I am a wuss. It’s part of my personality. I’m scared of most things and tend to avoid danger at all costs. I’ve always been this way. Had I lived near Action Park, I probably would have avoided it like the plague, but I am also deeply uninteresting. For those that braved the infamous amusement park, they’ve come away with darkly comic tales that fill the majority of Seth Porges and Chris Charles Scott III’s HBO Max documentary Class Action Park. The first hour of the documentary goes ride-by-ride of how people were …

Action Park, a combination theme park/water park located in Vernon, New Jersey, on the rolling site of the Vernon Valley, was infamous for the extreme dangerousness of its attractions and the unbelievable number of guests who were hurt or killed while visiting the park (at least six died and countless were injured). Thankfully, the wonderfully weird story will be coming to HBO Max soon in the form of upcoming documentary Class Action Park, named after one of the park’s nicknames (also used: Traction Park). We now have a trailer and a release date for the doc – and you …

If you grew up in the Northeast (or are a fan of rickety regional theme park history), then you are probably aware of Action Park the bone-breaking-est amusement park on the east coast, which welcomed unlucky guests from 1978 to 1996. Action Park, formerly located in Vernon, New Jersey, has inspired countless YouTube videos, the Johnny Knoxville-starring feature Action Point, a recently released nonfiction book, a killer Sports Illustrated feature, and now, a new HBO Max documentary called Class Action Park. And the best part is, you won’t incur any serious head or neck injuries while …