Schlitterbahn Kansas City’s Verrückt, the world’s tallest water slide, is now open to those who dare to take the 17-story plunge.
The water park website’s describes the slide:
Adventure seekers will be able to share this experience as they strap into a 3 person raft that will slide down a jaw dropping 168 foot 7 inch structure, only to be blasted back up a second massive hill and then sent down yet another gut wrenching 50 foot drop for the ultimate in water slide thrills!
Watch a video of the water slide in action below:
More videos of the water slide are available here.
The slide’s 55-foot-tall airtime hill follows the 17-story first drop. “Three riders on a specially designed raft plummet down the equivalent of a drop from a 17 story building. It’s taller than Niagara Falls and the Statue of Liberty (from toe to torch),” Schlitterbahn reports.
Verrückt, which translates from German as “insane,” was developed by Waterpark innovator Jeff Henry. Henry holds numerous patents for ride innovations and has brought inland water surfing, uphill water coasters and endless tube rides to the industry. The Henry family operates four Schlitterbahn parks around the country.
Riders must climb 264 steps to reach the 168-foot peak of the Verrückt slide tower. The total length of the fiberglass slide is 601 feet.
The slide was constructed by the Schlitterbahn Development Group.
For a glimpse at the building of Verrückt, watch the Travel Channel’s one-hour special here.
For more information about this record-breaking water slide, visit the Verrückt website.
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