Comments on: An Interview with an Action Park Employee http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/ Pissing Off Scenesters Since 1995 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:09:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Dan http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-2/#comment-17705 Dan Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:34:37 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-17705 Oh yeah... And if you are wondering why I rode it... I really don't know... But... I will regret that decision for Years to come. As to say about the looping waterslides of today... I have ridden one... but the thing is I was not scared because it wasn't even a loop!!?!!? It was like a little curve that is all. What I knw is that they will never create a waterslide like the Cannonball Loop. That word just makes me more and more scared each time. Oh yeah… And if you are wondering why I rode it… I really don’t know… But… I will regret that decision for Years to come.

As to say about the looping waterslides of today… I have ridden one… but the thing is I was not scared because it wasn’t even a loop!!?!!? It was like a little curve that is all.

What I knw is that they will never create a waterslide like the Cannonball Loop. That word just makes me more and more scared each time.

]]> By: Dan http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-2/#comment-17704 Dan Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:29:54 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-17704 The Loop... Yeah I really rode it... and when I say that I really mean it. I remember the stuffiness of inside the slide. I remember the little area at the top of the slide with verry LITTLE waterflow. I mean... we are talking like a little more than drops of water. I remember... just staring into the darkness. Sorry I can bot expand on this anymore... But... The experience is BEYOND words. And I am getting just too scared talking about it. Looking at the slide... I thought it was a... I don't know but it was scary. If anyone else can comment on how much the waterslide cost and the company details that would be great! The Loop… Yeah I really rode it… and when I say that I really mean it. I remember the stuffiness of inside the slide.

I remember the little area at the top of the slide with verry LITTLE waterflow. I mean… we are talking like a little more than drops of water.

I remember… just staring into the darkness.

Sorry I can bot expand on this anymore… But… The experience is BEYOND words. And I am getting just too scared talking about it.

Looking at the slide… I thought it was a… I don’t know but it was scary.

If anyone else can comment on how much the waterslide cost and the company details that would be great!

]]> By: truth http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-14030 truth Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:00:30 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-14030 Ed Youmans and the interviewee are full of shit bunch of liars RIP all the dead dudes!!!! Ed Youmans and the interviewee are full of shit
bunch of liars

RIP all the dead dudes!!!!

]]> By: JeffJingy http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-13771 JeffJingy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:03:58 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-13771 I was about 13 it was around 85 and I went on the Canonball slide when I came out, I was F*cked up! I felt high and confused and yeah felt like puking, then they had these crazy beer stands everywhere and I remember asking my Dad if I can have a beer, he allowed me 1 beer and I thought I was the sh*t! My dad got wasted at those little beer stands (no ID required) and was swinging from that Tarzan rope into a lake of green sh*t like a maniac while my mom held her head in shame. That Alpine slide was awesome yet dangerous, I felt like I was airborne going down that death trap..I saw like 3 people that day with Rags of blood over their bodies...the place was a Damn Free-For-All for anyone to risk their life... I also saw a ton of drugs mainly pot that the workers would smoke right out in the open and ocassionaly some coke was snorted at the top of those slides..the workers would be congregating with their friends instead of watching the people, I also saw a few people "fondling" each other while a cute little 7 year old would be swimming around them... the place was nuts and dont let anyone tell you differenly!!! (I am not lying or exagerating, although the 80's was a crazy era) I was about 13 it was around 85 and I went on the Canonball slide when I came out, I was F*cked up! I felt high and confused and yeah felt like puking, then they had these crazy beer stands everywhere and I remember asking my Dad if I can have a beer, he allowed me 1 beer and I thought I was the sh*t! My dad got wasted at those little beer stands (no ID required) and was swinging from that Tarzan rope into a lake of green sh*t like a maniac while my mom held her head in shame. That Alpine slide was awesome yet dangerous, I felt like I was airborne going down that death trap..I saw like 3 people that day with Rags of blood over their bodies…the place was a Damn Free-For-All for anyone to risk their life… I also saw a ton of drugs mainly pot that the workers would smoke right out in the open and ocassionaly some coke was snorted at the top of those slides..the workers would be congregating with their friends instead of watching the people, I also saw a few people “fondling” each other while a cute little 7 year old would be swimming around them… the place was nuts and dont let anyone tell you differenly!!! (I am not lying or exagerating, although the 80’s was a crazy era)

]]> By: JerseyGrlQTee http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-13770 JerseyGrlQTee Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:45:54 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-13770 Lets just say I went to Action Park MANY times from 1983 to 1989 (I had family who worked in the offices)...All the stories you heard were true, First off the employees who ran these rides, who were mainly teenagers, were all high on drugs, drunk or both... (one even offered my older sister a "LINE"! I will never forget that cause I had no idea what a LINE was!) The Canonball slide was crazy and yes they DID send a dummy through it, (My uncle witnessed this and the dummy came out without a head and arms...They kept that canonball slide open a few times over the years..My brother went on it and cried, then puked when he got out... I got so mangled on the Alpine Slide, and the spit from the people on the ski lift whoch is how you got up to the ride, made the slide so slippery!!! UGH! 89 was my last visit because I almost drowned in the wave pool, I was taken to the nearby Hospital Emergency room so since that very day, I am still afraid of water & waves. Lets just say I went to Action Park MANY times from 1983 to 1989 (I had family who worked in the offices)…All the stories you heard were true, First off the employees who ran these rides, who were mainly teenagers, were all high on drugs, drunk or both… (one even offered my older sister a “LINE”! I will never forget that cause I had no idea what a LINE was!) The Canonball slide was crazy and yes they DID send a dummy through it, (My uncle witnessed this and the dummy came out without a head and arms…They kept that canonball slide open a few times over the years..My brother went on it and cried, then puked when he got out… I got so mangled on the Alpine Slide, and the spit from the people on the ski lift whoch is how you got up to the ride, made the slide so slippery!!! UGH! 89 was my last visit because I almost drowned in the wave pool, I was taken to the nearby Hospital Emergency room so since that very day, I am still afraid of water & waves.

]]> By: Phil http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-13006 Phil Wed, 07 May 2008 06:07:57 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-13006 Security had its hands full with fights daily and other calls that New york City Police would normally go to. Security had its hands full with fights daily and other calls that New york City Police would normally go to.

]]> By: Julie http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-12431 Julie Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:15:36 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-12431 I wish I went to this park back in its hayday! it looked awesome yo! I wish I went to this park back in its hayday! it looked awesome yo!

]]> By: Lewis Pinkerton http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-7075 Lewis Pinkerton Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:02:10 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-7075 The Cannonball Run slide 360 was opened/used. I was insane enough to shoot down this tube..ONCE!! It was July 1995...No injuries, with the exception of a slight headache and strained back muscle. It was pitch black in there, thus no bracing yourself for the loop; it just happens. You were weighed, hosed down with icy-cold water and off you went. The Cannonball Run slide 360 was opened/used. I was insane enough to shoot down this tube..ONCE!! It was July 1995…No injuries, with the exception of a slight headache and strained back muscle. It was pitch black in there, thus no bracing yourself for the loop; it just happens. You were weighed, hosed down with icy-cold water and off you went.

]]> By: Jeff http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-6769 Jeff Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:38:01 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-6769 Does anyone know who or what company made the indy cars(lola cars) at action park? Does anyone know who or what company made the indy cars(lola cars) at action park?

]]> By: George Koroneos http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-4628 George Koroneos Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:13:06 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-4628 You guys all rock. You guys all rock.

]]> By: VICKI http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-4622 VICKI Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:11:53 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-4622 Loved your interview with past action park employee, as for the other “clown” he probably was paid off to give his untrue statements. As being an action park lover back in the day, many a death did occur. This is what all old timers of the park want to remember, for we experienced some of the best outlandish rides that sad to say some never will! It was great to leave the park all banged up, you knew you got your dollars worth. Recently my brother and i returned to the new park-mountaincreek, and were sadly disappointed. The only real thrill we got was to trespass over to what was once called motorworld- where we proceeded to get chaby a black bear! Now that’s what i call action!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep the memory alive-spread the word of once what was, maybe some crazy bastards with money will create what once was!Loved your interview with past action park employee, as for the other “clown” he probably was paid off to give his untrue statements. As being an action park lover back in the day, many a death did occur. This is what all old timers of the park want to remember, for we experienced some of the best outlandish rides that sad to say some never will! It was great to leave the park all banged up, you knew you got your dollars worth. Recently my brother and i returned to the new park-mountaincreek, and were sadly disappointed. The only real thrill we got was to trespass over to what was once called motorworld- where we proceeded to get chaby a black bear! Now that’s what i call action!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep the memory alive-spread the word of once what was, maybe some crazy bastards with money will create what once was!!!!!!!!!!!!- i know i would! 
 vicki-long island, n.y. !!!!!!!!!!!- i know i would!
 vicki-long island, n.y. Loved your interview with past action park employee, as for the other “clown” he probably was paid off to give his untrue statements. As being an action park lover back in the day, many a death did occur. This is what all old timers of the park want to remember, for we experienced some of the best outlandish rides that sad to say some never will! It was great to leave the park all banged up, you knew you got your dollars worth.

Recently my brother and i returned to the new park-mountaincreek, and were sadly disappointed. The only real thrill we got was to trespass over to what was once called motorworld- where we proceeded to get chaby a black bear! Now that’s what i call action!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep the memory alive-spread the word of once what was, maybe some crazy bastards with money will create what once was!Loved your interview with past action park employee, as for the other “clown” he probably was paid off to give his untrue statements. As being an action park lover back in the day, many a death did occur. This is what all old timers of the park want to remember, for we experienced some of the best outlandish rides that sad to say some never will! It was great to leave the park all banged up, you knew you got your dollars worth.

Recently my brother and i returned to the new park-mountaincreek, and were sadly disappointed. The only real thrill we got was to trespass over to what was once called motorworld- where we proceeded to get chaby a black bear! Now that’s what i call action!!!!!!!!!!!! Keep the memory alive-spread the word of once what was, maybe some crazy bastards with money will create what once was!!!!!!!!!!!!- i know i would!

 vicki-long island, n.y.
!!!!!!!!!!!- i know i would!
 vicki-long island, n.y.

]]> By: Marista http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-4019 Marista Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:02:18 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-4019 There were deaths recorded in the hospital from Action Park. That is a fact. It was also in the papers about the injuries that occurred. I personally know someone that WAS injured due to a slide at the park. There were deaths recorded in the hospital from Action Park. That is a fact. It was also in the papers about the injuries that occurred. I personally know someone that WAS injured due to a slide at the park.

]]> By: Ed Youmans http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/comment-page-1/#comment-3306 Ed Youmans Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:22:58 +0000 http://lifeinabungalo.com/2006/02/21/an-interview-with-an-action-park-employee/#comment-3306 I worked at Action Park and Vernon Valley for 10 years and I managed operations at Action Park from 1990 until I moved to Lake Tahoe in 1995. Just a couple of facts for your article on Action Park: 1. The loop waterslide the "Cannonball Loop" worked fine, never had a dummy slid through it, and was open to the public during the summer of 1993. The only reason it didn't continue to operate was that we found it almost impossible to keep the slippery matting firmly laminated inside the pipe - water always got in between and we kept having to close the ride to repair it. No one ever died on this ride - in fact, there was never an injury. 2. No one ever died on the "jet thing where you fly in the air". The "Aerodium's" worst injury was a broken ankle. 3. Action Park EMT's used "code red" to indicate a life-threatening situation, not "code violet". I cannot speak to the years before or after I was the operations manager but between the years 1990 and 1995 no one at Action Park died of anything other than natural causes (ie. heart attack, aneurism, allergic anaphalactic shock, etc.) The whole "dangerous park" thing was probably more of a mystique than a reality. The fact is, more people die at Great Adventure every year than ever did at Action Park. It was generally the feeling of the park ownership that the "deadly image" sold tickets. Judging by what's happened to the place since Intrawest "cleaned it up", I'd say they were right. Just my $.02 - Ed Youmans I worked at Action Park and Vernon Valley for 10 years and I managed operations at Action Park from 1990 until I moved to Lake Tahoe in 1995.

Just a couple of facts for your article on Action Park:

1. The loop waterslide the “Cannonball Loop” worked fine, never had a dummy slid through it, and was open to the public during the summer of 1993. The only reason it didn’t continue to operate was that we found it almost impossible to keep the slippery matting firmly laminated inside the pipe - water always got in between and we kept having to close the ride to repair it. No one ever died on this ride - in fact, there was never an injury.

2. No one ever died on the “jet thing where you fly in the air”. The “Aerodium’s” worst injury was a broken ankle.

3. Action Park EMT’s used “code red” to indicate a life-threatening situation, not “code violet”. I cannot speak to the years before or after I was the operations manager but between the years 1990 and 1995 no one at Action Park died of anything other than natural causes (ie. heart attack, aneurism, allergic anaphalactic shock, etc.)

The whole “dangerous park” thing was probably more of a mystique than a reality. The fact is, more people die at Great Adventure every year than ever did at Action Park. It was generally the feeling of the park ownership that the “deadly image” sold tickets. Judging by what’s happened to the place since Intrawest “cleaned it up”, I’d say they were right.

Just my $.02

- Ed Youmans

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