Big water slide. The highest water slides in the world

Did you know that the height of the tallest waterslide is comparable to the height of a 15-story building? Did you ride one like this?

No. 10. X-Treme FASER - Erding, Germany

No. 9. The Scorpion's Tale - Wisconsin Dells, USA

No. 8. Jumeirah Sceirah - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

No. 7. Summit plummet - Orlando, USA

No. 6. Aqualoop - Slovenia

No. 5. Kilimanjaro - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

No. 4. Captain Spacemaker - Lido di Jesolo, Italy

No. 3. Insano - Fortaleza, Brazil

No. 2. Verruckt - Kansas City, USA

No. 1. Sky caliber - New Jersey, USA

Water attractions are leisure, salvation from the summer heat and good mood. We have collected in the review the most extreme waterslides, which also guarantee a solid dose of adrenaline. Such entertainment is suitable only for the most daring thrill-seekers.

Snake River Falls is the oldest slide.

In 1870 on the shores of Lake Erie in US state Ohio Cedar Point Amusement Park opens. The main attraction of the park is the water slide Snake River Falls, along which you move down from a height of 25 meters at a speed of 65 km / h.

Perilous Plunge - Risky Step

Knott's Berry Farm in California is one of the 13 most visited theme parks in the world. North America. One of its 40 attractions is Perilous Plunge(Risky Step) - a boat that seats 24 people, which falls from a height of 37 meters at an angle of 77.8 degrees. The speed of the boat falling is 85 km/h.

The tallest waterslide in the world is located in Kansas City at the Schlitterbahn Water Park. Verruckt translated from German - "mad". From a hill 52 meters high, daredevils roll down at a speed of 80 km / h.

Summit Plummet: at the speed of a car on the ass

Isano - slide from the Guinness Book of Records

The 41-meter Insano waterslide at Beach Park in Brazil has entered the Guinness Book of Records. A hill the height of a 14-story building rises above the trees and for the most part buildings in the vicinity. Few people dare to fly down almost a sheer hill at a speed of 105 km / h in 5 seconds.

Kilimanjaro - almost a mountain peak

Kilimanjaro is known to be the name of the high mountain in Africa. And this is also the name of a 50-meter water slide in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, from which water extreme lovers fly off in 5 seconds at a speed of 91 km / h. Moreover, the slide pipe is extended further down the hillside. Kilimanjaro is so high that every twentieth person who has climbed to its top refuses to slide down.

Spacemaker: 100 km/h on a rubber raft

In Venice, Italy, the Aqualandia water park is home to the Spacemaker waterslide. On it, you can slide down with your friends from a height of 40 meters at a speed of 100 km / h on a 4-seater raft. At the same time, most of the route is built at an angle of 60 degrees. Spacemaker is one of the 20 waterslides you can ride in Aqualandia.

Jumeirah Sceirah: Incredible Fall Down

Dubai has the most high building in the world, so it is not at all surprising that it is in Dubai that one of the highest water slides in the world is located. Jumeirah Sceirah is the pride of Wild Wadi Water Park. Recently, this water slide has been reconstructed and now it has become even faster and more extreme. Two people simultaneously suddenly fall into a hatch opening under their feet and fly through a 120 m long pipe at a speed of 80 km/h.

King Khajuna

The star attraction at Spain's Port Aventura's Aquatic Park is King Khajuna. This waterslide was named after a character in an ancient Hawaiian legend. The height of "King Hajun" is 31 meters, and anyone can ride along the chute, built at an angle of 55 degrees, at a speed of 6 meters per second.

The Devil's Drop - Devil's Drop

"Devil's Fall" is a rather intimidating name for a 29-meter waterslide located in the Aquarama water park in Castellón, Spain. Devil's Drop boasts the steepest water chute in Europe - a whopping 62 degrees.

Scary slide Xpirado

The waterslide at Xpirado Water Park is one of the most unique rides on this list due to its stylization of a menacing piranha. Having flown 32 meters at a speed of 87 km / h, as a result, the daredevil falls into a hot spring.

VertiGO is the highest slide.

VertiGO was launched on August 1, 2013 at Aqualandia Park in Benidorm, Spain. It bears the title of water slide from the very great height free fall in Europe. Visitors climb to the top of the hill, where a hatch opens under their feet. The height of the fall along the chute with water is 33 meters, and at the end a person develops a speed of 96.5 km / h. At the same time, there is another descent, lower, if the visitor does not dare to climb to the very top of VertiGO.

The Wedgie - the coolest turns.

Wedgie slide at White Water Park water world, located in Coomera, Australia, is an engineering marvel created by ProSlide. In 6 seconds, a person travels 18 meters in a stream of water in a closed pipe, that is, he descends at a speed of 3 meters per second. At the same time, the hill is notable for its sudden turns. Gradually, the rate of descent decreases towards the end of the tube.

Stukas

Near Verona, Italy built a water park called Caneva. It is notable for its attraction called Stukas - a 30-meter water slide in the chute of which a person accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in less than 3 seconds, faster than any Ferrari in the world. It's so fast that 40 percent of people refuse to ride the slide after climbing to the top ten-story landing. Stukas has the reputation of being the scariest waterslide in Italy.

Booster Loop: in a transparent tube with a height of 7 floors

Booster Loop is one of the fastest circular water slides in the world, which is located in the Aqua Park near Lake Geneva in Switzerland. In the Booster Loop, people roll from a height of 7 floors in a transparent tube at a speed of 80 km/h. For visitors there is a prerequisite - they must weigh at least 50 kg.

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It is difficult for adventure seekers to stay at home within four walls - they are always looking for something new and interesting for themselves. For this, rides in amusement parks are great, which can give you a real adrenaline rush. But today there are many more ways than crazy rollercoaster rides.

And if you want to up the ante, then the world exists theme parks, which are some of the highest water slides! And here are some of them:

1. Waterslide "Verrückt" (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)

Since 2014, Kansas has been home to the tallest waterslide in the world. Towering 168 feet (51.21 m), its starting point is even higher than Niagara Falls, and a three-person boat can travel nearly 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).

Unfortunately (or fortunately), adrenaline junkies won't be able to experience the thrill soon, as the waterslide is scheduled to close for the foreseeable future after an accident occurred on it in 2016.

2. Waterslide "Kilimanjaro" (Mato Grosso, Brazil)


Located on the territory state parkÁguas Quentes, "Kilimanjaro" is only a few feet lower than the water "Verrückt" - 164 feet (50 m).

They say that this slide is so steep that the body practically does not touch its surface until you are at the very bottom.

3. Waterslide "Insano" (Fortaleza, Brazil)


Located in the park "Beach Park" (Beach Park) on tourist resort in Brazil, "Insano" is a waterslide that will take you down at 65 miles per hour (104.61 km/h).

That means it's not going down by boat: it's just you and the slide, which is 135 feet (41.15 m) high. The ride ends with a four-second splash fall into the pool.

4. Scorpion’s Tail Waterslide (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA)


The Scorpion Tail Waterslide is located at Noah's Ark Waterpark, considered the largest amusement park in the United States.

The uniqueness of this water slide is that you do not even have to make an effort to go down - a special mechanism will do it for you. All you have to do is stand on the platform inside the pod and it will open up underneath you, forcing you to quickly descend the 400-foot (121.92 m) covered slide.

5. Jumeirah Sceirah Waterslide (Dubai, UAE)


Another super-extreme waterslide for real adrenaline addicts is located in Dubai, in the Wild Wadi Waterpark. It's like the Scorpion's Tail waterslide, where the floor you step on drops out from under your feet and you begin your fast-paced 102-foot (31.09 m) adventure at 80 miles per hour (128.75 km/h).

6. Waterslide "Free Fall Kamikaze" (Free Fall Kamikaze) (Algarve, Portugal)


Kamikaze Free Fall is a 104-foot (31.7 m) waterslide built in 2015 at Aquashow Water Park. You will get pleasure comparable to a trip through winding roller coaster. A journey at a speed of 70 km/h with a length of almost 129 meters!

7. Waterslide "Leap of Faith" (Leap of Faith) ( resort complex Paradise Island Atlantis Resort, Bahamas)


If descending an extraordinarily high waterslide is a piece of cake for you, Leap of Faith might test your strength.

Located at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas and surrounded by a real paradise, this waterslide will give you a colorful adventure on a 60-foot (18.29 m) slide.

An additional challenge is to slide into a pond with sharks swimming in it. Yes, that's right - sharks. But don't worry! You will stay safe because you will "dive" into this body of water on a covered slide.

8. Waterslides "Cliffhanger" and "Screaming Serpents" ("Cliffhanger" and "Screaming Serpents") (Galveston, Texas, USA)


Schlitterbahn Water Parks has two attractions for adrenaline junkies. Either you go to the Cliffhanger and enjoy the 81-foot (24.69 m) drop, or choose the Screaming Serpents for another spectacular immersive ride. In general, if the adrenaline rush is your thing, then it is better to ride both slides!

Did you know that the height of the tallest waterslide is comparable to the height of a 15-story building? Did you ride one like this?

No. 10. X-Treme FASER - Erding, Germany

One of the fastest slides in the world - X-Treme FASER - is located in the GALAXY center in Erding (39 km from the center of Munich). Length X-Treme FASER - 67 meters, height - 19 meters, accelerates to speeds over 72 km / h.

After riding the X-Treme FASER, several women received injuries related to the female anatomy, after which the management of the center forbade women to ride this slide. Now only males can ride the X-Treme FASER with a breeze.

No. 9. The Scorpion's Tale - Wisconsin Dells, USA

In the 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 lovers. From the platform, you fly sharply into the abyss and accelerate to 54 km / h. A few seconds of madness and huge speeds - and you are there!

No. 8. Jumeirah Sceirah - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Jumeirah Sceirah is the pride of Wild Wadi Water Park. Recently, this water slide has been reconstructed and now it has become even faster and more extreme.

After the vacationer climbs to a height of 33 meters, he will face a rapid descent along the 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 way, he suddenly falls down, almost in free fall. It is this section of the slide that 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

Summit plummet at Disney Blizzard Beach water park resembles a ski jump: cable car, artificial snow. An almost sheer fall awaits you, followed by a 100-meter race 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

Aquapark Terme 3000 boasts the Aqualoop slide with 360-degree loop. Accelerates a person up 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 while riding down the hill.

No. 5. Kilimanjaro - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Kilimanjaro in Rio de Janeiro was declared the tallest slide in the world in 2005 and held that 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.

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 Waterslide is located in the Fortaleza Beach 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 up the hill, you will see the beautiful port city of Fortaleza and the unusually 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

To date, the highest and longest waterslide 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 on top with a net, so that adrenaline lovers who are overclocked do not fly out of it.

To get to the starting point of this waterslide, visitors to the Verruckt must climb a 264-step staircase. The height of the structure is 51 meters, and the length of its pipe is about 100 meters.

At the same time, a boat with passengers can accelerate in a pipe filled with water 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 the Sky caliber - a water slide with a dead loop. This time, unlike in 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:

Every year June 21 is the summer solstice. This is the longest day in all 12 months. Some will spend it in an apartment with air conditioning on. Others are in the backyard of the house, grilling something. But perhaps the best place to spend this day is the water park. Going to the usual rides is too commonplace. In order to make your visit memorable for a lifetime, you should go to those places where there are the most terrible and crazy water slides in the world. Below, we'll list seven of these rides that are found around the world, from the United States to the United States. United Arab Emirates. Riding on any of these water slides is guaranteed to be remembered for the rest of your life.

"Insano" (Brazil)

Located 55 miles south of Fortaleza along northeast coast Brazil. It is here that the Insano slide attracts "adrenaline junkies". Its height reaches 140 feet, which is approximately equal to the height of a 14-story building. On this moment it is the tallest in the world and is listed in the Guinness Book of Records. When descending, you can accelerate to an incredible 100 kilometers per hour. Since most of the time a person is in free fall, the trip lasts only 4-5 seconds.

"Brainwash" (Florida)

Orlando is famous not only for the Disney Recreation Center, but also for this waterslide. From two to four people can ride on it. A vertical fall from a height of 55 feet is accompanied by audio and video effects.

"Akvalup" (Slovenia)

This attraction has a 360-degree loop that allows you to accelerate to 60 kilometers per hour. The slide is located on the territory of thermal springs, so during the descent you can enjoy beautiful views.

"Fizer" (Germany)

It is located in the city of Erding near Munich. On this slide, you can accelerate to 70 kilometers per hour.

Summit Plummet (Florida)

Located at Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park. A 36-meter slope will allow extreme sportsmen to test their strength. Well, the height of a 12-story building will allow you to move down the hill at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour.

Scorpion Tail (Wisconsin)

Located right in the middle of the state, 55 miles north of Madison. The height of the slide is about the same as that of a ten-story building. The length of the descent is 122 meters, but the maximum acceleration speed is small - only 15 kilometers per hour.

Leap of Faith (Bahamas)

The hill is a copy of the Mayan temple. The main highlight of this attraction is that its pipe passes through the pool with swimming sharks. So when descending through an 18-meter tunnel, one can only hope for the strength of its walls.