- [Narrator] Epilepsy warning
for flashing lights and colors.
Summertime is just around the corner, and it's once again
time to return to the awesome world of water slides.
We've talked about these attractions
a few times on this channel,
but there are a lot more unique slides out there.
So as voted on by the viewers,
here are the top 10 bizarre water slides
right here on Theme Park Crazy.
Number 10, Frozen Bob at Italy's Caneva Aquapark.
In a previous video,
we've discussed the Aqua Scoot, a water slide
that allows passengers to skim across the surface
of a pool of water.
But for this slide, imagine that but using a mat
instead of a plastic sled.
First opening in 2014,
this unique experience opened as part
of a new arctic-themed mat slide complex.
Among these slides are three,
which leads straight into a shallow pool.
The goal of these slides is to position yourself
just right on the mat so that you skim
across the water surface when you reach the pool.
Skim far enough and you'll reach a small ramp.
It could easily make for some thrilling competition
with friends with the highest up of the ramp winning.
This slide is said to be extremely rare,
and I was unable to find other installations of it.
This likely makes it a one of a kind attraction,
and it isn't the only one at this park either.
Number nine, Super Splash, also at Caneva Aquapark.
This is pretty much a water slide
that ends with a belly flop.
Located on the opposite side of the park from Frozen Bob,
this experience consists of two mat slides
that start underneath an airplane.
Passengers descend on their stomachs.
At the bottom though, the slide points upwards
and suddenly ends.
Writers are then launched into the air
before splashing down belly-first in the pool.
Admittedly, it does sound like a painful experience,
and it's likely why we haven't seen more of these slides.
At the same time though,
I've personally never ridden this slide,
so I have no idea if it is in fact painful.
If you've taken a ride on this one,
feel free to leave a comet down below
and explain your experience.
Number eight, the defunct Zip Coaster
at Sandusky, Ohio's Kalahari Resort.
The recently closed for good,
this one of a kind slide is still remembered
for its unusual propulsion system.
This slide was a variety of water coaster,
an attraction that combines the concept
of a roller coaster with a water slide.
This ride influenced hills and high-speed bank turns.
Over the years, different propulsion methods
have been used including water jets and magnets.
But on the zip coaster,
a third method was used, a conveyor belt.
Imagine a supermarket conveyor belt,
but on a water slide instead.
On uphill sections,
the belts were said to be extremely noisy.
In an article on tripsavvy.com
travel writer Arthur Levine said,
"At low speed the sound is annoying.
When they accelerate into zip mode however,
the belts emit nerve-shattering roars reminiscent
of an industrial-strength wood chipper or chainsaw."
Surprisingly, this slide lasted for quite a while
despite these complaints.
But they eventually caught up to it
because the combination of costly maintenance,
obnoxious noise levels, and the struggles
of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the ride's closure
and demolition in 2020.
It was truly a rare water slide
and if you got a chance to ride it,
you certainly have bragging rights.
Number seven, Banana Flip At Malaysia's ESCAPE theme park.
We've discussed this park in a previous water slide video.
Located on Malaysia's Penang Island,
this park is home to a number of epic water attractions.
These include the world's longest tubular water slide,
which we mentioned in a previous video,
and the action-packed Banana Flip slides.
This experience's name is based on the yellow color
of the slides as well as their curvatures.
These trap door slides are extremely unique
compared to other ones out there.
For one thing, these slides are manually powered
with the ride operator kicking a lever to open the door
underneath the passenger.
As for the ride experience,
not only is the descent a near free fall,
but the slide ends with a high angle.
Riders are shot into the air across the pool on their backs,
landing with a huge splash.
The parks website describes the slides as providing,
"The launchpad to flip into the air
and bust your in-flight moves."
So if you feel like getting a stuntman experience
at a waterpark,
this slide is a great opportunity to do just that.
Number six, Dual Loop at Italy's Ondaland.
In my top 10 Strangest Water Slides video from 2020,
we discussed the infamous cannonball loop
at New Jersey's Action Park.
To put it simply, putting a loop on a body slide
is far too dangerous to attempt.
Later on though, the concept of a looping body slide
was revived, sort of.
First conceived by Austrian Manufacturer Aquarena,
this slide features what looks like
a full upside down loop from certain angles.
However, this is actually an incline loop,
and passengers don't actually go upside down on this slide.
These slides are currently produced
by Canadian manufacturer WhiteWater West,
and are typically body slides.
However, one of these slides is actually ridden
with an inflatable raft.
This slide known as Dual Loop, has been operating
at Ondaland in northern Italy since 2013.
At first glance, this slide looks incredibly dangerous
and impractical, plunging rider downwards
and suddenly switching directions.
However, the actual path of the course is a high-speed,
high-intensity experience that you'd be hard-pressed
to find anywhere else.
On this ride, two people at a time board a double inner tube
before being sent downwards.
After a couple of adrenaline-pumping twists, the ride ends
with a splashdown leaving its passengers
wondering what just happened.
This slide often isn't discussed online,
and it's unfortunate because it's really worth noting.
Number five, the Champagne Bowl model,
built by WhiteWater West.
You've probably heard of the Standard Bowl slide.
These thrilling attractions feature a bowl
which writers enter and encircle repeatedly.
Typically, these bowl elements end one of two ways.
There's either an opening in the center
of the bowl where the slide continues,
or there's a hole where rider drop into a pool below.
In the case of the Champagne bowl though,
neither of these occurs.
Instead, after entering and encircling the inside,
guests come to a stop inside the bowl,
and actually exit the ride
through the center via a staircase.
This may seem unusual and anti-climactic,
but it's actually an inventive design choice.
Oftentimes, waterparks are short on space,
and don't have room for a longer slide or a pool underneath.
With a champagne bowl,
park owners can get all the centrifugal thrills
of a bowl slide while still managing
to save on space and money.
For this reason, this slide can be built
in a wider variety of locations than a standard bowl slide.
You can even find this slide on cruise ships.
Hell, you could probably fit one of these slides
in a big enough backyard.
And the lack of a pool underneath
can save a lot of water too.
Ever since its introduction,
the Champaign Bowl has been a smash hit for WhiteWater,
and parks all over the world have installed them.
While it may be strange
for those accustomed to the typical bowl slide,
this attraction is a great way to get the most
out of spatial limitations.
Number four, the Queen Suite water slide
at Japan's Hotel Regent Odaka.
The concept of a love hotel is quite popular
in Japanese culture,
and has made several media appearances over the years.
These adult-only hotels are known
The Hotel Regent Odaka actually features
a pink, semi-translucent water slide
inside its queen suite with spa bathroom.
This room has a number of luxurious features.
It has a living room, fancy slippers,
a flowery bedroom, a fancy toilet, and of course,
the private pool area with a water slide.
At first, this seems like a nice little water slide,
but in reality it's pretty intense,
and it may rough you up pretty badly.
The turns on this slide are sudden and sharp,
and the slide is a lot faster than it appears to be.
The woman who recorded this footage claims
that both her and her husband got bruises
on their knees from riding it.
So if you do plan on checking this slide out,
see if you can descend it at a lower speed.
Other than that, this slide looks
like something out of a dream, and luckily the hotel is open
to more than just couples.
As long as you're 18 or over,
you could head over to the Hotel Regent Odaka
and give this slide a try.
Number three, the Sky Pond Journey
at New Jersey's Morey's Piers.
Found at Morey's Piers' Raging Waters waterpark,
this unique slide experience is one
you don't typically see out there.
The park describes it as a one-of-a-kind attraction,
which consists of several tube slides
connected by elevated pools.
After descending one slide, you'll reach a pool
where a lifeguard helps you maneuver your way
to the next slide.
Then you head to another pool
and the process repeats a few times.
It really makes you wonder how shriveled
up these lifeguards get during their shifts in these pools.
This experience is similar
to the previously mentioned slides at Italy, Citta del Mare.
However, these slides aren't built onto the terrain,
and the elevated pools are much bigger.
What's cool about the Sky Pond journey
is the multiple paths writers can take,
allowing for an added re-ride ability factor.
To sum it all up, this slide complex is a unique
and surreal experience that you can really only get
on the Jersey Shore.
Number two, Mountain Slidewinder at Tennessee's Dollywood.
This is definitely one
of the most obscure attractions in the park's history,
and very little photos and videos exist of it.
First opening in the late 1980s,
this ride was custom-built for the park.
The ride experience featured bulky multi-person foam rafts
with numbers on the front.
Up to five people at a time could ride,
and the course ran down the park's hilly terrain.
Initially, this water attraction gave guests a reprieve
from the hot Tennessee sun.
However, throughout the 2000s and 2010s,
Dollywood continued to grow its lineup of thrill rides,
and the Slidewinder slowly lost relevancy.
Despite it just recently closing in 2019,
videos of the attraction are extremely rare to come across.
Some people say the long hike up hill
hurt the ride's popularity.
And less people were willing to go all that way
up to board a dated water slide.
Moreover, in order to send the vehicles off,
the weight of the riders had to be carefully distributed,
which was said to hamper capacity.
Others say the attraction was hard to maintain,
though there is a surprising lack
of information on this ride overall.
It's truly a mysterious water slide,
and I would love to learn more about this one.
Number one, the Wild Water Course,
found at various water parks.
Imagine combining a liminal space with a water slide.
Sounds awesome, right?
Well, while you'd be hard-pressed to find
one here in the United States,
these are actually fairly common in Europe.
Commonly known as a white water maze,
this variety of water slide consists
of a winding course with sharp turns.
Multiple people can ride at the same time,
being pushed along by the slides current.
This slide uses much more water than a typical water slide,
and the ability to have multiple people ride it at once
is said to make it less appealing to US safety standards.
Nevertheless, there are plenty of these slides in Europe,
and many consider it to be a dream-like, relaxing,
and even surprisingly thrilling bright experience,
depending on how strong the current is.
It's unusual nature makes it no wonder why
it got the number one spot.
And if you got to check out one of these slides,
feel free to comment down below.
And speaking of comments,
now it's time for the comment shoutout program.
This is where I take five random comments
from my previous video and read them out.
These comments come from my video
on WWE's failed Drop Tower in Clifton Hill.
MDF3530 says, "Another thing they once announced
but never open was the Smackdown Hotel and Casino
in Las Vegas."
Kate Daniel says, "I wonder how the store would've done
had the merch not been overpriced as hell lol."
Music Of The Thrills says, "A park or attraction
themed to Coldplay would be so much cooler,
or even the first rollercoaster Tycoon Games."
Alex The Grimlock says, "The thumbnail hits hard
in my opinion for some reason."
And Dawsons Memes says, "To be honest,
I would love a drop tower in the middle of my city."
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