Nothing will compare to Action Park back in the mid 80's to early 90's....just the intrigue of not knowing if you're gonna leave in an ambulance before the day was over gave me goosebumps....lol
This + the original Schlitterbahn look to be the best water parks in the business due to their unique attraction lineup, a rarity for most water parks. I love their willingness to build attractions into the hillside and also have attractions like the cliff jumping and the waterslide with the 18 foot jump at the end, those are often the most fun. This place just needs a watercoaster.
Just went for the first time, the Colorado river made me feel like I would break my arm or bust my head open if I wasent carefull. It made it much more fun, lol
Great countdown. I saw that Action Park film they made a few years back a year ago and it was insane. The owner has a touch of craziness, like a cross between Vince McMahon and Jackie Moon from Tropic Thunder. I see touches of craziness on this list, especially with the last 4; definitely safer than the old-school era, but touches indeed. Awesome vid!
It was so much fun as a teenager going to the original Action Park. As long as you were a sane human being, it wasn't dangerous. Of course, there are always idiots who ruin it for everyone else.
Saw an ad for this driving down the New Jersey Turnpike last night and it gave my neck whiplash seeing the park listed as "#1 Place To Work For Teens!"
Rogue River is top in the park for me. It’s a shame it was closed. It has this crazy turn after a drop that flipped me over in the tube. It didn’t help that it looked like a small slow slide from above
Used to love Action Park haven't been there in at least 15 years since I moved from CT to NC. The Colorado river is bonkers! Do they still have the bungie jumping there and the baggie suit that blows you into the air?
Any idea if the cave/gratto is still there off the cliff jump pool? I can't tell you how much I loved this park when I was a teen. Still looks like a blast.
I’ve ridden Nitro Racer at Water Country USA which is very similar to Surf Hill. If you lift your mat up as you descend a hump, you get ejected! It’s awesome.
one slide I rode once is the plicaanduik in duinrells tikibad, its crazy high of the grond and there is enough slide to get some decent speed before you even freefall at a near vertical drop
So Ifound the minutes from an April 10, 2019 Land Use Board meeting - looks like they wanted to just make the Tarzan Swings lower and bring them back (and do the same with the 18' cliff jump platform), as well as make the Thunder Falls slide at the Roaring Springs part (IIRC the slide whose end is between where Gauley and Thunder Run let out) a body slide like it originally was. Wonder if these ideas are outright abandoned or if just facing delays. Hmm, I'm gonna keep doing my research. EDIT: So far looks like the matter went into 2020, so far not finding any thing public about it beyond that, but again, gonna keep researching.
I wish the H2 Oh No slide would have gone back to the original steepness - and that they'd upen the alternate paths on the Colorado River (the entrance being behind the curved wall just before the cave).
@@CanobieCoaster Indeet - forked off from the main, with a branch that takes you to where the cave ends, the other taking you to somewhere between the cave exit, and final hill, it definitely provided a lot of variance in the ride experience.
I had said it before, but many of these attractions, especially the ones at the top of the list, look to be too much for me. I'm not sure if I would enjoy them, but I would have to try Bombs Away and the cliff jump. I wasn't liking the looks of the slides, which is why it got cut from last year's trip to the area in favor of other options. I'm guessing that your feet don't get slammed into the walls on Gauley?
If this video came out well it was action park: 1 we have the canon ball loop, it was so intense I couldn’t feel the teeth in my mouth after and I can’t feel them now too!
> *"that park was a f**king death trap!". TBF outside of the alpine slide and wave pool shenanigannery, it seemed like the largest cause of issues was a lack of crowd control, over-availability of alcohol (and lax enforcement of any relevant laws), and advertising to people who didn't know how to swim (where the whole practice of scribbling "CFS" or "Can't Fuckin' Swim" on armbands by lifeguards really accelerated). The original owners did make mistakes a plenty that contributed to safety issues, I won't disagree, but I do also think it is fair to say the "death trap" part (especially today) is a bit exaggerated.
