This new roller-coaster-launched water slide looks absolutely terrifying....
German water slide design firm Wiegand.waterrides GmbH are known for their groundbreaking designs, including the wild Slidewheel. Now the company is making waves with a new concept, developed in partnership with Up and Down Engineering, billed as the "world's first hybrid roller coaster and waterslide."
The Slide Coaster provides a launch start that replaces the need for lift hills or boarding stations located at the top of tall towers. Staircases are one of the biggest complaints water parks face, with abundant creative workarounds like Blizzard Beach's ski lifts, to water elevators, to water coasters that use jets to push riders uphill. Click the link below for the YouTube video.
The Slide Coaster provides a launch start that replaces the need for lift hills or boarding stations located at the top of tall towers. Staircases are one of the biggest complaints water parks face, with abundant creative workarounds like Blizzard Beach's ski lifts, to water elevators, to water coasters that use jets to push riders uphill. Click the link below for the YouTube video.
Pitched as a dueling slide, Wiegand states that the concept has an hourly capacity of 720 riders. There are a number of safety concerns still surrounding the idea, the first being it simply looks terrifying.
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One question: Do the swim suits on these people look a little weird?
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