Theres a neat waterslide that goes through a huge loop...it'd be neat to see this in Typhoon lagoon..
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Looping water Slide
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raven
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http://gregggethard.blogspot.com/2005/07/action-park-worlds-most-threatening.html
and in Germany: http://thegrip.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/waterslide-with-a-loop/
And it's dubbed most dangerous, terrifying, threatening, etc. Why would Disney take a risk with such a dangerous thing? :veryconfu
and in Germany: http://thegrip.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/waterslide-with-a-loop/
And it's dubbed most dangerous, terrifying, threatening, etc. Why would Disney take a risk with such a dangerous thing? :veryconfu
SiriusBlack
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I was just watching the German one..That one..well, looks even far crazier than the simplistic one I was mentioning...:lol:
Fun2BFree
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How would they fit it into the TL theme? If something this intense was put into the water parks, they could encase the tube in "ice" and make it a ridge in BB.
Legacy
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Not a chance. They're too dangerous.
The one in Germany looks pretty safe to me . :shrug:
xsupaxmanxsfnex
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^What if the person didn't get enough speed and at the top started to slow down too much and they fell onto the top of the slide, hit their face, and slid back down. :dazzle: Just a little scenario.
I don't think I can see that at a Disney water park.
I don't think I can see that at a Disney water park.
Legacy
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^What if the person didn't get enough speed and at the top started to slow down too much and they fell onto the top of the slide, hit their face, and slid back down. :dazzle: Just a little scenario.
I don't think I can see that at a Disney water park.
Bingo.
kc1296426
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Yep, water companies have been racing to create the first "safe" looping waterslide. In Germany one group came out with a pretty cool prototype, it's not a complete loop, just an inclined loop on its side. Looks pretty chill though, it has a bomb styled drop when you start to make sure the guest has enough speed to complete the course. They actually have exit portholes if you get stuck halfway through, or rollback! :O
Rob562
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I've read of a looping water slide that used to be somewhere outside of NYC. It was at a park that's closed now (name escapes me, but I'm sure I'd recognize the name... "Action Park" is what's popping into my head.
The tube had a ceiling hatch in case you didn't make it up and over the loop and down into the pool. From what I recall, the park had numerous safety issues pertaining to many things and not just this looping slide.
(And while we're on the subject, anyone remember John Pinette's comedy bit about the water park?)
EDIT: Aha! Google to the rescue! I did have the name correct, it was Action Park. Here's a link:
http://www.weirdnj.com/stories/_roadside20.asp
There a pic of said looping slide about 2/3 of the way down the page.
-Rob
The tube had a ceiling hatch in case you didn't make it up and over the loop and down into the pool. From what I recall, the park had numerous safety issues pertaining to many things and not just this looping slide.
(And while we're on the subject, anyone remember John Pinette's comedy bit about the water park?)
EDIT: Aha! Google to the rescue! I did have the name correct, it was Action Park. Here's a link:
http://www.weirdnj.com/stories/_roadside20.asp
There a pic of said looping slide about 2/3 of the way down the page.
-Rob
Elonwy
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Hey Rob...here's another bit of info on Action Park...aka Accident Park...aka Traction Park...aka Class Action Park (the list goes on and on)
Six people are known to have died directly or indirectly from rides at Action Park:
On July 8, 1980, a 19-year-old park employee was riding the alpine slide when his car jumped the track and his head struck a rock, killing him.
On July 24 1982, a 15-year-old boy drowned in the Tidal Wave Pool.
A week later, on August 1, a 27-year-old man from Long Island got out of his tipped kayak on the Kayak Experience to right it. He was electrocuted when he stepped on a grate that was either in contact with, or came too close to, a section of wiring for the underwater fans that was exposed. Several other members of his family nearby were also injured. He was taken to a hospital in nearby Warwick, New York where he died later of heart failure from the electric shock.
The park at first disputed that the electric current caused his death, saying there were no burns on his body, but the coroner responded that burns generally do not occur in a water-based electrocution.
The ride was drained and closed for the investigation. Accounts differed as to the extent of the exposed wiring: the park said it was "just a nick," while others said it was more like 8 inches (20 cm). The state's Labor Department found that the fan was properly maintained and installed and cleared the park of wrongdoing; however it also said the current had the possibility to cause bodily harm under certain circumstances. While the park said it was vindicated, it never reopened the ride, saying people would be afraid to go on it afterwards.
In 1984, a fatal heart attack suffered by one visitor was unofficially believed to have been triggered by the shock of the cold water in the pool beneath the Tarzan Swing. The water on the Tarzan Swing and in that swimming area was 50-60°F (10-16°C) while other water areas were in the 70-80°F (21-27°C) range more typical of swimming pools.
On August 27 of that year, a 20-year-old from Brooklyn drowned in the Wave Pool.
On July 19, 1987, an 18-year-old drowned in the Tidal Wave Pool.
and these are only the deaths!
Apparently it was widely known that most of the guests and half of the employees were intoxicated in the park...I guess if you can't swim after eating...Just Drink!! :animwink:It would be great to have a t-shirt saying "I Survived Action Park" :lol:
