Action Park

One of New Jersey's near-mythical landmarks - Action Park- is becoming a movie, thanks to Johnny Knoxville. The actor & 'Jackass' stuntman will start production on a theme park comedy of that same name. Plus, an update on Mountain Creek's reversed rebranding of the waterpark.

The amusement park notorious for injuries in decades past is going to have trouble shaking that reputation.

We shared the news with you last Summer that the infamous Action Park is back. Of course, we're talking about the legendary, and legendarily dangerous waterpark in North Jersey. After closing in the late 90s, going through a series of different names, they came back amid much fanfare last year. So what kind of action does Action Park have going on these days? Check out this ridiculous first person

Stories about adventures (and misadventures) at New Jersey's Action Park have become legends over the past 20+ years. After all of the reminiscing, (and possibly therapy), the famous (and somewhat infamous) water park is officially reopening in only days.

There are few places in New Jersey steeped in as much lore as Action Park. Just last week we told you about the impending return of the legendary water park. When we talk about the good old days of the summertime getaway, the infamous looping water slide always comes into the conversation.

When I first heard the news, I thought that it had to be a late April Fool's joke. But no, apparently it's true. With a legend almost as rich as the Jersey Devil himself, a famous (and to some, infamous) New Jersey institution will be returning this summer. Ladies and gentlemen, Action Park is coming back.

For New Jerseyans who grew up in the 80s and 90s, a rite of passage was surviving a trip to Action Park in Vernon Township. Mashable takes a look back at the country's most terrifying water park. Watch for yourself: