True, this place existed before the Argosy, and in a different region of the country, but I think we did a pretty good job of keeping the dream alive:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_Park
Knowing full well that most Pandas are not readers, I've lifted the money quotes from the end:
Some even credit the park for making them learn some difficult lessons. In 2000, one, Matthew Callan, recalled Action Park thus:
Action Park made adults of a generation of Tri-State Area kids who strolled through its blood-stained gates, by teaching us the truth about life: it is not safe, you will get hurt a lot, and you'll ride all the way home burnt beyond belief.[18]
Chris Gethard, a writer for Weird NJ and the associated book series, concurs:
Action Park was a true rite of passage for any New Jerseyan of my generation. When I get to talking about it with other Jerseyans, we share stories as if we are veterans who served in combat together. I suspect that many of us may have come closest to death on some of those rides up in Vernon Valley. I consider it a true shame that future generations will never know the terror of proving their grit at New Jersey's most dangerous amusement park.[11]
The Obstacle exists in our minds, and wherever we may choose to build it, it is the new Action Park!