The tallest slide in the world - Brazil. For extreme sports enthusiasts: the highest water slide. Water slides: Cliffhanger
New tallest water slide in the world June 26th, 2016
Some time ago we discussed. Its height was 41 meters.
Schlitterbahn Water Park opened last year. The steepest slide, Verrückt, reaches 52 meters in height, which is a full half meter higher than the Statue of Liberty. The spiral climb takes professional risk-takers to the very top, where they are divided into teams of 4, seated on rubber rafts and rushed down at a speed of 120 km/h.
Let's take a closer look at it...
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"Verrückt" translated from German means "crazy" - in fact, only crazy extreme sports and thrill-seekers would dare to ride the highest and fastest water slide.
The Verrückt water slide is officially recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest in the world: its height is 51.38 m
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The Verrückt Meg-a-Blaster is a design triumph of insane proportions from Jeff Henry, co-owner and “evil genius” of Schlitterbahn Waterparks. Henry decided he wanted to build a record-breaking slide, which resulted in the creation of "Verrückt".
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“Verrückt” takes four people down in parallel, and as Henry noted, “It’s a lot more fun when someone is screaming next to your ear.” It all starts with a scary fall from a 17-story height and continues with a small climb. And this is more than 180 meters of wet extreme sports. After an initial drop steeper than any ski slope, you reach a second rise five stories high, with new water technology.
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The massive tower around which you'll climb to dizzying heights is made from railroad tanks, cut up and welded together. Builders reuse the material to build the "Verrückt". The attraction differs from Kilimanjaro in that it will be a raft ride and the body will not touch the surface. Although, of course, a raft is not a very comfortable transport when you are flying 50 sheer meters down.
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"Verrückt" is taller than Niagara Falls, the Statue of Liberty (from sandals to torch) and the Tower of London. Not only will it be the world's tallest coaster, but it will also be the steepest and fastest. Henry says that “Verrückt will change the industry. The biggest challenge will be to find extreme sports enthusiasts who will dare to go down.” If you are brave enough, visit Kansas City and challenge yourself!
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How about this roller coaster?
The tallest water slide in the world is located in Brazil. It's called Kilimanjaro. It was built in 1999 at the Aquas Quentes Country Club near Rio de Janeiro. Its height is 49.9 meters! This is the height of a 17-story building. Your head just goes spinning, being next to this giant! It will take you a long time to climb to a height of 50 meters, but the descent on the Kilimanjaro slide will take only 7 seconds. And this at a speed of more than 100 meters/hour! By the way, the other tallest slide in the world is also located in Brazil. This is the Insano water slide in the Fortaleza Beach Park water park. It held the title of the tallest water slide in the world until 2005. Its height is slightly less, only 41 meters.
The longest water slide in the world.
Americans are big fans of roller coasters or Russian coasters, when you, with your eyes closed, rush along steep turns, diving up and down. It is not surprising that America is home to the two longest water slides in the world! These are the Wildebeest and Mammoth slides at the Holiday World & Splashin' Safari entertainment center, which is located in Indiana in the city of Santa -Klaus. The length of the slides is simply amazing! The Wildebeest stretches across the park for 520 meters! This is one of the longest water slides in the world! Only Mammoth is longer than it. Its length is 537 meters. It was the Mammoth water slide that was included in the Book Guinness World Records in 2012. You will cover the entire distance (more than 500 meters) in less than 3 minutes. A crazy roller coaster awaits you, where instead of small carriages there are inflatable rafts designed for 4 people. During the descent you will overcome steep climbs and descend from 20 meters high, spin around a closed pipe until the water pushes you out into open areas again, so that you can experience the most unpredictable descents. Such a descent will be remembered for a long time by everyone!
The scariest water slide.
The United Arab Emirates resembles an oriental fairy tale come to life. Everything here surprises and amazes. It was in the United Arab Emirates that a water slide with sharks was first built. It is located on the First artificial Palm Island in the Aquaventure water park. The slide was called “The Leap of Faith”. An extraordinary pyramid 27 meters high rises above the water park. This is the water attraction “The Leap of Faith”. An almost vertical descent awaits you from the pyramid. While you wait your turn at the top of the pyramid, you can watch the sharks below. It seems that the pool below is simply teeming with bloodthirsty predators looking out for their prey. You'll have time to spot a couple of sharks as you quickly descend the slide before you disappear from their greedy gaze underwater. It seems that the worst is already behind us. But once underwater you almost encounter sharks. A thin glass pipe separates you from them! It seems that you can reach out and touch the sharks. But the water quickly carries you through a pool with sharks. The adrenaline just goes off scale after such an attraction!
Water parks are great family entertainment that you can arrange for yourself and your loved ones at any time of the year. In some of them, thrill-seekers can also pamper themselves. We have prepared a selection in which we have collected the highest water slides in the world - descending from them guarantees a hefty dose of adrenaline.
Height 27 m
Opens the list of the tallest water slides, located in Calypso Park, Ontario, Canada. It looks like a tower consisting of 10 slides. Four of them are designed for families with children and start at a height of 9 meters, the other two slides intertwine with each other and the descent from them is located at a height of 16 meters. The remaining four slides are designed for extreme descent from a height of 27 meters.
Height 30 m
Ninth place in the list of the highest water slides in the world is occupied by the attraction located in the Caneva water park (Italy, province of Verona, Movieland studios amusement park). The 30-meter water slide allows you to reach speeds of up to 100 km/h. It is equal in height to a ten-story building. Stukas is considered the most terrifying water attraction in Italy - some visitors categorically refuse to go down it once they find themselves on the upper platform of the extreme attraction.
Height 31 m
In 8th place among the tallest water slides in the world is the stunning attraction of the Spanish water park Port Aventura’s Aquatic Park. Daredevils who want to slide down from it will have an almost free fall from a height of 31 meters along a chute located at an angle of 55 degrees. The speed of descent on this slide is 6 meters per second. The extreme attraction is named after one of the famous characters of the ancient Hawaiian epic.
Height 33 m
The attraction, opened in the summer of 2013 in the Spanish Aqualandia park in Benidorm, ranks 7th in the list of tall water slides. The extreme attraction consists of two descents: the first is 33 meters high, and the second, lower, is 28 meters. Those wishing to make the descent are transported to the top in a transparent sealed capsule. Under the feet of the daredevil, by pressing a button, a hatch opens and the descent begins, during which the person reaches speeds of up to 100 km/h.
VertiGO has gained fame as the tallest water capsule slide in Europe.
Height 33 m
Jumeirah Sceirah Wild Wadi Waterpark is ranked as the 6th tallest water slide in the world. This is one of the best and extreme attractions in Dubai. The park is located at the foot of the symbol of the modern city - the famous sail-shaped hotel Burj Al Arab. The pride of the amusement park is Jumeirah Sceirah, one of the tallest and fastest water slides in the world. Their height is 33 meters. The extreme descent begins with a fall into a chute through a hatch. By the middle of the journey, when it seems to the tourist that all the worst is behind him, another rapid descent awaits him at a speed of up to 80 km/h.
Height 36 m
The 5th tallest water slide in the world is the 36.6-meter springboard attraction, located in Florida, at the Walt Disney World Resort. The slide, called "Precipitous Fall", is located at the very top of the green artificial hill Gushmore. The inclination angle of the first section is almost 90 degrees, and the descent speed is 97 km/h. For a long time, the Summit Plummet attraction was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest water slide in the world. The park, in addition to its amazing water activities, is famous for the fact that there is artificial snow everywhere on its territory.
Height 40 m
Venice attracts tourists not only with its famous canals and eventful history of the city, but also with the Aqualandia water park, which houses one of the tallest water slides in the world -. Its height is 40.2 meters. Most of the track is at an angle of 60 degrees, which allows fans of extreme descent to reach speeds of up to 100 km/h.
Height 41 m
Third place in the list of the tallest water slides in the world belongs to the 41-meter one. It is located in the Brazilian Beach Park water park. Only a madman would dare to descend from the height of a 14-story building, which is why the slide, translated from Portuguese, is called “Mad.” The descent from an almost vertical slide takes about 5 seconds. The speed of a person sliding down it reaches 105 km/h.
Height 49 m
In 2nd place among the highest water slides in the world is the attraction located in the Brazilian water park Aquas Quentes Country Club. The Kilimanjaro slide, whose height is equal to a 17-story building, was once included in the Guinness Book of Records. The 49.9-meter-high colossus could only be surpassed by the Verruckt slide, built a few years ago in the USA.
Kilimanjaro's inclination angle is 60 degrees, and this allows those descending to reach enormous speeds of up to 100 km/h.
Height 51 m
The first place in the list of the highest water slides in the world is occupied by an extreme attraction located in the Schlitterbahn Water Park, Kansas City, USA, which opened several years ago.
To make the extreme descent from the top of the Verruckt slide, thrill-seekers will have to overcome a spiral climb consisting of almost 300 steps. The height of the slide is 51 meters 40 centimeters, which approximately corresponds to the height of a 17-story building. To better understand the grandeur of the structure, it can be compared with the Statue of Liberty - the height of the statue itself without a pedestal is 46 meters.
The average speed of descent from the hill is 105 km/h. The extreme attraction is made in the form of a wave - once at the bottom, the raft with water park visitors, due to acceleration, begins to quickly rise to the height of a five-story building.
Unfortunately, there was an accident associated with the highest water slide - a 10-year-old boy died while descending from the main attraction of the water park, the Verruckt slide. Since the opening of the attraction, only children over 14 years old and at least 137 cm tall were allowed on it. Probably, the rules were later relaxed. The police did not disclose the details of the tragedy.
Did you know that the tallest water slide is comparable to the height of a 15-story building? Have you ridden one?
No. 10. X-Treme FASER - Erding, Germany
One of the fastest coasters in the world - X-Treme FASER - is located at the GALAXY center in Erding (39 km from the center of Munich). The X-Treme FASER is 67 meters long, 19 meters high, and accelerates to speeds of over 72 km/h.
After riding the X-Treme FASER, several women suffered injuries related to the female anatomy, after which the center’s management banned women from riding this slide. Now only males can have a blast on the X-Treme FASER.
No. 9. The Scorpion's Tale - Wisconsin Dells, USA
In Noah's Ark water park you will find the Scorpion's Tail slide. The length of the slide is 122 meters.
This slide is suitable for true adrenaline junkies. From the platform you suddenly fly into the abyss and accelerate to 54 km/h. A few seconds of madness and great speed - and you are there!
No. 8. Jumeirah Sceirah - Dubai, UAE
Jumeirah Sceirah is the pride of the Wild Wadi Water Park. This water slide has recently been renovated and is now even faster and more extreme.
After the vacationer climbs to a height of 33 meters, he will have to rapidly descend along a plastic chute at great speed. After the initial acceleration, it seems to the tourist that everything will go smoothly, but somewhere in the middle of the journey he suddenly falls down, almost in free fall. This section of the slide is the most attractive for thrill-seekers. The length of the slide is 120 m, the maximum acceleration speed is 80 km/h.
No. 7. Summit plummet - Orlando, USA
The Summit plummet slide at the Disney Blizzard Beach water park resembles a ski jump: a cable car, artificial snow. An almost sheer drop awaits you, followed by a hundred-meter ride along a narrow chute at a speed of almost 100 km/h.
The height of the slide is about 37 meters, the angle of inclination of the first section of the slide is close to 90 degrees.
No. 6. Aqualoop - Slovenia
The Terme 3000 water park boasts an Aqualoop slide with a 360-degree loop. Accelerates a person to 60 km per hour. The length of the slide is almost 90 meters.
The attraction is located in the thermal springs area of Slovenia, and you can enjoy amazing views during the ride.
No. 5. Kilimanjaro - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kilimanjaro in Rio de Janeiro was declared the tallest coaster in the world in 2005 and held this position until 2014. Almost 50 meters high, the angle of inclination is 60 degrees, on Kilimanjaro you will fly at a speed of 90 km/h. 5 seconds of fear and you're down.
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No. 4. Captain Spacemaker - Lido di Jesolo, Italy
The height of the Captain Spacemaker slide is 42 meters. It is located in the Aqualandia water park in Italy. When descending in 3 or 4 inflatable rubber boats, a speed of 100 km/h is achieved thanks to a slope of 60 degrees.
No. 3. Insano - Fortaleza, Brazil
The Insano water slide is located in the Fortaleza Beach Park water park. Insano was the tallest slide in the world until 2005. The height of the slide is 41 meters, comparable to the height of a 14-story building.
Climbing the hill, you will see the beautiful port city of Fortaleza and the incredibly beautiful coast of the Atlantic Ocean in full view. The descent from the hill is almost vertical; in 5-6 seconds of flight a person accelerates to 100 km/h.
No. 2. Verruckt - Kansas City, USA
Today, the tallest and longest water slide in the world is Verruckt.
Verruckt opened at the Schlitterbahn Water Park in Kansas City. You can go down the Verruckt only on a special inflatable boat designed for three passengers. And for the safety of people who find themselves on this attraction, the water slide along its entire length is closed at the top with a net so that highly accelerated adrenaline junkies do not fly out of it.
To get to the launch pad of this water slide, visitors to Verruckt must climb a staircase of 264 steps. The height of the structure is 51 meters, and the length of its pipe is about 100 m.
In this case, a boat with passengers can accelerate in a water-filled pipe to a speed of 105 kilometers per hour. And this is very tickling the nerves of people who find themselves on this attraction.
No. 1. Sky caliber - New Jersey, USA
Action Park made attempt number two and opened Sky caliber - a water slide with a loop. This time, unlike 1985, when the Cannonball loop was opened, the slide is as safe as possible. Visitors are provided with special protective equipment.
The slide has a height of 27 meters, the free fall area is 12 meters. The height of the dead loop is -9 meters, the speed on the hill is 80 km / h.
P.S.
The largest water parks in Russia
Gelendzhik: “Golden Bay” – 15.4 hectares;
Novosibirsk: Aquamir byKvarsis - 40,000 sq.m;
Anapa: "Tiki-Tak" - 35,000 sq.m;
St. Petersburg: "Piterland" -25,000 sq.m.;
Rostov-on-Don: "H2O" - 20,000 sq.m.
Summary of previous episodes:
Do you love attractions as much as TravelAsk loves them? Yes, such that it will take your breath away? We will tell you about the highest water slides in the world, scary and sometimes dangerous.
120 meter record
In second place is the water slide at the Schlitterbahn water park called Verruckt, which means “crazy” in German. The attraction is really insanely high: its height is 52 meters, which is equal to a 17-story building.
The length of the attraction is 183 meters. In addition, during the journey, extreme sports enthusiasts will face another ascent of about a five-story building.
People come not one at a time, but on four-seater rafts. The speed that this very raft develops is about 96 kilometers per hour.
During construction, the height was carefully kept secret so that no one would surpass this record.
The slide opened in July 2014, but it did not operate for long. In August 2016, a tragedy occurred: a teenager died during the descent and the passengers on the raft were injured. After this the slide is closed.
On top of Kilimanjaro
The third place rightfully goes to the Brazilian water slide, which is named after the potentially dangerous volcano – Kilimanjaro. Indeed, an explosion of emotions is guaranteed: after all, the height of the slide is 49.9 meters.
It will take a lot of time to climb the giant. However, the descent will only take 7 seconds. At its height, Kilimanjaro has an inclination angle of 60 degrees.
This allows you to develop breakneck speed.
