Tallest water slide drops

Key Meaning
^ Currently in storage
* Currently standing but not operating (SBNO)
** Currently under construction
Current record holder

Kilimanjaro at Aldeia das Águas Park Resort has the tallest water slide drop in the world at 49.9 metres.[1]

Rankings

Rank Height Name Amusement park Location Manufacturer Record Held
**1st 60.34 metres Everest Acqua Thermas Park
Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Reforfibra N/A
2nd 49.9 metres Kilimanjaro Aldeia das Águas Park Resort
Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blue Wave 1999 - July 2014
August 2016 - present
3rd 45 metres Hurricane Merry Pi Beach Park
Luzhou, Sichuan, China
Tailong Amusement N/A
Hurricane Tower 88°C Spring Water World
Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
Tailong Amusement N/A
5th 43.3 metres Thrillagascar & Jungle Jammer DreamWorks Water Park
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
ProSlide N/A
6th 42 metres Captain Spacemaker Caribe Bay
Venice, Veneto, Italy
New Dieresin Unknown
7th 41 metres Insano Beach Park
Aquiraz, Ceará, Brazil
Unknown December 1997 - 1999
8th 40 metres Meteor Wet'n Wild
Itupeva, São Paulo, Brazil
ProSlide N/A
9th 38.1 metres Ko’okiri Body Plunge Universal Volcano Bay
Orlando, Florida, USA
ProSlide N/A
10th 36.9 metres Deep Water Dive Kentucky Kingdom
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
ProSlide N/A

History

  • 36.6 metres - Summit Plummet (April 1, 1995 to December 1997)
  • 41 metres - Insano (December 1997 to 1999)
  • 49.9 metres - Kilimanjaro (1999 - July 10, 2014)
  • 51.4 metres - Verrückt (July 10, 2014 to August 7, 2016 (demolished))
  • 49.9 metres - Kilimanjaro (August 7, 2016 - present)

References

  1. "Tallest water slide". Guinness World Records. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
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