![]() The "Waterslide" at Buena Vista Lodge in Costa Rica is a 400 metres (1,300 ft) long water slide where the rider sits directly on the slide, with an inner-tube around their upper body for safety. The slide is being moved to Action Park in Vernon, New Jersey. Its creators claimed the previous record holder had a length of ~350 metres (1,150 ft). ![]() Constructed with a length of 650 metres (2,130 ft), of which 550 metres (1,800 ft) functioned properly. ![]() The world's longest water slide was a temporary installation in Waimauku, New Zealand, in February 2013. Similar to a traditional body slide, these slides include many twists and turns and come in a variety of types including bowls, funnels and half-pipes. Some slides are designed to be ridden with a tube which typically seats either 2 or 3 riders inline. There are a variety of types of body slides including flumes, speed slides, bowls and AquaLoops the latter three are explained below. The simplest resemble wet playground slides. Traditional water slides Simple body slides, into a large swimming pool "Shoot the Chutes" at Wonderland Amusement Park in Indianapolis, 1906 A collection of inline tube slides at WhiteWater World on the Gold Coast, Australia "Wild Water Rampage" at Dogpatch USA, an abandoned theme park in Marble Falls, Arkansas Body slides īody slides feature no mat or tube, instead having riders sit or lie directly on the surface of the slide. A lifeguard is usually stationed at the top and the bottom of the slide, so that if a rider gets hurt they will be treated immediately. Water slides run into a swimming pool (often called a plunge pool) or a long run-out chute. The water reduces friction so sliders travel down the slide very quickly. Some slides require riders to sit directly on the slide, or on a raft or tube designed to be used with the slide.Ī typical water slide uses a pump system to pump water to the top which is then allowed to freely flow down its surface. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Water slide at Toledo Beach, Michigan, 1911 Boy riding a water tube slide at The Colony Park in The Colony, TexasĪ water slide (also referred to as a flume, or water chute) is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. The outer two are traditional inline tube slides while the centre three are body speed slides. For the song, see Water Slide (song).Ī collection of water slides at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast on the Gold Coast, Australia. For decals with water-soluble substrates, see Water slide decal. This article is about the water-based amusement.
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