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

Austrian manufacturer Aquarena developed the world's first mass-produced fully inverted looping water slide, known as the AquaLoop.[2] The slide is currently licensed and distributed by Canadian water slide manufacturer WhiteWater West.[3] There are nearly 20 AquaLoop installations around the world.[4] The first installation was at Terme 3000 water park, Slovenia in 2008.[5] Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast was the first to install more than one AquaLoop at a single location.[6][7][8] 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.[9] The whole ride is over within 7 seconds.[10]

Ride

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.[10][11]

Installations

2 AquaLoop slides aboard Norwegian Breakaway.
NameWater parkLocationNumber of slidesOpened
360RushWet'n'Wild SydneyAustralia Prospect, Australia4 slides12 December 2013[12]
ClimaxWaterbom ParkIndonesia Bali, Indonesia1 slide2010
AquaLoopParadise Island Water ParkChina Chengdu, China1 slide28 June 2013
Loopy whoopyAqua magicaIndia Mumbai, Maharashtra, India1 slide
AquaLoopBeijing Watercube Water ParkChina Beijing, China1 slide8 August 2010[13][14]
MamboBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'United States Baton Rouge, United States4 slides2012[15]
AqualoopCalypso ParkCanada Ottawa, Canada2 slides24 June 2011[16]
AquaLoopCaribbean BaySouth Korea Yongin, South Korea4 slides17 June 2011[17]
AquaLoopEl RolloMexico Tlaquiltenango, Mexico1 slide2014[18]
El abismoParque Acuático IxtapanMexico Ixtapan de la Sal, Mexico1 slide2010[19]
La ChuteJay Peak ResortUnited States Jay, United States1 slide25 November 2011[4]
AqualoopJolly Roger Amusement ParkUnited States Ocean City, United States1 slide2012[20]
AqualoopTerme 3000Slovenia Moravske Toplice, Slovenia1 slideMay 2008[21]
AquaLoopWet'n'Wild Gold CoastAustralia Gold Coast, Australia4 slides18 September 2010[22]
AquaLoopCamping Le PommierFrance Villeneuve-de-Berg, France1 slideJune 2013[23]
AquaLoopingAqua MagisGermany Plettenberg, Germany1 slide19 September 2008[24]
ClimaxWaterbom ParkIndonesia Kuta, Bali, Indonesia1 slide2011
CycloneWorld WaterparkCanada Edmonton, Canada1 slide12 August 2011
Goop LoopCartoon Network Amazone WaterparkThailand Pattaya, Thailand1 slide3 October 2014[25]
L2WaveAustria Wörgl, Austria1 slide with double loopMarch 2010[26][27]
Liwa LoopYas WaterworldUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1 slide2014
Looping-RutscheAqualandGermany Köln, Germany1 slide11 April 2009[28]
Lunar LoopWilderness TerritoryUnited States Wisconsin Dells, United States1 slideJune 2012
Scorpion's TailNoah's Ark Water ParkUnited States Wisconsin Dells, United States1 slide29 May 2010[4]
Booster LoopAquaparcSwitzerland Le Bouveret, Switzerland1 slide8 May 2010[29]
UnknownTherme AmadéAustria Altenmarkt, Austria1 slideAugust 2011[30]
Pegasus IIKristall Palm BeachGermany Stein, Germany1 slide with double loop12 December 2012[31]
Hurricane LoopMiramarGermany Weinheim, Germany1 slide with double loopJuly 2012[32]
Skyron RocketOdissea 2000Italy Corigliano-Rossano, Italy1 slideJune 2014[33]
AquaLoopRamaYana Water ParkThailand Pattaya, Thailand1 slide May 2016[34]
AquaLoopWild River CountryUnited States Little Rock, United States1 slide May 2015[35]
The BullchuteTyphoon TexasUnited States Katy, United States1 slide May 2016[36]
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 [37]
Free Fall Norwegian Getaway (Cruise Ship) The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 2 slides 2 November 2013 [38]
Free Fall Norwegian Escape (Cruise Ship) The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 2 slides 15 August 2015 [39]
Ocean Loops Norwegian Bliss (Cruise Ship) The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 1 slide with double loop 15 March 2018 [40]
Ocean Loops Norwegian Joy (Cruise Ship) The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 1 slide with double loop 4 March 2017 [41]
Ocean Loops Norwegian Encore (Cruise Ship) The Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 1 slide with double loop 30 October 2019 [42]
Wipeout Hurricane Harbor Rockford United States Cherry Valley, United States 1 slide 2017 [43]

Similar water slides

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

  1. ↑ "AquaLoop – Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast". MyFun. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "AquaLOOP". Aquarena. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "AquaLoop". WhiteWater West. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 MacDonald, Brady (22 November 2009). "Water parks vie to open first U.S. looping water slide". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Aqualoop". Aquarena. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "WhiteWater launches Dueling AquaLoops". WhiteWater West. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Fun the theme for school holidays". Gold Coast Bulletin. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Ardern, Lucy; Westthorp, Tanya (30 December 2009). "Gold Coast theme parks in ride war". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "New attractions for Coast theme parks". Gold Coast Bulletin. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  10. 1 2 Stojceska, Milena (17 September 2010). "Wet'n'Wild's new AquaLoop set to thrill". Gold Coast Bulletin. Archived from the original on 19 September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  11. ↑ WhiteWater West (12 January 2010). "AquaLoop". Retrieved 29 January 2011 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "360Rush (Wet'n'Wild Sydney)". Parkz. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Attractions – AquaLoop". Beijing Watercube Waterpark. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "Weltweit erste Aqualoop Loopingrutsche". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012.
  16. ↑ Levine, Arthur. "Calypso Waterpark". About.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  17. ↑ "아쿠아 루프 오픈기념 1,000명에게 쏜다!". Samsung Everland. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  18. ↑ "El Rollo Aqualoop". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "El abismo". Archived from the original on 3 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Aqualoop | Water Park Ocean City MD". Jolly Roger Splash Mountain Water Park Ocean City MD. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  21. ↑ "Weltweit erste Aqualoop Loopingrutsche" (PDF). Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "AquaLoop (Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast)". Parkz. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  23. ↑ "Aqua Park – Aqua Breeze". Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  24. ↑ "AquaMagis Plettenberg – Rutschen & Action – AquaLooping". AquaMagis. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  25. ↑ "Goop In This Gravity-defying Water Rollercoaster Thailand". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  26. ↑ "L2 – die Doppel-Looping Rutsche". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  27. ↑ ""L2" – The World's First Double-Loop Water Slide" (PDF). Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  28. ↑ "Aqualand in Köln mit Loopingrutsche". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  29. ↑ "L'Aquaparc du Bouveret inaugure le Booster Loop le 8 mai 2010". Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  30. ↑ "THERME AMADÉ – Water Slides". Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  31. ↑ "Kristall Palm Beach in Stein – Doppel-Looping Rutsche". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  32. ↑ "Rutschvergnügen – Miramar".
  33. ↑ "Acqua Park Odissea 2000 – Skyron Rocket". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  34. ↑ "RamaYana Water Park – Rides".
  35. ↑ "Wild River Country – Attractions".
  36. ↑ "Typhoon Texas Waterpark Houston – Rides and Attractions".
  37. ↑ 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)
  38. ↑ "11 Things to Know About the Norwegian Getaway Cruise Ship". Cruise Hive. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  39. ↑ "Cruise ship tours: Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Escape". USA Today. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  40. ↑ Meltzer, Matt. "The World's Newest Cruise Ship Also Has the Sickest Rides Onboard". Thrillist. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  41. ↑ "The Most Exciting Things to Try on Norwegian Joy |". Cruise Addicts. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  42. ↑ "Look inside Norwegian Encore, cruising to New England in 2020 | Boston.com". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  43. ↑ "Wipeout | Hurricane Harbor Rockford". Six Flags. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  44. ↑ Austin, op. cit., 21.
  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.
  48. ↑ "SuperLOOP – Installations". ProSlide. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  49. ↑ WhiteWater World (7 April 2010). "THE WEDGIE WATER SLIDE". Commercial. Retrieved 30 December 2010 – via YouTube.
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