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So Mulvihill created a business that allowed people to thumb their nose
at conventional norms and thumb their nose at people
who worried about danger, and they put themselves in the teeth
of a dangerous situation. [soft dramatic music] narrator: And while regulators
may have been tough on other amusement parks, Gene had friends
in high places, and Action Park suffered virtually no fines
or citations. - In the Reagan years,
there was this idea that people
should govern themselves, that red tape got in the way
of innovation, that American capitalism
was at its best when it was unregulated. And it's in this environment that Action Park
is allowed to flourish
at conventional norms and thumb their nose at people
who worried about danger, and they put themselves in the teeth
of a dangerous situation. [soft dramatic music] narrator: And while regulators
may have been tough on other amusement parks, Gene had friends
in high places, and Action Park suffered virtually no fines
or citations. - In the Reagan years,
there was this idea that people
should govern themselves, that red tape got in the way
of innovation, that American capitalism
was at its best when it was unregulated. And it's in this environment that Action Park
is allowed to flourish
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So Mulvihill created
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a business that allowed people
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to thumb their nose
at conventional norms
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and thumb their nose at people
who worried about danger,
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and they put themselves
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in the teeth
of a dangerous situation.
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[soft dramatic music]
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narrator: And while regulators
may have been tough
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on other amusement parks,
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Gene had friends
in high places,
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and Action Park suffered
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virtually no fines
or citations.
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- In the Reagan years,
there was this idea
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that people
should govern themselves,
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that red tape got in the way
of innovation,
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that American capitalism
was at its best
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when it was unregulated.
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And it's in this environment
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that Action Park
is allowed to flourish.
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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.