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AquaLoop
AquaLoop at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast
General statistics
TypeWater slide
DesignerWhiteWater West, AQUARENA
Height17 m (56 ft)
Drop16 m (52 ft)
Length88.4 m (290 ft)
Speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Duration7 seconds
G-force2.5
Installations20+
RestrictionsRiders must be at least 120 cm (3 ft 11 in) in height and weigh between 45 kg (99 lb) and 130 kg (290 lb) to ride.[1]

An AquaLoop is a type of body water slide where single riders are dropped down a near vertical slide and into an inclined loop. They are usually located in water parks.

History

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Austrian manufacturer Aquarena[2] developed the world's first mass-produced fully inverted looping water slide, known as the AquaLoop.[3] The slide is currently licensed and distributed by Canadian water slide manufacturer WhiteWater West.[4] There are nearly 20 AquaLoop installations around the world.[5] The first installation was at Terme 3000 water park, Slovenia in 2008.[6] Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast was the first to install more than one AquaLoop at a single location.[7][8][9] The AquaLoop uses a trap-door to release riders down a 17-metre (56 ft) near-vertical descent at a speed of up to 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). Riders experience 2.5 Gs in less than 2 seconds.[10] The whole ride is over within 7 seconds.[11]

Ride

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An AquaLoop is launched from a 17-metre (56 ft) platform. A single rider is loaded into a launch chamber where they stand with their hands across their chest. After a countdown, a trapdoor opens and the rider immediately drops 16 metres (52 ft) inside a near vertical slide. The rider accelerates to 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph) in just 2 seconds before entering the loop element. This element is a variation of the traditional vertical loop because it lies on an angle of approximately 45°. This variation of a loop is called an inclined loop. The 165-metre (541 ft) slide is over within 7 seconds.[11][12]

Installations

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2 AquaLoop slides aboard Norwegian Breakaway.
Name Water park Location Number of slides Opened
Dragon Loop Aquacentrum Cegléd, Hungary 1 slide 2017 [citation needed]
Looping Rockets Aqua Paradise Water Park Bulgaria Nessebar, Bulgaria 2 slides 2021 [citation needed]
AquaLoop Aqua Mundo De Kempervennen Netherlands Westerhoven, Netherlands 1 slide 7 April 2022 [13][14]
360Rush Wet'n'Wild Sydney Australia Prospect, Australia 4 slides 12 December 2013 [15]
Climax Loop Waterbom Park Indonesia Bali, Indonesia 1 slide 2010 [citation needed]
AquaLoop Bangi Wonderland Bangi, Malesya 1 slide 28 June 2013 [citation needed]
Loopy Woopy Aqua magica India Mumbai, India 1 slide [citation needed]
AquaLoop Beijing Watercube Water Park China Beijing, China 1 slide 8 August 2010 [16][17]
Mambo Loop Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin' United States Baton Rouge, United States 4 slides 2012 [18]
AquaLoop Calypso Waterpark Canada Ottawa, Canada 2 slides 24 June 2011 [19]
AquaLoop Caribbean Bay South Korea Yongin, South Korea 4 slides 17 June 2011 [20]
AquaLoop El Rollo Mexico Tlaquiltenango, Mexico 1 slide 2014 [21]
El abismo Parque Acuático Ixtapan Mexico Ixtapan de la Sal, Mexico 1 slide 2010 [22]
La Chute Jay Peak Resort United States Jay, United States 1 slide 25 November 2011 [5]
AquaLoop Jolly Roger Amusement Park United States Ocean City, United States 1 slide 2012 [23]
AquaLoop Terme 3000 Slovenia Moravske Toplice, Slovenia 1 slide May 2008 [24]
AquaLoop Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast Australia Gold Coast, Australia 4 slides 18 September 2010 [25]
AquaLoop Camping Le Pommier France Villeneuve-de-Berg, France 1 slide June 2013 [26]
AquaLoop F3 Germany Fellbach, Germany 1 slide 19 September 2008 [27]
AquaLoop Valley of Waves Sun City, Sud Africa 1 slide 2011 [citation needed]
Cyclone World Waterpark Canada Edmonton, Canada 1 slide 12 August 2011 [citation needed]
AquaLoop Vana Nava Hua Hin Water Jungle Thailand Hua Hin, Thailand 1 slide 3 October 2014 [28]
Liwa Loop Yas Waterworld United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1 slide 2014 [citation needed]
AquaLoop Aqualand Germany Köln, Germany 1 slide 11 April 2009 [29]
Lunar Loop Wilderness Territory United States Wisconsin Dells, United States 1 slide June 2012 [citation needed]
Scorpion's Tail Noah's Ark Water Park United States Wisconsin Dells, United States 1 slide 29 May 2010 [5]
Booster Loop Aquaparc Switzerland Le Bouveret, Switzerland 1 slide 8 May 2010 [30]
Unknown Therme Amadé Austria Altenmarkt, Austria 1 slide August 2011 [31]
Looping Rockets Dino Waterpark Nuai Mueang, Thailand 2 slides 12 December 2012 [32]
Adrena Loop Calypso Germany Säärbrucken, Germany 1 slide July 2012 [33]
AquaLoop BH Hotel Mallorca Balearic islands, Spain 1 slide June 2014 [34]
AquaLoop RamaYana Water Park Thailand Pattaya, Thailand 1 slide May 2016 [35]
Wild Vortex Wilderness at The Smokies United States Sevierville, United States 1 slide May 2015 [36]
The Guslinger Typhoon Texas United States Katy, United States 1 slide May 2016 [37]
Lassoloop Epic Waters United States Grand Prairie, United States 1 slide January 2018
AquaLoop Water Park Tychy Poland Tychy, Poland 1 slide 30 April 2018
Posseidons Revenge Atlantis Aquaventure United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2 slides May 2013
Free Fall Norwegian Breakaway (Cruise Ship) The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 2 slides 30 April 2013 [38]
Free Fall Norwegian Getaway (Cruise Ship) The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 1 slide 2 November 2013 [39]
Free Fall Norwegian Escape (Cruise Ship) The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 2 slides 15 August 2015 [40]
Forest Loop Amaazia waterpark Surat, India 1 slide 15 March 2018 [41]
AquaLoop Imbursa waterpark Veracruz, Mexico 1 slide 4 March 2017 [42]
AquaLoop Drop Pirates Bay Baytown, United States 1 slide
Wipeout Hurricane Harbor Rockford United States Cherry Valley, United States 1 slide 2017 [43]

Similar water slides

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The first known existence of a looping water slide was at Action Park in Vernon, USA, in the mid-1980s. Their water slide featured a vertical loop but was repeatedly closed due to safety concerns.[44][45][46]

More recently, ProSlide developed the SuperLOOP which features a fast, downward spiralling helix after a trapdoor release.[47] The first installation was The Wedgie at nearby WhiteWater World.[48] It was marketed as a looping water slide despite riders never actually experiencing an inversion.[49]

References

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  13. ^ "All-activities De Kempervennen | Center Parcs". www.centerparcs.eu. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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  16. ^ Farrar, Lara. "Beijing's Water Cube now has slides, rides, a wave pool and spa". CNNGO. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
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  19. ^ Levine, Arthur. "Calypso Waterpark". About.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  20. ^ "아쿠아 루프 오픈기념 1,000명에게 쏜다!". Samsung Everland. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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  29. ^ "Aqualand in Köln mit Loopingrutsche". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  30. ^ "L'Aquaparc du Bouveret inaugure le Booster Loop le 8 mai 2010". Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  31. ^ "THERME AMADÉ – Water Slides". Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  32. ^ "Kristall Palm Beach in Stein – Doppel-Looping Rutsche". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  33. ^ "Rutschvergnügen – Miramar". 15 November 2023.
  34. ^ "Acqua Park Odissea 2000 – Skyron Rocket". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  35. ^ "RamaYana Water Park – Rides".
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  37. ^ "Typhoon Texas Waterpark Houston – Rides and Attractions".
  38. ^ TODAY, Gene Sloan, USA. "5 things you'll love about the new Norwegian Breakaway". USA Today. Retrieved 8 October 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  42. ^ "The Most Exciting Things to Try on Norwegian Joy |". Cruise Addicts. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  43. ^ "Wipeout | Hurricane Harbor Rockford". Six Flags. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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  45. ^ Fergus, Tom; May 2006; "Another Action Park Employee Spills His Guts", in "The Reaction to Traction at Action Park"; Weird NJ, 29.
  46. ^ Braybrook, Steve; May 2006; "A Survivor from Action Park Writes In", in "The Reaction to Traction at Action Park"; Weird NJ, 29.
  47. ^ "SuperLOOP". ProSlide. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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  49. ^ WhiteWater World (7 April 2010). "THE WEDGIE WATER SLIDE". Commercial. Retrieved 30 December 2010 – via YouTube.
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