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    #1: Action Park

    June 8th, 2016 · 40 minutes

    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.

    Guest Starring: John Siracusa

    This episode of Ungeniused is sponsored by:

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    Links and Show Notes

    Cannonball Loop. Don't ride this.

    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
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