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Class Action Park

George Larsson'sdeath happened in 1980. He was the first personto lose his life at the...

[solemn music] ♪ ♪ narrator: George Larsson's
death happened in 1980. He was the first person
to lose his life at the park, but he would not be the last. In July 1982, a 15-year-old from Brooklyn
drowned in the Wave Pool. A week later, a 27-year-old
man from Long Island was electrocuted
on the kayak simulator. In 1984, a guest drowned
in the Roaring Springs area. And in 1987, the Wave Pool
claimed yet another life. ♪ ♪ - The thing about Action Park
is, Action Park becomes a huge part
of the local economy

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♪ ♪
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narrator: George Larsson's death happened in 1980.
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He was the first person to lose his life at the park,
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but he would not be the last.
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In July 1982,
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a 15-year-old from Brooklyn drowned in the Wave Pool.
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A week later, a 27-year-old man from Long Island
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was electrocuted on the kayak simulator.
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In 1984, a guest drowned in the Roaring Springs area.
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And in 1987, the Wave Pool claimed yet another life.
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♪ ♪
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- The thing about Action Park is, Action Park becomes
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a huge part of the local economy.
Duration
50 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:21
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.
And if Action Park creates revenue taxwise, - Class Action Park 00:18
And if Action Park creates revenue taxwise,
- How many hundreds of people had jobs, you know, - Class Action Park 00:24
- How many hundreds of people had jobs, you know,
There were elected officials that he bought homes for. - Class Action Park 00:05
There were elected officials that he bought homes for.
That there are local town officials, - Class Action Park 00:17
That there are local town officials,
I think it was always about, "What could I get from Gene?" - Class Action Park 00:08
I think it was always about, "What could I get from Gen...
And that's why Gene Mulvihill got away - Class Action Park 00:16
And that's why Gene Mulvihill got away
- When I went back to work for Gene again, - Class Action Park 00:06
- When I went back to work for Gene again,
I mean, you know where all the bodies are buried." - Class Action Park 00:22
I mean, you know where all the bodies are buried."
- I think he made that very clear, - Class Action Park 00:10
- I think he made that very clear,
- Let me put it this way: when I got fired - Class Action Park 00:26
- Let me put it this way: when I got fired
- I have heard a lot of stories - Class Action Park 00:18
- I have heard a lot of stories
And he came to the deposition, - Class Action Park 00:14
And he came to the deposition,
And I was so upset with him - Class Action Park 00:09
And I was so upset with him
I said, "You, Gene, are a lowlife." - Class Action Park 00:09
I said, "You, Gene, are a lowlife."
You are a lowlife for what you did to me here today." - Class Action Park 00:56
You are a lowlife for what you did to me here today."
I think, like anything else, people grew wise to it - Class Action Park 00:28
I think, like anything else, people grew wise to it
[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,