No
summer is complete until we hit a water park at least that's what
thrill-seekers say once the Sun is out and they get in line waiting to go on to
their favorite rides but some rides can be a bit too extreme it might make you
think twice unless you're really up for a challenge today we'll be looking at
some of the most dangerous water slides in the world it's an absolute miracle
that some of them are still open.
#10 THE AQUA LOOP: The Aqua loop if you love water parks you've
probably seen the aqua loop before this waterslide is at different water parks
all around the world and if you come across a you're not likely to ever forget
it in the aqua loop riders stand in an enclosed platforms and are then released
down an almost vertical slide that ends in a loop it all happens within just a
matter of seconds this ride is so fast you can easily get stuck halfway through
the loop if you're not wearing proper clothes for that reason some parks will
even ask riders to wear their swim shorts inside out to avoid having any
zippers or cords getting stuck on the walls of this thrilling slide would you
take the risk of going on this ride it'd only take you a few seconds to know
whether you made it out or not but don't worry the few reported minor incidents
at the aqua loop have been from people who didn't follow the parks instructions
make sure you listen to the staff wearing the right clothes and get ready to
release all that adrenaline built up inside of you once you're out you'll want
to go back for more rounds.
#9 THE SCORPIONS TAIL : The Scorpions tail was
the aqua loop not thrilling or challenging enough for you try the Scorpion sail
at Noah's Ark in Wisconsin the Scorpion sail is considered America's first
looping waterslide and Noah's Ark is considered America's biggest waterpark so
you definitely must visit this place what makes this ride more thrilling and
dangerous on the regular aqua loop is its height and length this ride is as
high as a ten-storey building and slightly longer than a football field you
imagine going down 10 stories and be sent into a loop while covering the same
distance of a football field in just a matter of seconds just like the aqua
loop but no major incidents have been reported at the scorpions tail but that
doesn't mean you're we'll be beating any slower if you're afraid of heights
it'll take you some courage to go up those stairs and let go of that fear.
#8 FASER : Faser you're drivin a
car you're probably testing your limits at some point just to see how fast you
can go but it's a bit hard to reach high speed without being on some sort of
vehicle the fazer challenges that idea is it makes your bodies slide down as
fast as your car on a very long slide this is one of only 20 slides at
Germany's famous galaxy earning waterpark it is considered one of the most
intense ride at the park and by extension in the world as it sends you down to
the speeds so fast that might remind you of those times you broke the speed
limit on the road at some point the park had to ban women from getting on the
fazer the high speed and the impact of the water at the bottom of the slide
caused injuries on six women and their genital area the park authorities came
to the conclusion of the ride was not good for the female anatomy I guess
that's what happens when you go too fast though.
#7 INSANO: Insano no when you think of Brazil you
probably think of loud carnivals lots of colors and exotic landscapes they'll
take your breath away surprisingly there is something else in Brazil that will
take your breath away and I'm not sure it's in the way you're thinking Brazil
just happens to be home to Encino one of the tallest water slides in the world
in fact when it opened up in the late 80s it was immediately considered the
tallest and fastest by Guinness World Records Insano is as high as a 14 story
building so high that you can spot the Atlantic Ocean from up there well it
will take you a few flights of stairs to reach the top but only take you four
or five seconds to make it down this steep waterslide perhaps this will be the
longest 5 seconds of your life so come ready to scream at the top of your lungs
it's just like everyone else is in this record-breaking high slide you are only
allowed to ride on your back with your legs crossed but that doesn't seem to be
a problem as you'll barely have any time or space to get into a different
position.
#6 THE AQUA SPHERE: The Aqua Sphere the
shape of this Australian ride doesn't seem as threatening or dangerous from a
distance it just looks like any other long and cool-looking slide waiting for
you to ride on it but your ID on this fear might change once you hear the
stories of what goes on inside the spheric ride on this ride you are sent down
on a floating raft that doesn't seem dangerous or threatening until you make it
to the spheres where your draft could easily turn around and make the water
send you down backwards it's a lot of fun but with so many sharp turns and
twists the Aqua Sphere has been responsible for many injured riders one of the
scariest stories is that of a kid who got thrown against the walls the slide so
hard that he left the ride unconscious the ride had to remain closed for ten
months for strict testing and major improvements it was later revealed that
many injuries had already occurred during its testing stages before it first
opened I guess some people really like to test their limits and the owners like
to test their wallets.
#5 SUMMIT PLANETS: Summit planets there's
no such place like Disney World it's all smiles magic excitement and home to
one of the tallest and scariest water slides on earth that slide is the summit
plummet Disney's Blizzard beaches main attraction is a freefall waterslide one
of the fastest and the third tallest in the world well it makes the experience
of the summit plummet so intense that you can't see where you're going until
the moment you make it down the slide it's almost as if you're flying down in a
vertical line without really making any contact with the waterslide perhaps
it's not as high as in say no but the blizzards setting definitely makes it
feel more intimidating adding an extra thrilling sensation to the experience so
that's been open for quite a long time the ride is currently experiencing some
refurbishing promising to be ready soon for those writers who are not afraid of
anything even when they can't see where the ride will take them.
#4 THE BLACK HOLE: The Black Hole what
can be so dangerous about a waterslide called the black hole I'm sure you get
an idea as soon as you hear the name located at the now permanently closed
wet-and-wild water park in Florida the black hole was an enclosed waterslide
where all you saw were neon lights and the creeping darkness of the ride many
people got knocked off their inner tubes while riding the black hole that might
not sound like a big deal except for that one of the riders ended up paralyzed
from his legs down after being struck by something inside the slide also many
riders collided with each other as the staff at the park sent riders very close
after each other making it a dangerous and not so fun ride but don't be said if
you never got to ride on this one although the one at Florida is now closed
there are other black holes around the world where you can get the same
experience - the tragic incidents.
#3 THE VERRUCKT: The Verruckt could
probably recite everything about this slide that I've said to the letter all
his fun and laughs until a life is lost and that is the case of the verruckt a
waterslide in Kansas that is gained demolished after a ten-year-old boy lost
his life in 2016 why did he die well due to a terrible neck injury caused by
the ride the Viraj which is the German word for insane was taller than Niagara
Falls making it the tallest waterslide of its time riders were sent down in a
three-person raft at high speeds when the innocent boy went on this ride the
round went airborne fatally hurting his neck and injuring the two women who
were riding with them it is a fact the Verrett was definitely insane - insane
in fact that you just can't ride it anymore though if I'm not mistaken this was
also caused by park negligence as they didn't listen to anybody who was saying
that the boy was far too skinny to be on this ride.
#2 THE LEAP OF FAITH: Situated in the
beautiful Bahamas the leap of faith
sends you on an almost vertical drop from a dreamy Mayan themed scenario right
after the drop you'll most likely start yelling and it won't be just because of
the excitement but because you'll be coming face to face with one of the many
sharks that wait for riders in the lagoon at the bottom of the Mayan temple
stay strong and be brave as the waterslide is a clear covered tunnel all the
way through thought it will be hard to ignore the fact that many Caribbean reef
and hammerhead sharks are at a short distance away from you and just remember
kiddies hammerheads have been known to be man-eaters before.
#1 THE CANNONBALL LOOP: The Cannonball loop
another returning favorite from some of our previous lists Rumour Has the no
one who ever went on this ride ever came back for a second round the Cannonball
loop was an enclosed waterslide with a full vertical loop at the end it looked
like a roller coaster and it was the ultimate attraction at action Park New
Jersey a place that also came to be known as accident Park which is probably
not a good thing for their advertising and you can imagine why everyone was so
afraid of the cannonball that the owner of the park had to pay $100 to his
employees to give it a try some of them took the offer and came back with a
nosebleed and some others came back with some back injuries one person even got
stuck at the top of the loop and a teenage boy smacked his head and barely made
it out of it as a reward riders were greeted with a splash from a garden hose
as if that could erase the memory of such a scary experience at least they made
it out with a hundred bucks in their pockets that'll help cover the medical
bills would you go on a dangerous ride for a hundred bucks on this climate
maybe.
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