Spoiler Free Review: Class Action Park

Class Action Park is a Documentary film about the world's most dangerous water park, Action Park. The film had a limited release on virtual film festivals in 2020, but was recently released on HBO Max. The film interviews many people who have some connection to the park, from employees, to park goers, to the son of Action Park's founder.

The best way I can describe the tone of the film is Tiger King meets Jackass. It is baffling watching the film and seeing people go down these extremely dangerous rides while the rides construction is being described to you. Perhaps the most famous of these is a water slide that was advertised as having the biggest loop in all of America. Minor spoilers here, but lets just say that of few people lost teeth in the loop, and some even more unfortunate soles found them later.

This film, and Action Park as a whole, is like a car crash, it is just a disaster at every corner, but you just can't look away. And it is by this nature that people kept coming to this park; not just in spite of, but because it is so dangerous. Getting a scar, as one interviewee put it, was like a badge of honor, proof that you survived Action Park. But the film doesn't shy away from the dark side of this park, details I don't want to spoil for those who don't know the full story.

I highly recommend this film. It is available on HBO Max, and can be bought directly on demand. This film not only is a great watch, but also a well made film by itself. I give action park eight broken bones out of ten.

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