Amusement Park Accidents That Will Give You Nightmares

The Alpine “Lose Your Skin” Slide

Another ride at Action Park in New Jersey that caused injuries was the Alpine Slide. It was known by park goers that if you fell off your sled (which was common) you would lose skin due to the fiberglass material the slide was made of. There were 26 head injuries and 14 fractures reported in the course of one year in the 1980s. The first death that occurred at Action Park was on this ride in 1980. A park worker was killed after a malfunction sent him falling off into an embankment where he struck his head on a rock.