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1: Action Park
Action Park claimed six lives in the 1980s. From water slides with loops to racing tracks on the sides of mountains, the amusement park's shocking history raises lots of questions about what was allowed at the time, and what people are willing to risk for a few shots of adrenaline.
This episode of Ungeniused is sponsored by:
Guest Starring:
John Siracusa
Links and Show Notes
Action Park - Wikipedia Photo of Alpine Slide Video of Action Park from 1980 - YouTube Action Park reopens at Mountain Creek this weekend - Daily Record Vernon waterpark drops nostalgic Action Park name - New Jersey Herald Action Park's current website Vertical looping water slide in test phase - LA Times The New York-New York Roller Coaster in Las Vegas Thorpe Park in the United Kingdom @Ungeniused on Twitter
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Action Park claimed six lives in the 1980s. From water slides with loops to racing tracks on the sides of mountains, the amusement park's shocking history raises lots of questions about what was allowed at the time, and what people are willing to risk for a few shots of adrenaline.
This episode of Ungeniused is sponsored by:
Guest Starring:
John Siracusa
Links and Show Notes
Action Park - Wikipedia Photo of Alpine Slide Video of Action Park from 1980 - YouTube Action Park reopens at Mountain Creek this weekend - Daily Record Vernon waterpark drops nostalgic Action Park name - New Jersey Herald Action Park's current website Vertical looping water slide in test phase - LA Times The New York-New York Roller Coaster in Las Vegas Thorpe Park in the United Kingdom @Ungeniused on Twitter
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