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Old 06-24-2014, 06:29 PM  
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How long before someone dies on Verrückt

Verrückt, world’s tallest water slide, opens Sunday


What will it feel like, this Verrückt? We’re just a few days from finding out.

Schlitterbahn in Kansas City, Kan., will open its world-record-holding water slide to the public on Sunday.

There’s the Niagara-Falls-barrel-plunge analogy — Verrückt’s height at 168 feet, 7 inches is about right — although many of us probably haven’t done that either.

While Verrückt’s opening, originally scheduled for May 23, was delayed for adjustments a couple times, the hype over it seems to have gotten even hypier. USA Today debuted a countdown Monday. The promotional video (see below) of the ride has more than 4.8 million views. The park said the opening this weekend coincides with a one-hour Travel Channel special on “Xtreme Waterparks.”

The Guinness Book of World Records has declared Verrückt — German for “insane” — the world’s tallest water slide. It edged out the Kilimanjaro slide in Rio de Janeiro by several feet. To get to the top, riders will climb 264 steps. That’s about 17 stories.

On the way to the bottom, the four-person raft is expected to reach speeds of 60 to 70 mph in a seriously vertical plummet.

Then, after the big plunge, there is a five-story hump to fly over, so to speak. But not to worry: The hump features a protective net, just in case.
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Old 06-25-2014, 10:21 AM   #61
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Old 06-25-2014, 10:22 AM   #62
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That looks similar to the style of white lightning at whitewater near Branson from years ago. That would be better than the raft

Did you see all the test run stories about the rafts jumping the track with the. Test dummies in it? That is why they added the net at the top of the hill
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:50 PM   #63
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Was thinking the same thing. Fatties don't want to climb 2 or 3 stories, let alone 17
It's not going to matter how fit you are. A lot of people are not going to want to climb all those stairs in the full heat of summer.
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Old 06-25-2014, 12:52 PM   #64
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fatties will die of cardiac arrest and take a 'ride' falling back down the stairs.
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Old 06-25-2014, 01:00 PM   #65
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That must be one hell of a ride.
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Old 06-25-2014, 01:15 PM   #66
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I'm betting there's just as many people walking down due to chickening out as there are going up.

Park employees usually try & get me to wheel up to the front of the lines'. If it's not a big deal to get me in & out of certain rides I'll just wait like everyone else.
I can see it now, here's this giant parking lot & the closest 1st two rows are empty disabled parking spots'.
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Old 06-25-2014, 01:46 PM   #67
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Now normally I'd be in on this. However I rode the Dropout at Raging Waters in San Dimas (highschoolfootballrules!) and it was 70 feet.

I came away from that sucker. My body came away from it and I was free-falling and then slammed back into it.

Nope. That was anything but enjoyable. I will drink rum runners in the lazy river or whatever, thanks.
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I would NEVER ride that thing! I'm shit scared of heights and that video alone gave me brown stains!
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fatties will die of cardiac arrest and take a 'ride' falling back down the stairs.
Yeah, I was going to say that the 17 story climb was more likely to kill someone than the ride down the slide.
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From the same city that brought you The Hyatt Skywalk and The Kemper Arena roof we now bring thrillseekers Verrückt!!
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From the same city that brought you The Hyatt Skywalk and The Kemper Arena roof we now bring thrillseekers Verrückt!!
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