering smell of chlorine.

Now, imagine, if you will, one of those parks. Then, imagine that it was blown up by a small explosion leaving behind nothing but dirt, some poison ivy, and several broken parts of water slides. Throw in a "staff" of 16 year old stoners, a few water slides with names like "Kamikaze", and a mass of unknowing patrons who think that surely SOME safety board must have approved this place, and theres your Action Park.

When you entered action park, there were three things that immediately got your attention.

The first was the Alpine Slide, one of the only non-water rides in the park. You'd get on a low plastic seat with wheels and a bar for "steering." Then they'd put you on a long, cracked downhill race track and send you on your way. No helmets. No brakes, none that worked anyway. No warnings about the fact that a misplaced hand could result in a chopped off finger. No stopping the crazy kid behind you from smacking into the back of your head. What fun! They actually had the audacity to have a "slow" lane and a "fast" lane. They should have been called the "injured" lane and 'dead' lane.

The second thing to catch your eye was the abandoned slide. At one point, some ingenious water park designer (who I'm sure went to some prestigious university to study this art) decided that it would be a GREAT idea to make a water slide that resembled a toy race car track. So, action park built an enclosed water slide (like a tube) that followed all sorts of twists and turns, and then, just for fun, did a complete loop...like a ROLLER COASTER loop. Upside down!

Let me remind you that the riders of this would not be in a car, not on a train, not on anything but water, water that would, with the help of gravity and magic, supposedly propel them through a narrow tube that loops completely upside down. Needless to say, it wasn't long before some woman got caught in the top of the loop. The ride was closed, and just as a morbid reminder, the loop was left intact and on display for all to see.

There was however, a physics defying ride that the park chose to keep open, one that I proudly experienced firsthand. It was a cluster of four or five short, fast water slides that ended by shooting you out into a lake. Various kids would fly out at various times, landing on each other or on some misplaced sharp rock. One of these vigorous "shoots" was particularly intriguing, as it would suck you in and them immediately make an abrupt 90 degree turn. Not a 45 degree turn. Not even a nice, slow, smooth, curvy 90 degree turn. No. It would literally slam you into a wall and then project your young, gnarled body into a gooey pond of crying kids and water snakes. It was awesome.

Finally, the third thing was the ubiquitous "first aid cart." Kind of like a golf cart, piloted by two zitty teens wearing oversized EMT t-shirts, the cart would inevitably be seen looping throught the trails, grass, and little forests that surrounded the park. But when you saw it, you wouldn't see a kid with a scraped knee. You'd see a kid holding a blood-soaked towel on a huge head wound. You'd see a gash the size of a Big Gulp on someones leg. Blood, blood, blood. All I remember was blood. All for under 25 bucks a person.

We didnt have much in that area. It was very rural, a pretty part of new jersey really. And the area really didnt have the money to build a nice, safe water park. But why let that stop them? Wasnt it all for the children?

:shock:

[diadori]

*shudder* the part about the sharp rocks and the paramedic carts is creepy. this park should be closed. now. gah!

[BlackEmoGirl]

Originally Posted by diadori

*shudder* the part about the sharp rocks and the paramedic carts is creepy. this park should be closed. now. gah!

it is now a ski resort for the extremley rich.

[Yogen Suru]

That's... Just icks. I don't like water parks already but that whole discription of that place gives me the creeps. Why would parents let their children continue to go there despite all of the accidents?

Is the ski resort safer than the previous water park or just as bad?

[Wolfy]

I can't believe people would actually go there hoping for fun! I hope the ski resort is safer!

[BlackEmoGirl]

no worry lol.It's a very safe ski resort for rich ppl like the next aspen they actually did the winter olympics trial runs there and many rich guests dont know that it used 2 be a waterpark w/snakes and 5 deaths and over300serious injuries. :shock:

[BlackEmoGirl]

[Yogen Suru]

People look happy there O_o

[sunsparkle]

ahhh...the 1970's and '80's...the eras of way too many safety 'trial and errors' (laziness and stupidity is more like it!), multiplied ghettos and, well, don't get me started...

hahaha...there's a place like that where I grew up, but people (including kids!) also got STD's from the (supposed chlorinated) water...then Six Flags bought them, and it's much, much better now...

I can't believe someone actually thought that you could make a loop in a water ride with just water and a body...it even looks impossible to ride!

[yiin]

I KNOW! IT'S TOO SMALL FOR ANYONE TO GO IN IT!

[BlackEmoGirl]

Originally Posted by yiin

I KNOW! IT'S TOO SMALL FOR ANYONE TO GO IN IT!

lol one woman actually got caught inside the loop.and so they invinted...
a trapdoor!! XD and a sign that says no fat ppl allowed.

[yiin]

Originally Posted by BlackEmoGirl

lol one woman actually got caught inside the loop.and so they invinted...
a trapdoor!! XD and a sign that says no fat ppl allowed.

LMAO..... like that is really going to help. ommg didnt anyone sue them yet?

[BlackEmoGirl]

Originally Posted by yiin

LMAO..... like that is really going to help. ommg didnt anyone sue them yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqk7rMCDaVY

found an old commerical!!

Thats why they close down because they ran out of money because they
were being sued 2 much...and it was dangerous that too lol
but it was normal to say have a 4 inch wound from action park.

[Wolfy]

Lol, I loved the commercial. When the kid went down the slide, and he was bald, I thought the water made him lose his hair!

[BlackEmoGirl]

Originally Posted by Wolfy

Lol, I loved the commercial. When the kid went down the slide, and he was bald, I thought the water made him lose his hair!

take note on teh slide thing the 2 kids are about 2 collide on the body boards
thats were many ppl get their shoulders and necks messed up
and the go carts have no brakes.

[pinkhaireddreamboy]

oh gosh i hate water parks. even ones that are safe and controlled by six flags or something. they alwayyyss make me feel dirty and ickk.. theres one in my town called "wild waters" and the water at the end of the slides is brown, slimy, and murky, ew!

[yiin]

LOL WOWWW

[niko_niko]

Ah man, that's so crazy. The whole water slide loop will give me nightmares. I'm already afraid of waterslides that are closed like that... but WHY WOULD ANYONE BUILD ONE WITH A LOOP???
Seriously, any normal person would see that there's a death potential there...
*shudders*