IanThe World's Craziest Water Slides
August 18th 2010 02:40
As reported on Popular Mechanics, the water slide can be a feat of engineering genius. It uses nothing but gravity to give the rider a full set or twists, turns and drops all the way to the bottom.
Below are some of the wildest water slides in the world. View the full article here.
The Scorpion's Tail, designed by WhiteWater West of Canada, opened this Memorial Day and is the first capsule slide in America. It's 10 stories high and 400 feet long, with a near-vertical drop that takes riders plummeting at a rate of 50 feet per second.
The name says it all—the Wedgie on the Gold Coast in Australia has been setting swimsuits awry since March 2010. This slide, designed by ProSlide, has riders climb 58 feet in the air before the near-vertical free-fall drop through the narrow 32-inch enclosed tunnel.
The Wildebeest opened at Holiday World this April as a hydromagnetic water ride that includes seven drops, totaling 178 feet. The $5.5 million project is the second largest investment in the park's 64 years.
The Leap of Faith, part of Atlantis's 140-acre Aquaventure waterscape, is found in the life-size replica of a Mayan temple. This 60-foot-tall, nearly perpendicular slide ends in a clear, acrylic tunnel that transports sliders through a shark-filled lagoon.
The Jumeirah Sceirah speed slide in Dubai, UAE, is a 100-foot plummet slide that accelerates riders to a high speed of 50 miles per hour.
Below are some of the wildest water slides in the world. View the full article here.
Scorpion's Tail. Noah's Ark Family Park, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
The Wedgie. WhiteWater World, Dreamworld, Coomera, Australia
The Wildebeest. Holiday World and Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus, Ind.
Leap of Faith. Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
Jumeirah Sceirah. Wild Wadi Waterpark, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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