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Class Action Park

In 1998,Action Park was purchased by resort giant Intrawest, the multinational...

[soft dramatic music] ♪ ♪ narrator: In 1998,
Action Park was purchased by resort giant Intrawest, the multinational corporation
behind Whistler Mountain. The new owners stripped out
most of the park's attractions and renamed it Mountain Creek. Gone were the looping tubes
and fireball-shooting tanks. Without Gene's vision
leading the way, it became a generic
regional water park. Action Park as we knew it
was gone. ♪ ♪ - One day
after I came home from work, I walked into the house, and my husband, George,
said to me, "Esther, get out the best
bottle of red wine you have

Full Transcript

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♪ ♪
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narrator: In 1998, Action Park was purchased
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by resort giant Intrawest,
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the multinational corporation behind Whistler Mountain.
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The new owners stripped out most of the park's attractions
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and renamed it Mountain Creek.
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Gone were the looping tubes and fireball-shooting tanks.
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Without Gene's vision leading the way,
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it became a generic regional water park.
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Action Park as we knew it was gone.
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♪ ♪
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- One day after I came home from work,
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I walked into the house,
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and my husband, George, said to me,
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"Esther, get out the best bottle of red wine you have.
Duration
51 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
01:20:52
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.
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"]