Episode Notes

📚 Books

Mulvihill, Andy, and Jake Rossen.

Action Park: Fast Times, Wild Rides, and the Untold Story of America's Most Dangerous Amusement Park.Penguin Random House, 2020.https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608764/action-park-by-andy-mulvihill-with-jake-rossen/

🎬 Documentaries & Films

Class Action Park (2020). Directed by Seth Porges and Chris Charles Scott. HBO Max.

https://www.classactionpark.com/Action Point (2018). Directed by Tim Kirkby. Paramount Pictures.Loosely inspired by Action Park and starring Johnny Knoxville.https://www.paramount.com/movies/action-point

📰 Articles & Essays

The Rise and Fall of Action Park—New Jersey's Most Dangerous Water Park.

History.com, August 27, 2020.https://www.history.com/news/the-rise-and-fall-of-action-park-new-jerseys-most-dangerous-water-parkRemembering Action Park, New Jersey’s Deranged Theme Park.Esquire, July 2, 2020.https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a33013933/action-park-book-new-jersey-gene-mulvihill-andy-mulvihill/The Thrills and Horrors of HBO’s “Class Action Park.”The New Yorker, August 27, 2020.https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-television/the-thrills-and-horrors-of-hbos-class-action-parkA Theme Park So Dangerous Even Donald Trump Thought It Was Nuts.Vanity Fair, August 27, 2020.https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/08/class-action-park-directors-trump

🌐 Online Resources

Archived Official Site – Action Park (via Wayback Machine):

http://www.actionpark.com (site no longer active, but preserved via Internet Archive)Class Action Park Official Website:https://www.classactionpark.com/

🎥 Video Features

Defunctland – The History of Action Park.

YouTube, September 24, 2019.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flkW-ceNvck

🗞️ Additional Reading

Action Park – Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_ParkClass Action Park – Wikipedia (Documentary):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_Action_Park