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Class Action Park

I think, like anything else,people grew wise to it and people grew weary of itand people...

I think, like anything else,
people grew wise to it and people grew weary of it
and people moved on from it. Plus, the whole
legal environment did a 180. And New Jersey
was the Wild West when Action Park opened, and by the time it closed, it was not
the Wild West anymore. - The people's mindset
changed. They weren't willing
to take the unbridled risks associated with the way it was
in the '80s. That just wasn't
acceptable anymore

Full Transcript

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I think, like anything else, people grew wise to it
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and people grew weary of it and people moved on from it.
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Plus, the whole legal environment did a 180.
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And New Jersey was the Wild West
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when Action Park opened,
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and by the time it closed,
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it was not the Wild West anymore.
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- The people's mindset changed.
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They weren't willing to take the unbridled risks
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associated with the way it was in the '80s.
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That just wasn't acceptable anymore.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:20
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Perennial Media,Pinball Party Productions,strategery, films

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Movie Summary

A documentary that focuses on a dangerously legendary water park and its slew of injuries and crimes along with child safety concerns.
[soft dramatic music] - Class Action Park 00:51
[soft dramatic music]
We're gonna celebrate." - Class Action Park 00:09
We're gonna celebrate."
He didn't care about any of the riders, - Class Action Park 00:06
He didn't care about any of the riders,
- I would say in the last four or five years of his life, - Class Action Park 00:17
- I would say in the last four or five years of his life,
I am not glorifying Gene Mulvihill. - Class Action Park 00:04
I am not glorifying Gene Mulvihill.
I am not telling you - Class Action Park 00:07
I am not telling you
But I did see a side to Gene Mulvihill - Class Action Park 00:12
But I did see a side to Gene Mulvihill
I think he was both, - Class Action Park 00:10
I think he was both,
[soft upbeat music] - Class Action Park 00:15
[soft upbeat music]
A lot of people wish they could ignore rules. - Class Action Park 00:12
A lot of people wish they could ignore rules.
He said, "Come to my amusement park. - Class Action Park 00:14
He said, "Come to my amusement park.
- I hold it so near and dear to my heart. - Class Action Park 00:16
- I hold it so near and dear to my heart.
And even at the age of 39, - Class Action Park 00:13
And even at the age of 39,
You know, be able to, I don't know, - Class Action Park 00:12
You know, be able to, I don't know,
- Everything's in your face today, - Class Action Park 00:11
- Everything's in your face today,
[laughs] "My parents should've known what I was doing - Class Action Park 00:14
[laughs] "My parents should've known what I was do...
We look back at our childhoods. - Class Action Park 00:14
We look back at our childhoods.
So when you're nostalgic for Action Park, - Class Action Park 00:18
So when you're nostalgic for Action Park,
Many of the people you talk to who grew up in New Jersey - Class Action Park 00:38
Many of the people you talk to who grew up in New Jersey
[David Bowie's "All the Madmen"] - Class Action Park 00:22
[David Bowie's "All the Madmen"]