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1. Summit Plummet
Disney's Blizzard Beach, Walt Disney World Resort - Bay Lake, Florida, USA
This is one of the fastest and scariest water slides in the world. A huge, 40-meter slope (approximately the height of a 12-storey building) will test the strength of even the most experienced thrill-seekers.
2. Tantrum Alley
Wild Wadi Water Park, Jumeirah Beach Hotel - Dubai, UAE
One of the best slides to have fun with friends. You are provided with a four-man raft that will take you through two sloping slides and three circulating tubes.
3.Insano
Beach Park, Porto das Dunas - Fortaleza, Brazil
Insano - the highest slide in the world with 14 floors! On this descent you accelerate to a speed of 100 km/h. Since you are mostly in free fall, you can reach the end of the slide in 4-5 seconds.
4. Leap of Faith
Atlantis Paradise Island Resort - Paradise Island, Bahamas
This 20-meter slide is designed in the style of a Mayan temple. The difference of this slide is that during the descent you dive into the pool with sharks. We can only hope that the sharks do not break through the translucent tunnel 🙂
5. The Wildebeest
Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Santa Claus - Indiana, USA
Wildebeest is the second longest slide in the world. You and three friends take a special boat-lift to the top of the hill, and only then go into the tunnel.
6. Scorpion's Tail
Noah's Ark Water Park, Wisconsin Dells - Wisconsin, USA
This 130m waterslide has one breathtaking drop where you plummet at 15m/s. Scorpion's Tail is a slide for real adrenaline lovers.
7. Citta del Mare
Citta del Mare Hotel Village – Terrasini, Italy
This is probably the most "calm" water slide on our list. Citta del Mare is divided into four steps with pools between them. And on the last descent you plunge right into the warm Mediterranean Sea.
8. L2
Wave Water Adventure World - Vergel, Austria
This double loop slide will help you get more speed and 14 meters of free fall.
9.Epic Plunge
Norwegian Epic Water Park – Norwegian Epic, Norwegian cruise ship
This is the only waterslide on the ship with three tunnels, a funnel and a spectacular drop through a 200-meter pipe section.
10 Brain wash
Wet 'n Wild Orlando, Orlando - Florida, USA
A stunning slide for the company. First you climb to the height of a 6-story building, then you slide down from a 17-meter height and fall into a 20-meter huge funnel. It's an incredible feeling!
11. Aqualoop
Terme 3000 Water Park - Slovenia
This park is located in the area thermal springs in Slovenia. Aqualoop is a 360-degree looping slide that will take you to speeds of up to 60 km/h.
12. Twister and Speedy
Fun World & Speed ​​World, Sonnentherme Lutzmannsburg – Lutzmannsburg, Austria
Twister is a very long slide - 220 meters. And Speedy is by far the fastest, so in tandem it's great fun.
13. The Cyclone
World Waterpark, West Edmonton Mall - Edmonton, Canada
Since the temperature in Canada can drop to -40 degrees, Canadians prefer indoor water parks, but they are no less interesting. The Cyclone Hill offers you a ride from a 17-meter height at a speed of up to 60 km/h.
14 Summit Tower
Calypso Park, Limoges - Ontario, Canada
Tallest waterslide in North America. This is a great place for speed lovers.
15. Behemoth Bowl
Chimelong Water Park, Guangzhou - Guangdong, China
Located in the largest water park in the world, the Behemoth Bowl offers to slide down 80 meters of a transparent tube before falling into a huge funnel.
16 Walhalla Wave
Aquatica, San Antonio - Texas, USA
On Walhalla Wave, you and up to three of your friends can enjoy incredible speed, which will make you feel like you are in zero gravity! What could be cooler?!
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Altitude and speed are what draws us to the roller coaster. Every year, amusement parks try to outdo each other in the category of "fastest" or "highest" slides. Here you will find ten of the best rollercoasters in the world.
10. Intimidator 305
Located at the Kings Dominion amusement park in Virginia, the Intimidator 305 roller coaster was built in memory of NASCAR race car driver Dale Earnhardt. Everyone here can reach speeds of up to 145 km / h. Initially, this figure was equal to 152 km / h, but it was decided to slow down the slides due to high overloads.
9. Leviathan
Designed by the Swiss companies Bolliger and Mabillard, this roller coaster is located near Toronto. Here you can accelerate to 148 km / h. Despite the incredible speed, the booths have a smooth ride, which attracts visitors from all over the world.
8 Millennium Force
The world's first coaster structure to break the 90-meter high threshold was built in 2000 at Cedar Point, Ohio. Here, everyone can reach speeds of up to 149 km / h, overcoming a 100-meter climb. Despite the fact that 14 years have already passed since its construction, this attraction firmly holds its height record.
7. Steel Dragon 2000
Japan's Nagashima Spa Land had the fastest roller coaster in the world when Steel Dragon 2000 opened in 2000. Here you can accelerate to a speed of 152 km / h, for this you need as many as two steel cables that can lift the cabins to the top of a steep mountain.
6.Ring Racer
Located at the NĂĽrburgring in Germany, Ring Racer first opened its doors to the public in 2009. The unique compressed air supply system is capable of accelerating the cabins to a speed of 217 km/h, but for the safety of visitors, the threshold has been lowered to 159 km/h. The slides are designed in such a way that the route runs almost parallel to the race track, offering visitors the opportunity to feel like real racers.
5 Superman: Escape From Krypton And The Tower Of Terror
In fact, two rides are in 5th place at once: Superman at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park in California and the Tower of Terror in Dreamworld Park, Australia. Both attractions are capable of speeds up to 160 km/h. Visitors develop this speed twice per trip, first when starting, and then when descending the mountain.
4. Dodonpa
This attraction is located on the Fuji-Q hill in Japan and is capable of speeds up to 172 km/h. Although the process itself only takes about a minute, these slides are an adrenaline junkie's paradise.
3. Top Thrill Dragster
Top Thrill Dragster was opened in 2003 in Cedar Point, Ohio. The hydraulic mechanism is able to accelerate you to a speed of 193 km / h in just a couple of seconds. For ten years now, this attraction has been considered the most popular attraction in Ohio, although the ride itself takes only 17 seconds.
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At the Schlitterbahn water amusement park in Kansas, USA, there is a waterslide called Verruckt (which means "crazy, crazy" in German).
On the raft, 4 people will be able to go down at once and they will go down at a speed of about 104 km / h.
The highest hill
This design claims to be the highest slide in the world.
At the moment, the exact height of the water slide has not been disclosed, as the official opening is scheduled for May 23, 2014, but it is known that the slide will be about the height of a 17-story building.
It is worth noting that while high slide In the world, listed in the Guinness Book of Records, is the Insano slide in the Brazilian amusement park Beach Park in Fortaleza.
While the slide in Kansas has not opened, you can visit it virtually.
The scariest water slides in the world
Water slides of the world: Insano
The slide owes its name to the crazy descent, which causes dizziness. The height of the slide is 41 meters, which is slightly higher than a 14-storey building.
Despite the fact that the fun lasts only 4-5 seconds, few people can resist from accelerating to speeds of over 100 km/h.
Big water slides: Summit Plummet
Visitors to the Blizzard Beach Water Park, located at Walt Disney World, can't help but pass by the 110-meter-long slide, which can ride at a speed of 95 km/h.
Biggest waterslide: The Mammoth
Located in Indiana's Splashin' Safari Water Park, this hydro-magnetic attraction has 7 slides (the highest being 21 meters high).
Those who wish to ride are located in a round vehicle that does not leave the boundaries of the slide. One walk can last up to 4 minutes.
Extreme Water Slides: L2
Those who have already tried to ride this slide think twice before riding again. It is located in the Austrian water park "Wave die Worgler Wasserwelt" and boasts of being the first waterslide with a double loop.
First you need to stand in a box, from where you are lowered down, and you "fall" about 14 meters before crazy turns begin.
Attractions water slides: Cliffhanger
This slide from Schlitterbahn Park, Galveston, Texas, rises to 25 meters.
It provides people with easy ascents and descents. And yet it stands out for its height when compared with similar slides, speed and steep descents on which you can reach speeds of 55 km / h.
The scariest water slide: Scorpion's Tail
"Scorpion Tail" can be found in Noah's Ark Family Park, Wisconsin. The height of this slide is about a 10-story building, and the length is almost 122 meters.
You enter the capsule, the door is closed behind you, and after 3 seconds the floor collapses under you and you, almost from a right angle, begin to "fall" down, accelerating at a speed of about 15 meters per second. The only thing that slows down the fall is the slide loop. Among other things, you can perfectly see everything that happens outside, because. The slide is made of transparent fiberglass.
The ideal vacation is a concept that everyone understands in their own way. For some, an imposing pastime on the beach is optimal, while others get real pleasure from an active or even extreme vacation.
The heart beats faster, with every second a huge portion of adrenaline is released into the blood, and in the meantime the brain seems to turn off, but the brilliance of sensations does not decrease from this! Believe me, you will have enough impressions for many years if you dare to conquer the largest water slide in the world!
Summit Plummet
In a water park called Disney Blizzard Beach, which is located in Florida, there is one of the most extreme water slides - about 37 m in height. Despite the fact that the summer here is always sunny and rather hot, those wishing to descend from the Summit Plummet will find drifts of snow at the top and along the entire route, because of which this attraction looks rather unusual and looks more like a ski jump. But since the snow is artificial, the probability of freezing something for yourself is reduced to zero.
To climb the Summit Plummet you do not have to make any special efforts - for this there are cable car. And if the climb is easy, then it is at the top of the water slide that you will have a very hard time. Why? Because you need to have nerves of steel to sit in a narrow gutter, let go of your hands and ... experience an incredible feeling when you are rapidly falling down at a speed of 100 km / h. Ready? Then Summit Plummet is waiting for you!
For more than 15 years, this slide has held the proud title of the highest water slide in the world. Its height is 41 m and it is located in the water park, which bears the name of Fortaleza Beach Park. And if you have planned your vacation in the Brazilian resort of Fortaleza, then you simply do not have the right to pass by its luxurious attraction, which is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Insano is a water slide that not everyone dares to slide down. Its descent is almost vertical, and in height it is equivalent to a 14-storey building. Anyone who dares to climb to the top of this Brazilian attraction will be able to find out what a bird's eye view is and fully enjoy the surrounding landscape.
But the view of the coast and the port city is not the main thing! You are at the top and now you should gather all your will into a fist and make a real flight down. Its duration does not exceed 7 seconds, but due to the huge speed, which is about 105 km / h, the sensations are incredible! During this short time you will experience amazing, incomparable feelings!
Verruckt
But the biggest dose of adrenaline awaits you in Kansas City, where the VerrĂĽckt water slide awaits all the madmen in a park called Schlitterbahn. Only real daredevils are able to agree to this adventure, since this slide is not only the highest in the world, but also one of the most extreme. By agreeing to this flight, you get several pleasures at once:
- fast travel on a water slide;
- an incredible track design that wags like rails on an American roller coaster;
- amazing turns that make you fall down and immediately soar up.
And all this happens at an incredible speed, which reaches 120 km / h. The highest section of the VerrĂĽckt water slide is 52 m. And when compared with well-known buildings, then, for example, the Statue of Liberty will be half a meter lower than this attraction. The same can be said about some other world attractions, such as the Tower and Niagara Falls - they are also inferior in height to this amazing water slide.
In order to reach the top of the VerrĂĽckt you will need to overcome 264 steps. At the top, risk-takers are already waiting for rubber rafts, each of which can accommodate 3 people. And then only a dizzying flight from the height of a 17-storey building and another 180 m of incredible extreme! At the same time, the first fall is not the only one - immediately after it, you will be lifted to a height of about 5 floors and carried further along a narrow and, as it seems to many, an endless chute.
Do you want to tickle your nerves? Then you are on the highest water slide in the world!
Roller coasters are now the hallmark of all modern amusement parks without exception.
Officially, roller coasters in the form we see them now appeared in the United States in 1886, however, the oldest such roller coasters are considered to be Russian roller coasters, built in 1784 under Catherine II on the territory of the royal residence near St. Petersburg.
By the way, the roller coaster is Russian name of this attraction, and in America and in some European countries, they are called Rollercoasters. For example, in Spain - Montaña rusa, in France - Montagnes russes, in Italy - Montagne russe.
In 1976, the world's first dead loop slides appeared in the States, and since then, the creators of these rides have not ceased to amaze adrenaline lovers with new opportunities to tickle their nerves.
We offer you a virtual journey through the five highest and scariest roller coasters in the world! All of them are located in the USA, Australia and Japan, there is nothing similar in Russia and Europe.
Last year, the highest roller coaster in Europe opened in the Spanish park Port Aventura, but since they are only 76 meters high, they will not be included in the list of the most in this article, and I will tell you about them a little later ...
1st place - Kingda Ka (USA) 
Kingda Ka- today it is the highest (139 meters) and the 2nd fastest roller coaster in the world (after the world's fastest Formula Rossa coaster in the UAE, accelerating up to 240 km/h). They were opened in 2005 in Six Flags Park, New Jersey, USA. The trolley accelerates to 206 km / h in 3.5 seconds, rises to the top of the tower and rolls down under its own weight. The height of the fall is 127 meters.
2nd place - Top Thrill Dragster (USA)
Top hrill dragster- the second highest roller coaster in the world (130 meters). Located in Cedar Point Park, Ohio, USA. At the time of opening, 4 records were set: they were the highest and fastest slides, and also had a 90 ° drop angle and a twisted fall section 120 meters long. The trolley accelerates to 190 km/h.
3rd place - Superman: Escape from Krypton (USA)
Superman: Escape from Krypton- the third highest roller coaster in the world, located in Six Flags Magic Mountain Park in California, USA. The height of the structure is 126.5 meters. The drop height is 100 meters. The trolley accelerates to 160.9 km/h. Originally opened in 1997 under the name Superman: The Escape, they closed for renovations in 2010 and reopened under a new name in 2011.
4 place - Tower of Terror II (Australia)
Tower of Terror II- the fourth highest roller coaster in the world (115 meters). Located in Dreamworld Park, Queensland, Australia. The fall height is 99.9 meters. The trolley accelerates to 160.9 km/h. The attraction was opened in 1997 under the name Tower of Terror. In 2010, it was reconstructed and the number 2 was added to the name.
5th place - Steel Dragon 2000 (Japan) 
Steel Dragon 2000- closes the top five highest rollercoasters in the world (height 97 meters). The attraction is located in Japan in the Nagashima Spa Land park. They are considered the longest such slides in the world. The length of the track is 2479 m. The height of the fall is 93 meters. Opened in 2003.