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The tallest water slides in the world

Water parks are excellent family fun, which you can arrange for yourself and your loved ones at any time of the year. Some of them can also be pampered by thrill-seekers. We have compiled a selection of the tallest water slides in the world - descending from them guarantees a hefty dose of adrenaline.

10. Summit Tower | 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 for family vacation 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 other four slides are designed for extreme descent from a height of 27 meters.

9. Stukas | Height 30 m

The ninth place in the list of the tallest water slides in the world is occupied by an attraction located in the Caneva water park (Italy, province of Verona, amusement park Movieland studios). 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 of the visitors categorically refuse to go down it, finding themselves on the upper platform of an extreme attraction.

8. King Khajuna | Height 31 m

On the 8th place among the tallest water slides in the world is the stunning attraction of the Spanish water park Port Aventura's Aquatic Park. Those who want to slide down from it, the daredevils 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 along this hill is 6 meters per second. The extreme ride is named after one of the famous characters from the ancient Hawaiian epic.

7. VertiGO | Height 33 m

The attraction, which opened in the summer of 2013 at the Spanish Aqualandia Park in Benidorm, ranks 7th on the list of tall water slides. The extreme attraction consists of two slopes: the first is 33 meters high, and the second, lower one - 28 meters. Those who wish to make the descent are brought upstairs in a transparent sealed capsule. Under the feet of the daredevil, by pressing a button, the hatch opens and the descent begins, during which the person develops a speed of up to 100 km / h.

VertiGO is known as the tallest water capsule slide in Europe.

6. Jumeirah Sceirah | Height 33 m

Jumeirah Sceirah Wild Wadi Waterpark is ranked 6th on the list of the tallest water slides in the world. This is one of the best and extreme attractions in Dubai. The park is located at the foot of the symbol modern city- the famous hotel in the form of the Burj Al Arab sail. 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. An extreme descent begins with a fall into a chute through a hatch. Towards the middle of the way, when it seems to the tourist that all the worst is left behind, he will have another rapid descent downward at a speed of up to 80 km / h.

5. Summit Plummet | Height 36 m

Ranked 5th among the tallest water slides in the world, there is a 36.6-meter trampoline ride located in Florida, in the Walt Disney amusement park. World Resort... The slide, called "Rapid Fall", sits at the very top of the green man-made Gushmore hill. The angle of inclination 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 tallest water slide in the world. The park, in addition to its amazing water activities, is famous for the fact that artificial snow lies everywhere on its territory.

4. Captain Spacemaker | Height 40 m

Venice attracts tourists not only with its famous canals and rich history of the city, but also with the Aqualandia water park, which houses one of the highest 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.

3. Insano | Height 41 m

The third place in the list of the tallest water slides in the world belongs to the 41-meter one. It is located in a Brazilian water park Beach Park... Only a madman will dare to descend from the height of a 14-storey building, so the hill in translation from Portuguese bears the name "Mad". Descent from an almost vertical slide takes about 5 seconds. The speed of a person moving down it reaches 105 km / h.

2. Kilimanjaro | Height 49 m

On the 2nd place among the highest water slides in the world is an attraction located in the Brazilian Aquas Quentes Country Club water park. The hill "Kilimanjaro", the height of which is equal to a 17-storey building, was once included in the Guinness Book of Records. Only the Verruckt slide, built a few years ago in the USA, was able to bypass the 49.9-meter hulk.

The angle of inclination of "Kilimanjaro" is 60 degrees, and this allows the descendants to develop a tremendous speed of up to 100 km / h.

1. Verruckt | Height 51 m

The first place in the list of the tallest water slides in the world is occupied by an extreme attraction located in the Schlitterbahn Water Park, which opened a few years ago, in Kansas City, USA.

To make an extreme descent from the top of the Verruckt slide, thrill-seekers will have to overcome a spiral ascent consisting of almost 300 steps. The height of the slide is 51 meters 40 centimeters, which roughly corresponds to the height of a 17-storey 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 visitors to the water park, due to acceleration, begins to quickly rise to the height of a five-story building.

Unfortunately, an accident is associated with the highest water slide - a 10-year-old boy died while descending from the main attraction of the Verruckt water park. From the beginning of the opening of the attraction, only children from 14 years old and at least 137 cm tall were allowed on it. Probably, later the rules were relaxed. The police did not disclose the details of the tragedy.

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Each vacationer has his own way of imagining water activities. For some, it is quite enough just to splash in a pool with clean water. Well, there are also those extreme people who need the highest water slide in the world for complete happiness. Every year there are more and more such entertainments in the world and the roller coaster is getting higher. The main part of such entertainment is located overseas, but in Europe there are several attractions that can be safely attributed to the highest water slides.

Spain, attraction VertiGo

In 2013, the highest capsule slide opened in Benidorm, Spain. The height of this slide is 33 meters, but there is also a lower one nearby - for those who are afraid to immediately climb to such a height. The first daredevils who dared to try such entertainment were simply breathtaking from the sensations. Some shouted, others crossed themselves, others simply closed their eyes so as not to see everything that was happening. This is not surprising, because the speed with which a person rushes down a special capsule is about 100 km / h.

On the day of the opening of the slide, a large number of people gathered in the pool who wanted to look at the faces, those who dared to embark on such an adventure. Inside the capsule, under the feet of the person, there is a special hatch that opens at the signal of the employee of the attraction. A moment - and the extreme is already flying down, and the speed of the fall is constantly increasing. Before allowing tourists to climb the slide, it was tested by rescuers working in this water park.

UAE, Dubai, Jumeirah Sceirah

The Middle East also did not want to lag behind, and a capsule water slide was built in the Emirates, which is in no way inferior to the Spanish attraction. After the vacationer climbs to a height of 33 meters, he will have to descend rapidly along the plastic chute at great speed. After the initial acceleration, it seems to the tourist that everything will go on calmly, but somewhere in the middle of the path he unexpectedly falls down, almost in free fall. This section of the slide is the most attractive for thrill-seekers.

During the entire operation of this attraction, no accidents were recorded on this slide (except, of course, the loss of some bathing accessories on the way down).

Brazil, Fortaleza, Insano water slide

This attraction is not only the tallest water slide in the world, but also a Guinness World Record holder. It is located in the Beach Park water park, near the Brazilian city of Fortaleza. Its name, Insano, in translation means insane, and one cannot but agree with this. The height of this slide is equal to the height of a 14-storey building (41 meters). Not only is it very high, the descent along it is almost vertical, which adds even more extreme to tourists. For those 5 seconds that the descent lasts, a person develops a speed of up to 105 km / h, and this is the speed of a rushing car.

After a successful descent, a vacationer has the opportunity to watch a video showing his adventure, and even take a recording with him as a souvenir. Such footage can be reviewed over and over again. True, access to such entertainment is not available to everyone. It is strictly forbidden to enter the attraction for pregnant women, children whose height has not reached 140 cm and people with cardiovascular disorders.

Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Kilimanjaro slide

This water slide fully lives up to its name (Kilimanjaro is the most high mountain Africa). Those who wish to ride from such a mountain are invited to overcome 50 meters in 5 seconds. The maximum speed that is reached during the descent is about 90 km / h. The employees of the attraction keep their statistics, and they say that one in twenty visitors hesitates to overcome this path and goes back down. Not everyone has the courage to dare such a risky act.

United States, Kansas City, Verruckt

The tallest water slide in the world recently opened in the US at the Schlitterbahn water park. The height of this attraction is almost 52 meters. She surpassed in height and Niagara Falls, and the Statue of Liberty, although there are not so many desperate daredevils who are ready to descend from such a height.

A spiral ascent, consisting of 264 steps, leads to the very top of the slide, where those who want to ride are seated in four-seater rubber rafts and tightly tied to them. In the first tests of this attraction, the engineers were unable to make sure that the sandbags (tested on them) did not come off the slide and did not rise into the air. For greater safety, the gutter itself, along which the descent takes place, is fenced with a net. This is really necessary, because the speed at which the daredevil descends is approximately 120 km / h.

On the this moment the tallest water slide in the world is closed. Unfortunately, a child recently died on this ride. All the details of this incident are still not fully known, but there are rumors that he flew out of the front seat and broke his neck on the upper railing of the gutter. There is no official version yet, but the fact that a 10-year-old teenager was admitted to this attraction is already a court case. The fact is that the entrance to this hill is allowed only from the age of 14.

It is not yet known whether this water slide will open again or not, but some hotheads of individual extreme lovers will cool this incident a little. Indeed, for a good rest, it is not at all necessary to climb to such a height and risk your life.

Ideal rest - everyone understands this concept in their own way. For some, an imposing pastime on the beach is optimal, while others get real pleasure from an active or even extreme vacation.

The heart beats faster, with every second a huge portion of adrenaline is thrown into the bloodstream, and the brain, in the meantime, seems to turn off, but the brilliance of the sensations does not decrease from this! Believe me, you will have enough impressions for many years if you dare to conquer the largest water slide in the world!

Summit plummet

In the water park called Disney Blizzard Beach, which is located in Florida, there is one of the most extreme water slopes - about 37 meters high. Despite the fact that the summer is always sunny and quite hot here, those wishing to descend from Summit Plummet will find snowdrifts at the top and along the entire route, which make this attraction look rather unusual and looks more like a ski jump. But since the snow is artificial, the likelihood of freezing something to yourself is reduced to zero.

To climb Summit Plummet you don't have to put in any special effort - here is cable car... And if the ascent is easy, then it is at the top of the water slide that you will have to be very hard. Why? Because you need to have nerves of steel to sit in a narrow chute, let go of your hands and ... experience an incredible feeling when you are rapidly falling down at a speed of 100 km / h. Ready? Then Summit Plummet is waiting for you!

For more than 15 years, this slide has held the proud title of the highest water slide in the world. Its height is 41 m and it is located in the water park, which bears the name of Fortaleza Beach Park. And if you have planned your vacation in the Brazilian resort of Fortaleza, then you simply have no right to pass by its luxurious attraction, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.

Insano is a water slide that not everyone dares to slide down. Its descent is almost vertical, and its height is equal to that of a 14-storey building. Anyone who dares to climb to the top of this Brazilian attraction will be able to learn what a bird's eye view is and fully enjoy the surrounding landscape.

But the view of the coast and the port city is not the main thing! You are at the top and now you should collect all your will into a fist and make a real flight down. Its duration does not exceed 7 seconds, but because of the tremendous speed, which is about 105 km / h, the sensations are incredible! In this short time you will experience amazing, incomparable feelings!

Verrückt

But the biggest shot of adrenaline awaits you in Kansas City, where the Verrückt water slide awaits all madmen in a park called Schlitterbahn. Only true daredevils are able to agree to this adventure, since this slide is not only the highest in the world, but also one of the most extreme. By agreeing to this flight, you get several pleasures at once:

• fast travel along the waterslide;
• an incredible track that wags like rails on a roller coaster;
• amazing turns, forcing you to fall down and immediately soar up.

And all this happens at an incredible speed that reaches 120 km / h. The highest section of the Verrückt water slide is 52 m. And if you compare it with famous buildings, then, for example, the Statue of Liberty will be half a meter lower than this attraction. The same can be said about some of the world's other landmarks, such as the Tower and Niagara Falls - they are also inferior in height to this amazing water slide.

In order to reach the top of the Verrückt slide, you have to climb 264 steps. At the top, risk lovers are already waiting for rubber rafts, each of which can accommodate 3 people. And then only a dizzying flight from the height of a 17-storey building and another 180 m of incredible extreme! At the same time, the first fall is not the only one - immediately after it, you will be lifted to a height of about 5 floors and carried further along a narrow and, as it seems to many, endless gutter.

Do you want to tickle your nerves? Then you are on the highest water slide in the world!

In the water park, even adults pay attention big slides... This fun is not just for little people. After all, for their amusement, people have built real monsters that can scare even an avid lover of water recreation.

Wiegand Maelzer Slide Tower, Area47, Tyrol, Austria. Typically, Tyrol beckons extreme lovers in winter. Indeed, during ski season you can ride with the breeze. But even in the summer you can have a good rest here. The unique water park Area47 offers a dizzying descent. Having risen to a height of 30 meters, everyone can decide on the spot which of the five slides to slide down. The most dangerous of them is a 100-meter gutter, twisted in a spiral. The most desperate ones can decide to slide down a special 30-meter slope on a special board resembling a snowboard. Only at the end of the track the extreme will have a surprise in the form of a springboard.

Divertical, Mirabilandia, Ravenna, Italy. An interesting hybrid of water and roller coasters has recently appeared in this Italian amusement park. The construction of the slide was completed in 2012 and cost $ 26 million. A dozen people climb up on a trailer. At the same time, the height is about 60 meters, it should be noted that this is the largest such attraction in the world. The wagon begins to rush rapidly down the rails along a bizarrely curved path. As a result, under the screams of agitated people, transport flies into the pools. A sea of ​​spray immediately rises upward, crashing down on the passengers. The dive takes place at an angle of 45 degrees at a speed of 65 km / h.

Toboggan, Città del Mare Hotel Village, Palermo, Italy. V scenic location the islands of Sicily are located at once 11 steep descents into the water. Interestingly, not all paths end with the pool, some throw people directly into the Mediterranean Sea. Only at such a high speed it will not be possible to admire the sea views of the Gulf of Castellammare, but this can be done later, relaxing on a sun lounger by the pool.

The Leap of Faith, Aquaventure, Dubai, UAE. This huge water park is located on the Palm Island in Dubai. In this entertainment center, you can swim with dolphins, ride an inflatable torus on a "lazy" river, and then just lie on an excellent sandy beach... But many people come here because of the ziggurat. Climbing this tower, you are invited to choose your entertainment according to the level of courage. You can ride through a transparent underwater tunnel, which runs right among the kingdom of sharks swimming here, or you can make the "Leap of Faith" - down a vertical chute from a height of 30 meters. There is a similar water park in the Bahamas. There, in 2008, a real reef shark broke into the pool. It's good that the attraction was closed for visitors at this time. And the unfortunate creature could not bear the chlorinated water and died.

RideHouse, Happy Magic Water Cube Waterpark, Beijing, China. The Chinese have managed to radically modify the usual swimming pool. After the end of the Olympics, it was rebuilt, creating the largest water park in Asia. The design is striking - there are valves, and water cannons, jellyfish, nets ... Visitors will not be bored - you can ride from a seven-story slide, swim in a pool with waves, soak up a jacuzzi with deep-sea tornadoes. But the most interesting entertainment here is the Ridehouse. This structure has combined as many as 12 slides. At the same time, while some daredevils sweep through the curved labyrinths, a huge cube of water is poured out on others standing in line every 2 minutes.

Behemoth Bowl, Chimelong Water Park, Guangzhou, China. Few people dare to ride a hippopotamus slide at Chimelong Water Park. Rare daredevils are seated on a small inflatable raft. It accelerates through a semi-transparent one-hundred-meter tunnel to a speed of 10 meters per second. Then the structure flies into a large bowl and, whirling around in it, falls into the drain in the middle. And only then, through the gutter, people enter the pool. At the same time, the system of accurate passage of the raft along the path set by the engineers has even received a patent, which guarantees safety.

Insano, Beach Park, Aquiras, Brazil. Even though this 40-meter slide is not the highest in the world, people here in the Brazilian resort can fly almost perpendicular to the ground for about 5 seconds. Insano is quite simple construction - it is the only slope, it is just quite steep. The moments of traveling along the sheer gutter from the height of the 14-storey building will certainly be remembered for a lifetime. Indeed, in a short time, a person will accelerate to a speed of 100 km / h, and you can already understand what exactly happened when you are in the pool. Although the slide is not the highest in the world, 788 thousand people came to ride it or just admire the high-speed races in 2011.

Mount Gushmore's Summit Plummet, Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World, Orlando, USA. It is strange to see snow in hot summer. But the first thing that catches your eye in this amusement park is precisely the 30-meter snow-covered mountain. A small wooden house flaunts at its top. From here you can slide down the chute, and at the end of the path there will be a small springboard. Jumping on it, you can feel the chilling horror of free fall from a height of 36 meters and at a speed of 100 km / h. Disney Park Scenic Hill is the most photographed man-made mountain in the world.

King Cobra, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Jackson, USA. The name of the king cobra was given to this hill for a reason. It is the longest snake on the planet. Inside a 78-meter slide, painted with red, black and orange stripes, you can accelerate along the pipe to a speed of 50 km / h. At the same time, the lover of such entertainment will have to overcome unexpected turns and sharp dizzying descents. The attraction appeared in 2012, but has already become a sensation. Today, this water slide is one of the scariest in the world.

AquaDuck, cruise ships Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy. The creators of these cruise liners tried to create real water parks on them. That is why the AquaDuck attraction turned out to be unique, and you should also take into account its size. While the ship is sailing the oceans, any passenger can pass the time by traveling on a two-seater inflatable raft along a transparent acrylic tube. The start is from the stern on the 12th deck, then the route runs right outside the ship at a height of 45 meters above the water level.

Wild Vortex, Wielderness at the Smokies, USA. In this water park, most of the rides are hidden under a large roof, allowing you to enjoy the thrill throughout all year round... However, adrenaline lovers choose the one laid out under open air slide Wild Vortex. Its height is 20 meters, and it opened in June 2012. The entire ride is only 7 seconds long, however don't underestimate this attraction. Sharp vertical climbs and loops give a sense of the game of gravity, riders experience overload up to 2.5G. In addition, the slide promises a surprise - at the start, the hatch under the person suddenly opens and the first 12 meters of the path pass in a state of free fall.

Cliffanger, Schlitterbahn, Galveston, USA. This amusement park opened in 2007. The mountain climber became the tallest of all four similar American institutions. Here, too, the beginning of the path begins with an almost vertical fall down. People fly into the water at a speed of 35 miles per hour in just 25 meters. It should be noted that this slide is open, so that extreme people can see how quickly the world around them sweeps before their eyes.

Mammoth, Holiday World and Splashin 'Safari, Santa Claus, USA. This waterslide cost $ 5.5 million. For its operation, a special asynchronous linear motor is used. From the 7-storey Mammoth slide, the water park itself began to expand. The trip itself on a raft along a large pipe will pass through an area of ​​1.2 hectares, which is a record. 6 passengers rush along a 3.5 meter wide chute. Moreover, the width of the raft is about 2.5 meters. He constantly spins on the water, so that any member of the team can face anywhere. The path goes through several dark tunnels. The height of the hill is 21 meters, and the total length of the path is 1763 meters. The total travel time is about 3 minutes.

Water parks are incredibly popular today. This is a place where you can relax with a fun company, family, couple and so on. Water parks offer a huge variety of entertainment, it can be walking parks, beaches, wave pools, saunas, jacuzzis, cafes, and, of course, slides, without which there is no point in any water park. The slides can be different. Let's consider some types of slides that are most often found in a water park.

Of course, almost none are open, and for indoor water park not without spiral slides... Usually the length of such a slide can be from 40 to 150 meters, this is in a medium-sized water park. These slides are ideal for any visitor to the water park, both for children and adults. That is why such slides are very common. Usually on such slides it is necessary to ride lying down with crossed arms.

A slide called " Magic carpet"Is a small slide, usually no longer than 40 meters. This slide is straight and wide. A low speed develops on this hill. That is why this slide is considered one of the safest, suitable for both adults and children. In addition, several people can ride on this slide at the same time, however, subject to all safety standards.

Slides " Kamikaze"- this is a rather steep slide, which implies a very steep descent, sometimes the descent occurs with cascades. Usually the length of such a slide can be up to 80 meters.

A slide called " Rainbow"Can be found in every Russian water park. This slide is colorful, decorated in the form of a rainbow, it is a smooth slide, with gentle cascades, the speed on such a slide develops moderate. The length of such a slide can reach 40 meters. That is why, for the descent, not only one person can be allowed, but also the whole company, which can slide down at the same time.

Slide " Fanton"Is an approximately 70 meter slide that promotes high speed during descent. The "High Fanton" slide is the same slide, with a greater length and height, about 80 meters. This hill is usually very steep and allows you to pick up a very high speed. "Fanton-tube" is a closed steep slide from which you jump straight into the pool, when the descent takes place in complete darkness.

A slide called " Twister"Is considered one of the most popular roller coasters in the world. The shape of such a slide is helical, people get incredible pleasure while sliding on it. The length of such a slide is about 70 meters.

Multi-slides imply descent on a special device. This can be a rubber mat or a rubber inflatable ring. It all depends on the specific slide. The length of such slides is usually up to 60 meters.

A slide called " Rafting”Means rafting on a special boat or circle. The length of such a slide can be 150 meters. There are turns and bends on this hill. Often on such slides, you can ride at once with a company on one lap. For safety reasons, the heaviest person must go in front.

There are slides called " Big hole". Such slides usually offer guests an exciting journey, the length of such a slide can be 200 meters. Descent along such a slide takes place on an inflatable boat. For safety reasons, you must very tightly hold on to the handrails.

There is a huge variety of slides that are featured in water parks. There are unique slides that can only be found in one water park, and nowhere else in the world. Each water park tries to be original and therefore more and more slides appear.