In order to keep the turnstiles going in the summer, the company began offering seasonal attractions. This is a look-back at the classic water park and the wild attractions which made it famous.Īction Park was the brainchild of Great American Recreation (GAR), owners of the Vernon Valley/Great Gorge ski area in New Jersey. After 18 years of operation, a series of lawsuits stemming from injuries and deaths forced the park to close. Aggressive ad campaigns brought a million visitors per year and turned the northern New Jersey water park into a household name.īut a lax attitude toward safety eventually caught up with the owners. The park was a pioneer, not afraid to experiment with attractions in the quest for fun. Action Park was one of the first water parks in the United States, and by the time it closed in 1996 it was the most dangerous.
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