The roller coaster is now calling card for all, without exception, modern amusement parks.

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, Rollercoaster is the Russian name for 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 are offering to you virtual journey on the five tallest and scariest rollercoasters 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 roller coaster Formula Rossa 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.

3.01.2017 at 21:20 · pavlofox · 2 950

The highest water slides in the world

Water parks are a great family entertainment that you can arrange for yourself and your loved ones at any time of the year. In some of them lovers can also be pampered. thrill. We have prepared a selection in which we have collected the highest water slides in the world - descending from them guarantees a fair dose of adrenaline.

10 Summit Tower | Height 27 m

Opens the list of the highest water slides, located in Calypso Park, Ontario, Canada. It looks like a tower, consisting of 10 slides. Four of them are for family vacation with children and start at a height of 9 meters, the other two slides are intertwined with each other and the descent from them is located at a height of 16 meters. The remaining four slides are designed for extreme descent from a height of 27 meters.

9. Stukas | Height 30 m

The ninth place in the list of the highest water slides in the world is occupied by an attraction located in the Caneva water park (Italy, province of Verona, Movieland studios amusement park). 30 meters water slide allows you to reach speeds up to 100 km / h. In height, it is equal to a ten-story building. Stukas is considered the most terrifying water attraction in Italy - some visitors categorically refuse to go down it, being on the top platform of an extreme attraction.

8. King Khajuna | Height 31 m

In 8th place among the highest water slides in the world is the stunning attraction of the Spanish water park Port Aventura's Aquatic Park. Those who wish to slide down from it daredevils are waiting for an almost free fall from a height of 31 meters along a chute located at an angle of 55 degrees. The speed of descent along this slide is 6 meters per second. The extreme attraction is named after one of the famous characters of the ancient Hawaiian epic.

7. VertiGO | Height 33 m

Attraction, opened in the summer of 2013 in the Spanish park Aqualandia in Benidorm, takes 7th place in the list of tall water slides. The extreme attraction consists of two slopes: the first one is 33 meters high, and the second, lower one is 28 meters. Those wishing to make a descent are delivered upstairs in a transparent sealed capsule. Under the feet of a daredevil, by pressing a button, a hatch opens and the descent begins, during which a person develops a speed of up to 100 km / h.

VertiGO is known as the tallest water capsule slide in Europe.

6. Jumeirah Sceirah | Height 33 m

Jumeirah Sceirah in Wild Wadi Waterpark is ranked 6th in the list of the highest water slides in the world. This is one of the best and extreme rides in Dubai. The park is located at the foot of the symbol modern city- the famous hotel in the form of a sail Burj Al Arab. The pride of the amusement park is Jumeirah Sceirah, one of the highest and fastest water slides in the world. Their height is 33 meters. Extreme descent begins with falling into the gutter through the hatch. By the middle of the way, when it seems to the tourist that all the worst is left behind, he is waiting for another rapid descent down at a speed of up to 80 km/h.

5. Summit Plummet | Height 36 m

In 5th place among the highest water slides in the world is a 36.6-meter trampoline attraction located in Florida, in the Walt Disney World Resort amusement park. The slide, called "Swift Fall", is located at the very top of the green artificial hill Gushmore. The slope of the first section is almost 90 degrees, and the speed of descent is 97 km/h. For a long time, the Summit Plummet attraction was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest water slide in the world. The park, in addition to its amazing water activities, is famous for the fact that artificial snow lies everywhere on its territory.

4. Captain Spacemaker | Height 40 m

Venice attracts tourists not only with its famous canals and the eventful history of the city, but also with the Aqualandia water park, which houses one of the highest water slides in the world -. Its height is 40.2 meters. Most of the track is at an angle of 60 degrees, which allows lovers of extreme descent to reach speeds of up to 100 km/h.

3. Insano | Height 41 m

The third place in the list of the highest water slides in the world belongs to the 41-meter. It is located in the Brazilian water park beach park. Only a madman dares to descend from the height of a 14-story building, so the slide in Portuguese is called “Mad”. The descent from an almost vertical slide takes about 5 seconds. The speed of a person moving down it reaches 105 km / h.

2. Kilimanjaro | Height 49 m

In 2nd place among the highest water slides in the world is an attraction located in the Brazilian water park Aquas Quentes Country Club. Hill "Kilimanjaro", the height of which is equal to a 17-story building, was once included in the Guinness Book of Records. The giant, 49.9 meters high, was only able to get around the Verruckt slide, built a few years ago in the USA.

The angle of inclination of "Kilimanjaro" is 60 degrees, and this allows those descending to reach tremendous speeds of up to 100 km / h.

1. Verruckt | Height 51 m

The first place in the list of the highest water slides in the world is occupied by an extreme attraction located in the Schlitterbahn Water Park, Kansas City, USA, which opened a few years ago.

To commit extreme descent From the top of the Verruckt slide, thrill-seekers will have to overcome a spiral climb of almost 300 steps. The height of the slide is 51 meters 40 centimeters, which roughly corresponds to the height of a 17-story building. To better understand the grandeur of the structure, it can be compared with the Statue of Liberty - the height of the statue itself without a pedestal is 46 meters.

The average downhill speed is 105 km/h. The extreme attraction is made in the form of a wave - once at the bottom, the raft with visitors to the water park, due to acceleration, begins to quickly rise to the height of a five-story building.

Unfortunately, an accident is connected with the highest water slide - a 10-year-old boy died while descending from the main attraction of the water park, the Verruckt slide. From the beginning of the opening of the attraction, children were only allowed on it from the age of 14 and at least 137 cm tall. Probably, the rules were later relaxed. Police have not released details of the tragedy.

What else to see:

It is difficult for adventure seekers to stay at home within four walls - they are always looking for something new and interesting for themselves. For this, rides in amusement parks are great, which can give you a real adrenaline rush. But today there are many more ways than crazy rollercoaster rides.

And if you want to up the ante, there are theme parks in the world that have some of the tallest waterslides! And here are some of them:

1. Waterslide "Verrückt" (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)

Since 2014, Kansas has been home to the tallest waterslide in the world. Towering 168 feet (51.21 m), its starting point is even higher than Niagara Falls, and a three-person boat can travel nearly 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).

Unfortunately (or fortunately), adrenaline junkies won't be able to experience the thrill soon, as the waterslide is scheduled to close for the foreseeable future after an accident occurred on it in 2016.

2. Waterslide "Kilimanjaro" (Mato Grosso, Brazil)


Located within the Águas Quentes State Park, the Kilimanjaro is only a few feet lower than the aquatic Verrückt at 164 feet (50 m).

They say that this slide is so steep that the body practically does not touch its surface until you are at the very bottom.

3. Waterslide "Insano" (Fortaleza, Brazil)


Located in the park "Beach Park" (Beach Park) on tourist resort in Brazil, "Insano" is a waterslide that will take you down at 65 miles per hour (104.61 km/h).

That means it's not going down by boat: it's just you and the slide, which is 135 feet (41.15 m) high. The ride ends with a four-second splash fall into the pool.

4. Scorpion’s Tail Waterslide (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA)


The Scorpion Tail Waterslide is located at Noah's Ark Waterpark, considered the largest amusement park in the United States.

The uniqueness of this water slide is that you do not even have to make an effort to go down - a special mechanism will do it for you. All you have to do is stand on the platform inside the pod and it will open up underneath you, forcing you to quickly descend the 400-foot (121.92 m) covered slide.

5. Jumeirah Sceirah Waterslide (Dubai, UAE)


Another super-extreme waterslide for real adrenaline addicts is located in Dubai, in the Wild Wadi Waterpark. It's like the Scorpion's Tail waterslide, where the floor you step on drops out from under your feet and you begin your fast-paced 102-foot (31.09 m) adventure at 80 miles per hour (128.75 km/h).

6. Waterslide "Free Fall Kamikaze" (Free Fall Kamikaze) (Algarve, Portugal)


Kamikaze Free Fall is a 104-foot (31.7 m) waterslide built in 2015 at Aquashow Water Park. You will get pleasure comparable to a ride on a winding roller coaster. A journey at a speed of 70 km/h with a length of almost 129 meters!

7. Leap of Faith Waterslide (Paradise Island Resort) Atlantis Resort, Bahamas)


If descending an extraordinarily high waterslide is a piece of cake for you, Leap of Faith might test your strength.

Located at the Atlantis Paradise Island resort in the Bahamas and surrounded by a real paradise, this waterslide will give you a colorful adventure on a 60-foot (18.29 m) slide.

An additional challenge is to slide into a pond with sharks swimming in it. Yes, that's right - sharks. But don't worry! You will stay safe because you will "dive" into this body of water on a covered slide.

8. Waterslides "Cliffhanger" and "Screaming Serpents" ("Cliffhanger" and "Screaming Serpents") (Galveston, Texas, USA)


Schlitterbahn Water Parks has two attractions for adrenaline junkies. Either you go to the Cliffhanger and enjoy the 81-foot (24.69 m) drop, or choose the Screaming Serpents for another spectacular immersive ride. In general, if the adrenaline rush is your thing, then it is better to ride both slides!

Water attractions are leisure, salvation from the summer heat and good mood. We have collected in the review the most extreme water slides, which also guarantee a solid dose of adrenaline. Such entertainment is suitable only for the most daring thrill-seekers.

Snake River Falls is the oldest slide.

In 1870, Cedar Point amusement park opened on the shores of Lake Erie in the US state of Ohio. The main attraction of the park is the water slide Snake River Falls, along which you move down from a height of 25 meters at a speed of 65 km / h.

Perilous Plunge - Risky Step

Knott's Berry Farm in California is one of the 13 most visited theme parks in the world. North America. One of its 40 attractions is Perilous Plunge(Risky Step) - a boat that seats 24 people, which falls from a height of 37 meters at an angle of 77.8 degrees. The speed of the boat falling is 85 km/h.

The tallest waterslide in the world is located in Kansas City at the Schlitterbahn Water Park. Verruckt translated from German - "mad". From a hill 52 meters high, daredevils roll down at a speed of 80 km / h.

Summit Plummet: at the speed of a car on the ass

Summit Plummet - 36.5 meter waterslide, from which you can go down in the stream of water without a boat, right on your fifth point, at a speed of 90 km/h. This slide is located at Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Isano - slide from the Guinness Book of Records

The 41-meter Insano waterslide at Beach Park in Brazil has entered the Guinness Book of Records. The 14-story high hill rises above the trees and most of the buildings in the surrounding area. Few people dare to fly down almost a sheer hill at a speed of 105 km / h in 5 seconds.

Kilimanjaro - almost a mountain peak

Kilimanjaro is known to be the name of the high mountain in Africa. And this is also the name of a 50-meter water slide in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, from which water extreme lovers fly off in 5 seconds at a speed of 91 km / h. Moreover, the slide pipe is extended further down the hillside. Kilimanjaro is so high that every twentieth person who has climbed to its top refuses to slide down.

Spacemaker: 100 km/h on a rubber raft

In Venice, Italy, the Aqualandia water park is home to the Spacemaker waterslide. On it, you can slide down with your friends from a height of 40 meters at a speed of 100 km / h on a 4-seater raft. At the same time, most of the route is built at an angle of 60 degrees. Spacemaker is one of the 20 waterslides you can ride in Aqualandia.

Jumeirah Sceirah: Incredible Fall Down

Dubai has the most high building in the world, so it is not at all surprising that it is in Dubai that one of the highest water slides in the world is located. Jumeirah Sceirah is the pride of Wild Wadi Water Park. Recently, this water slide has been reconstructed and now it has become even faster and more extreme. Two people simultaneously suddenly fall into a hatch opening under their feet and fly through a 120 m long pipe at a speed of 80 km/h.

King Khajuna

The star attraction at Spain's Port Aventura's Aquatic Park is King Khajuna. This waterslide was named after a character in an ancient Hawaiian legend. The height of "King Hajun" is 31 meters, and anyone can ride along the chute, built at an angle of 55 degrees, at a speed of 6 meters per second.

The Devil's Drop - Devil's Drop

"Devil's Fall" is a rather intimidating name for a 29-meter waterslide located in the Aquarama water park in Castellón, Spain. Devil's Drop boasts the steepest water chute in Europe - a whopping 62 degrees.

Scary slide Xpirado

The waterslide at Xpirado Water Park is one of the most unique rides on this list due to its stylization of a menacing piranha. Having flown 32 meters at a speed of 87 km / h, as a result, the daredevil falls into a hot spring.

VertiGO is the highest slide.

VertiGO was launched on August 1, 2013 at Aqualandia Park in Benidorm, Spain. It holds the title of the highest free fall water slide in Europe. Visitors climb to the top of the hill, where a hatch opens under their feet. The height of the fall along the chute with water is 33 meters, and at the end a person develops a speed of 96.5 km / h. At the same time, there is another descent, lower, if the visitor does not dare to climb to the very top of VertiGO.

The Wedgie - the coolest turns.

The Wedgie slide at White Water World in Coomer, Australia is an engineering marvel by ProSlide. In 6 seconds, a person travels 18 meters in a stream of water in a closed pipe, that is, he descends at a speed of 3 meters per second. At the same time, the hill is notable for its sudden turns. Gradually, the rate of descent decreases towards the end of the pipe.

Stukas

Near Verona, Italy built a water park called Caneva. It is notable for its attraction called Stukas - a 30-meter water slide in the chute of which a person accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in less than 3 seconds, faster than any Ferrari in the world. It's so fast that 40 percent of people refuse to ride the slide after climbing to the top ten-story landing. Stukas has the reputation of being the scariest waterslide in Italy.

Booster Loop: in a transparent tube with a height of 7 floors

Booster Loop is one of the fastest circular water slides in the world, which is located in the Aquapark near Lake Geneva in Switzerland. In the Booster Loop, people roll from a height of 7 floors in a transparent tube at a speed of 80 km/h. For visitors there is a prerequisite - they must weigh at least 50 kg.

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Its height was 41 meters.

Schlitterbahn Water Park was opened last year. The steepest slide, Verrückt, reaches 52 meters in height, which is half a meter higher than the Statue of Liberty. The spiral climb takes professional risk-takers to the very top, where they break into teams of 4, sit on rubber rafts and rush down at a speed of 120 km / h.

Let's take a closer look at it...

"Verrückt" in German means "crazy" - in fact, only a crazy extreme and thrill-seeker will dare to ride the highest and fastest water slide.

The water slide "Verrückt" is officially recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in the world: its height is 51.38 m

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The Verrückt Meg-a-Blaster is a design triumph of insane proportions by Jeff Henry, co-owner and "evil genius" of Schlitterbahn Waterparks. Henry decided he wanted to build a record-breaking slide, which resulted in the creation of "Verrückt".

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The Verrückt has 4 people descending in parallel and, as Henry remarked, "It's a lot more fun to have someone yelling next to your ear." It all starts with a frightening fall from a 17-story height and continues with a small rise. And this is more than 180 meters of wet extreme. After the initial fall, which is steeper than any ski slope, You get to the second lift five floors high, with new water supply technology.

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The massive tower around which you will ascend to dizzying heights is made from railroad tank cars cut and welded together. The builders reuse the material to build the "Verrückt". The attraction differs from the Kilimanjaro in that it will be a raft ride and the body will not touch the surface. Although, of course, a raft is not a very comfortable transport when you fly 50 sheer meters down.

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Verrückt is taller than Niagara Falls, the Statue of Liberty (from sandals to torch) and the Tower of London. It will not only be the highest slide in the world, but also the steepest and fastest. Henry says that “Verrückt will change the industry. The biggest challenge will be to find extreme people who will dare to go down.” If you're brave enough, visit Kansas City and challenge yourself!

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And how do you like this roller coaster.