Gene Mulvihill's Notorious Action Park Explained

About this episode

This episode explores the chaotic history and engineering flaws of Action Park, a dangerous amusement park in New Jersey.

A penny-stock fraudster constructed America's most perilous amusement park, luring New Jersey teens into risking injury for thrills, until tragedy struck. Discover the story of Action Park, its chaotic rides, and the legal loopholes that enabled its operation. Some survived the chaos, many didn't. This episode dives into the true tales of Action Park's engineering flaws, infamous rides, and the decisions that led to catastrophes. 00:00: Action Park: America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park01:21: From Wall Street to Water Parks02:47: The Opening of Action Park03:08: The Dangerous Engineering of Gene Mulvihill04:40: The Infamous Cannonball Loop06:01: The Alpine Slide and Daily Injuries07:47: Chaos in the Water Rides09:48: The Tarzan Swing and Wave Pool11:34: The Staff and the Infirmary13:34: The Casualties of Action Park15:20: Insurance Scams and Legal Battles17:22: The End of an Era and Failed Revival18:30: Modern Safety and Final Thoughts #ActionPark #GeneMulvihill #amusementpark #NewJersey #dangerousrides #legalloopholes #tragedy See show notes: https://inlet.fm/how-to-survive/episodes/69ed012bc1914eb8a99bc46f Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: How To Survive

Topics covered

• amusement parks
• engineering flaws
• legal loopholes
• thrills
• tragedy

Keywords

• Action Park
• Gene Mulvihill
• amusement park
• dangerous rides
• legal loopholes
• tragedy
• New Jersey

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Action Park

Places: New Jersey

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