FLIPDUDE Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 ^I've been on one like tha tin Turkey, only far less airtime. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtj0cfx0C4Y This little slide on the Sunshine Coast may not look like much, but it is insane. What makes it insane is the absolute lack of safety! The turns are insanely tight and easy to injure yourself on, the first slide lands in a pool where everyone else waits for the second slide, making collisions inevitable and there are NO rules. You can go on your stomach, linked with friends, on your knees etc and the staff don't batt an eyelid. Oh my god, using my secret method for speed on body slides I kid you not, I would DIE riding this thing. Or at least break whatever it is I land on when I fly out of that last turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical_echo Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Abyss at Atlantis Bahamas was crazy. I'm pretty sure I felt my self lift off the slide at one point. Plus, just ending in an underground grotto with huge aquariums all around is a pretty sweet way to end a slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cedarpointfangirl Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I can remember seeing that looping water slide. If I'm not mistaken I was getting ready to start my freshman year in high school summer of 91?? I never saw it run that day. I came across this interesting article about it. That was an interesting park. I can just remember thinking how insanely cold the water was. thecenteroftheaction.blogspot.com/2007/04/ride-that-spawned-thousand-legends.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athletekim Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Defiantly the rides at mountain creek none of them feel safe and half of them were just tarp over a hill! Loads of fun though! Well it was Action Park at one time and we all know how that ended up... I went to Mountain Creek once and thought I was going to flip over on one of the tube slides there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Not sure if it's been mentioned, but Abyss at Atlantis Bahamas was crazy.I'm pretty sure I felt my self lift off the slide at one point. Plus, just ending in an underground grotto with huge aquariums all around is a pretty sweet way to end a slide. I LOVE that slide! It's my favorite body slide ever because of how much amazing theming went into it. That, and the cave it ends in. Bump: I remember seeing Splashtacular's renderings of their water slides, including their 360 rush slides. I always though if these were to become a reality, they would be the coolest water slides out there. Low and behold, two parks in the United States currently own and operate their own versions of the 360 Rush, with another planned to be built. Have you guys seen these things, they look insane! I cannot wait to try one. It'll probably be at the Spring Valley Beach water park in Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 This entire slide complex looks pretty crazy. I'm proud to say it was built by an Israeli company. Now if only they were to build something this cool HERE IN ISRAEL. lol. http://www.binovitch.co.il/gallery.php?id=1071 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 This thing was pretty insane, gotta love old-school body/speed slides! Yup, that' me hurtling through the air! This is the White Lightning speed slide at Raging Waters San Jose. The higher walls made me feel more at ease when obtaining such air...the landing was a bit of a thump but was well worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 ^Six Flags White Water has those exact slides, but with more drops. Dragon's Tail. An initial dip, followed by three drops. The last two producing airtime just like what you see in that photo! Currently my favorite body slide at White water, and any water park that has them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 Just saw this on 9gag. Comments are guessing it's Siam park, though I couldn't find another picture of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Looks like that guy id going to have a hard landing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrenata Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (my home town) there's a water slide called Kilimanjaro. It is 50 meter tall (164 feet) and it's said to be the world's tallest water slide. Can anyone confirm that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theonetheonlyJT Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 ^^^ That reminds me of the SFMM incident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 ^^ I did past internet research on finding the tallest. As far as I was able to see, that slide's has the tallest drop. It's not the tallest freestanding water slide in the world, but it is the tallest. Insano is only 49m. I explained it more here: http://waterslidedatabase.blogspot.com/2012/03/tallest-water-slides.html If you have any more pictures of it, feel free to share them. I'd like to see more of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noporian Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Defeniately Black Hole at Serena water park inside and outside in Finland. At winter the inside is open and in the summer both are open. ill show: it's the black and red one. It starts with a 70 degree 4 foot drop and then continues with tons of speed into helixes and straight parts. It's pitch black all the time except it has a few led effects at some points. the speed is TERRIFYING. There is tons of water to increase the speed. This waterpark also used to have a green 70 degree twist slide that was real tall but it got removed because it was too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooky Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 it seems that the Galaxy Erding in Germany is building the slidewheel from Wiegand.Maelzer GmbH for 2014... looks incredible and could be fun: img-source: http://www.wiegand-maelzer.com/typo3temp/pics/4607122155.jpg if you follow the link bellow and click on the brochure of the slidewheel, you can see a 3d-rendering of the therme erdingen with the slidewheel installed on the last page: www.wiegand-maelzer.com/flipbooks/datenblatt_de/index.html it seems that the slide will end in a kind of water-channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 ^ O__O What. The ever loving f***. Is that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 ^No idea. I remember being dumbfounded by the video of it posted by someone on YouTube recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I can't believe someone is actually going to build that thing. It's insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Seriously, that is the sickest waterslide I have ever seen. It looks deadly unsafe, even though it probably is. I can't WAIT to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 It looks deadly unsafe, even though it probably is. Then it looks the way it should. Hmm--it is intriguing, but frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arby Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Yeah, it looks unnerving and intriguing at the same time. I love it when manufacturers think outside of the box. This will really make a statement in a water park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fire Guy Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I've seen some completely bizarre, WTF water slide designs (Polin Spheres come to mind) but this takes things to a whole new level. What I see from the video is that the raft will not actually be moving most of the time, with the rotation of the wheel guiding it along the layout (think Fishpipe and an ordinary slide had a love child), providing the illusion of movement to riders. Still, the design of this thing makes my jaw drop to the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Wooo that looks awesome! But at the same time that is a HUGE contraption. Seems like it has A LOT of components that could break way too oftern. This looks awesome to me: http://www.midwestinfoguide.com/new/schlitterbahn/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Wow, definitely an interesting concept! Just wondering what happens in the event of a malfunction...and sitting in the middle of a dark, dank hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I'm not sure what to think about this one. I imagine it will turn out pretty different from the pictures so far, because that is just dangerous, when you look at some of the transitions. Especially considering it will be 4-person rafts, but I can't wait for the day I get to try out this new concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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