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Attractions jobs & news AM2.jobs Notorious US park promises ‘thrills not spills’


Action Park – the renowned New Jersey, US, 1980s attraction once dubbed the “most dangerous in the world,” is back in business. The headline-hitting theme park — where


numerous injuries and at least six fatalities were recorded — closed in 1996. Now it’s in the news again, having re-opened its doors on 14 June under the stewardship of the founder’s son, Andrew Mulvihull. Since 2013, the adventure park has


gained widespread notoriety, thanks to a short documentary created by journalist Seth Porges and former park customers. Action Park, which claimed to have one of the most modern water parks in the world when it opened in 1978, was the brainchild of Gene Mulvihull. His son, Andrew, says Gene would either invent the rides himself, or bring others in to help. Of the new Action Park, he told Fox News: “It’s highly regulated. Everything’s engineered. We’ve brought back all the thrills but none of the spills.” The park was closed and sold in 1996, and opened up as Mountain Creek under


The Alpine Slide, cause of one fatality in 1980, was one of Action Park’s most popular rides


new owners. A group including Andrew Mulvihull bought back the resort in 2010, and reinstated the name Action Park this summer, with original rides as well as new


additions. One of those is a Zero-G water slide with a 1,000ft (300m) drop, proving the spirit of the park has not been lost. More: http://lei.sr?a=W2P4P


Robin Hood UK theme park plans in disarray after council pulls out of deal


Fernandez criticised the UK’s stance


New Argentine museum heightens Falklands feud


Argentina’s President, Cristina Fer- nandez, was on hand at the opening of the US$20m (€15.2m £12.7m) Malvi- nas Museum – something the anti-UK leader called a “living commitment to end the last vestiges of colonialism.” The museum, which recalls the


Falkland Islands’ history since 1520, is located at an ex-secret detention centre in Núñez, Buenos Aires, where thousands were illegally imprisoned and tortured during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship. More: http://lei.sr?a=S9U6B


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Plans for a Robin Hood theme park in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, UK, have been dealt a seri- ous blow after the project de- livery partner was dumped by the local authority. The visitor attraction, originally planned to open in 2015 at a cost of £13m (US$22m, €16m), was being delivered by Discovery Attractions. The plans from Discovery include a Discover Sherwood Forest dome offering insight into the history of the forest, and The Village – exhibiting the medieval way of life with live entertainment, crafts workshops and live animals.


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Robin Hood is a popular IP, with Russell Crowe recently playing the role Following Nottingham


County Council’s (NCC) u-turn, plans are up in the air. The authority said it was still ‘fully committed’ to having a new visitor centre up and running at


Sherwood Forest by no later than 2017, while Discovery Attractions has pledged that the visitor attraction will happen - without the council’s backing.


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