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 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 real adrenaline junkies. From the platform you fly sharply into the abyss and accelerate to 54 km/h. A few seconds of madness and enormous speeds - and you are there!

No. 8. Jumeirah Sceirah - Dubai, UAE

Jumeirah Sceirah - pride water park 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 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 Disney Blizzard Beach water park resembles a ski jump: 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 area thermal springs Slovenia and you can enjoy amazing views during your ride down the hill.

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.

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 water park 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 the hill, you will see the beautiful port city of Fortaleza and the extraordinary beautiful coast 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. 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 really tickles 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. Special protective equipment is provided for visitors. The slide has a height of 27 meters, the free fall section is 12 meters. Height dead loop-9 meters, speed on the slide - 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.

It is difficult for adventure seekers to stay at home within four walls - they are always looking for something new and interesting for themselves. Amusement park rides are great for this and can give you a real adrenaline rush. But today there are many more ways than crazy roller coaster rides.

And if you want to up the ante, then there are theme parks, which contains some of the tallest water slides! And here are some of them:

1. Water slide "Verrückt" (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)

Since 2014, Kansas has been home to the tallest water slide in the world. Rising to 168 feet (51.21 m), its a starting point located even higher than Niagara Falls, and the boat, which seats three people, can travel at speeds of almost 45 mph (72 km/h).

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

2. Water slide "Kilimanjaro" (Mato Grosso, Brazil)


Located within the Águas Quentes State Park, Kilimanjaro is just a few feet lower than the watery Verrückt at 164 feet (50 m).

They say this slide is so steep that your body barely touches the surface until you reach the very bottom.

3. Water slide "Insano" (Fortaleza, Brazil)


Located in Beach Park on tourist resort in Brazil, "Insano" is a water slide that will take you down at 65 mph (104.61 km/h).

This means that it is not carried down by boat: it is just you and a slide that is 135 feet (41.15 m) high. The ride ends with a four-second splash into the pool.

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


The Scorpion's Tail water slide 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 don’t even have to make an effort to go down - a special mechanism will do it for you. You simply need to step on the platform inside the pod and it will open up underneath you, forcing you to quickly descend 400 feet (121.92 m) down an indoor slide.

5. Jumeirah Sceirah water slide (Dubai, UAE)


Another super extreme water slide for true adrenaline junkies is located in Dubai, at the Wild Wadi Waterpark. It's similar to the Scorpion's Tail water slide, where the floor you step on disappears from underneath your feet and you begin your fast-paced 102-foot (31.09 m) adventure at 80 mph (128.75). km/h).

6. Water slide "Free Fall Kamikaze" (Algarve, Portugal)


Kamikaze Freefall is a 104-foot (31.7 m) high water slide built in 2015 at the Aquashow water park. You'll enjoy the thrill of riding a winding roller coaster. Travel at a speed of 70 km/h for a length of almost 129 meters!

7. Leap of Faith water slide ( resort complex Paradise Island Atlantis Resort, Bahamas)


If going down an unusually tall water slide is a breeze for you, then Leap of Faith may test your mettle.

Located at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas and surrounded by a true paradise, this waterslide offers an action-packed adventure down a 60-foot (18.29 m) drop.

An additional challenge is to slide into a pond with sharks swimming in it. Yes, exactly - sharks. But don't worry! You will remain safe because you will “dive” into this body of water via an indoor slide.

8. Cliffhanger and Screaming Serpents water slides (Galveston, Texas, USA)


The Schlitterbahn Water Parks have two attractions for adrenaline junkies. Either you go to Cliffhanger and enjoy an 81-foot drop, or you opt for Screaming Snakes for another spectacular, immersive drop. In general, if an adrenaline rush is your thing, then it’s better to ride both slides!

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Schlitterbahn Water Park opened last year. The most steep slide, Verrückt, reaches 52 meters in height, which is a full half meter taller 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...

"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 fall that's steeper than any ski slope, You come to a second rise five floors high, with new water supply technology.

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A large-scale tower around which you will climb dizzying heights, made from railroad tank cars, 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 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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The tallest water slides in the world

Water parks - excellent family fun which 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.

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 begin 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.

9. Stukas | 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, finding themselves on the upper platform of the extreme attraction.

8. King Khajuna | 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.

7. VertiGO | 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.

6. Jumeirah Sceirah | 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 modern city – famous hotel in the form of a 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. 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.

5. Summit Plummet | 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 amusement park. 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, besides its amazing water activities, is famous for the fact that there is artificial snow everywhere on its territory.

4. Captain Spacemaker | 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 located 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

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.

2. Kilimanjaro | 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.

1. Verruckt | 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.

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On May 8, 1976, a real revolution took place in the world of roller coasters. The world's first steel loop coaster opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. Nowadays, a loop is far from the worst thing that the creators of attractions are ready to offer to adrenaline junkies who line up in long lines around the world to tickle their nerves. We invite you to virtually ride the ten scariest roller coasters in the world!

Attention: for the faint of heart, those afraid of heights and people with a weak vestibular system, it is better not to look any further!

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1. Silver Star, Europa Park, Rust (Baden), Germany

"Silver Star" - the highest roller coaster in Europe, has been tickling German nerves of steel since 2002. Using a system of chain lifts, they will first slowly lift you to a height of 73 meters, and then drop and circle at speeds of up to 130 km/h.

2. Tower of Terror II, Dreamworld, Queensland, Australia

The first Tower of Terror, opened in 1997, managed to scare more than 8 million Australians, and in 2010 it was launched again and became even scarier. Riders exit the tunnel and reach the top of the vertical tower in 7 seconds at a maximum speed of 161 km/h. At the top of a 35-meter tower, they hover for a moment, after which they fall down in horror.

3. Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spa Land, Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan

The "Steel Dragon" is no longer the fastest or the most high slides, but still remains the longest. It is also the most expensive ever made due to the amount of steel used in its construction to make the coaster earthquake resistant. But, even if we don’t take earthquakes into account, this monster definitely deserves its place in our top ten.

4. Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA

Kingda Ka is a long-timer in the world of roller coasters, but to this day remains the tallest coaster in the world with a dizzying record of 139 meters. However, the attraction has had many problems throughout its history. In 2005, the slide suffered a variety of mechanical damage, affecting the starting motor and rope system. Fortunately, all problems were completely fixed, but in 2009, Kingda Ka was struck by lightning, causing further damage. Now this is really scary...

5. Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion, Virginia, USA

A relative newcomer to the roller coaster world, Intimidator 305 (the name alone makes it scary...) won the 2010 Golden Ticket Award for best new roller coaster.

6. Dodonpa, Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

How can slides surprise thrill-seekers if they are no longer the fastest, highest or longest? Doponda knows the answer - the biggest acceleration! Having confused riders with a not-so-fast start, Doponda suddenly accelerates to 172 km/h in... attention... 1.8 seconds! And then it throws you up and down in an almost vertical loop.

7. Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA

Until 2011, Superman: Escape from Krypton was known as simply Superman: Escape. But with a new coat of paint and the addition of backwards-moving carts, a new superhero of the amusement ride world was born. Speeding up to 160 km/h and rising to a height of 126.5 meters, the updated Superman knows exactly how to get your adrenaline pumping.

8. Thunder Dolphin, Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, Japan

The Thunder Dolphin is quite modest in terms of speed, altitude and acceleration compared to other participants in the list, but it has its own unique “trick” that is why it ended up on it. The Dolphin's path passes through a concrete ring and also goes around a real building at a nerve-wracking distance.

9.Formula Rossa Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Formula Rossa - on this moment The fastest roller coaster in the world. Accelerates to 240 km/h in less than 5 seconds. The speed is so high that those sitting in the front row have to wear special safety glasses to avoid damaging their eyes.

Another ride from the same park, but it's worth it. These slides are “with a twist”, and in the most literal sense of the word. Eejanaika is a so-called 4D coaster, which actually means that in addition to the usual ups, downs and loops, you also get... 360 degree rotating seats! Could the attractions get any scarier?