Action Park's most notorious rides mostly had design flaws that made it quite easy to hurt oneself. The Cannonball and Tarzan Swing dumped riders into ice cold

Action Park's most notorious rides mostly had design flaws that made it quite easy to hurt oneself. The Cannonball and Tarzan Swing dumped riders into ice cold water from about 15 feet, temporarily paralyzing many of them. Alpine Slide had no speed regulator to prevent a rider from taking a curve in excess of the max speed, causing a ton of cart flips and literal slides down the concrete, tearing off wide patches of skin. Surf Hill's runoff area was too short to prevent riders from slamming head first into the minimally-cushioned wall (like gymnastics pads). Although the rides were dangerous, the most lethal attraction was actually the simple wave pool. The problem was the huge size of the pool and large crowds, making it difficult for lifeguards to see everyone. Then the waves made it harder for lifeguards to see who was underwater from a wave vs from exhaustion or lack of skill. And plenty of the guests had literally never been in a pool before and lacked any swimming ability. With all that said, Action Park was fun as hell.