Greetings From the Garden State: Action Park and Other Weird Tales of New Jersey Lore
Delorean Nights30 Juli 2020

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In the early 1980’s, an ambitious entrepreneur built the wildest water park the world had ever seen. Action Park was filled with rides that thrilled, scared, and even injured the guests. The rural getaway of Vernon, New Jersey was home to the America's Most Dangerous Water Park. Around the same time, two New Jerseyans began cataloging urban legends and local lore of their fellow residents on the pages of their new magazine, Weird New Jersey. Both of these endeavors were a smashing success, and they shaped an entire generation of residents up and down the Garden State Parkway. Welcome to New Jersey, where the weird and the wild are just a short drive away. Where roadside attractions are filled with legend, and scars from an amusement park are proudly worn as badges of courage.

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