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Teen died after tragic accident on horrifying ride at world's most dangerous amusement park

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Updated 14:34 8 Feb 2024 GMTPublished 14:31 8 Feb 2024 GMT

Teen died after tragic accident on horrifying ride at world's most dangerous amusement park

He was the first of six people known to have died due to the infamous park

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

A teen died after a tragic accident on a horrifying ride at the world's most dangerous amusement park.

Action Park was an infamous water park in New Jersey that opened back in 1978.

But while popular for its wild attractions and slides, six people are known to have died directly due to rides at the park.

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Back in 2020, Class Action Park was released on HBO and explored the ‘legend, legacy and truth behind a place that long ago entered the realm of myth’.

The documentary labels the place ‘an ill-conceived death trap’, claiming there were 110 injuries in just one year (45 of them head injuries), with the availability of alcohol on-site credited with contributing to these huge numbers.

Described as ‘darkly comedic’, the film is ‘told through the eyes of kids that went there and worked there’.

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And kids is the right word to use as the majority of the park’s management team was under 18, with people as young as 14 operating rides - which was against New Jersey law.

One of the six people known to have lost their life because of Action Park is George Larsson Jr.

The 19-year-old’s death is a main focus of the documentary and his family feature.

George Larsson Jr.
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George died after riding the Alpine Slide and spending a week in a coma.

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Made of concrete, fiberglass and asbestos, the 2,700-foot-long track allowed riders to slide down on small sleds with brake/accelerator sticks.

But, like on many of the sleds, George’s break was broken and led to his sled running off track.

The teen ended up falling into an embankment and hitting his head on a rock – sending him into the coma. It’s said that Alpine Slide alone was responsible for 26 head injuries just between 1984 and 1985.

George was the first person to die there and his family settled with Action Park for $100,000.

After having to stay silent for years, they spoke about the teen in Class Action Park.

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The Alpine Slide was responsible for many head injuries.
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His brother told NJ Advance Media: “He wasn’t out to go there to be a thrill seeker. He was out there to have a good time on rides … You’re not going out to go get killed.”

Action Park was even dubbed ‘Traction Park’ for the many banged heads, bruises, burns and serious injuries it produced.

Class Action Park has a whopping 96 percent on the Tomatometer with critics calling it ‘riveting’ and ‘easily justifies the reason for OSH worker’s existence’.

One added that ‘the wave pool had a death zone’ as another wrote: “This nostalgic trip back to the carefree summers of decades past is a hoot until you realize that people actually died here.”

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Class Action Park is available to stream on NOW.

Featured Image Credit: HBO

Topics: US News, Documentaries, HBO

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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