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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 body water slide made by WhiteWater. 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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Canadian manufacturer WhiteWater developed the world's only looping water slide, known as the AquaLoop. [2] There are nearly 70 AquaLoop installations around the world.[3] The first installation was at Terme 3000 water park, Slovenia in 2008.[4] Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast was the first to install more than one AquaLoop at a single location.[5][6][7] The AquaLoop uses a trap-door to release riders down a 17-metre (56 ft) near-vertical descent at a speed of up to 80 kmh (40 mph). Riders experience -2.5 Gs in less than 2 seconds.[8] The whole ride is over within 5 seconds.[9]. As of 2026 the largest Aqua Loop is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, though once Aquarabia is completed, the ride Speedy Jamezales will take the title. [10]

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 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.[9][11]

Installations

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2 AquaLoop slides aboard Norwegian Breakaway.
NameWater parkLocationNumber of slidesOpened
AquaLoop Akvamir Waterpark Russia Novosibirsk, Russia 1 slide 2017 [citation needed]
AquaLoop Aquasferra Ukraine Donetsk, Ukraine 1 slide 21 December 2012 [citation needed]
AquaLoop Anaklia Waterpark Georgia (country) Ganarjiis Mukhuri, Georgia 1 slide
AquaLoop Adaland Aquapark Turkey Kusadasi, Turkey 2 slides
Looping Rockets AquaPark Nessebar Bulgaria Nessebar, Bulgaria 2 slides 2021 [citation needed]
360RushWet'n'Wild SydneyAustralia Prospect, Australia4 slides12 December 2013[12]
Climax LoopWaterbom ParkIndonesia Bali, Indonesia1 slide2010[citation needed]
Loopy WoopyAqua magicaIndia Mumbai, India1 slide [citation needed]
Forest Loop Amaziaa Waterpark India Surat, India 1 slide
AquaLoop Anandi Magic World Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradash, India 1 slide
AquaLoop Mana Bay Waterpark Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh 1 slide 4 March 2017 [13]
AquaLoopBeijing Watercube Water ParkChina Beijing, China1 slide8 August 2010[14][15]
AquaLoop Paradise Island Waterpark China Chengdu, China 1 slide
AquaLoop Poseidon Waterworld China Songbei District, China 1 slide
AquaLoop Waterworld China Shanghai, China 1 slide
AquaLoop Maya Beach Water Park Shanghai, Cina 4 slides
AquaLoop Dream Space Waterpark China Chongqing, China 2 slides
AquaLoop Yinji Kaifeng Waterworld Kaifeng, China 2 slides
AquaLoop Hangzhou Bay Sunac Hangzhou, China 1 slide
AquaLoop Hangzhou Paradise Waterpark Hangzhou, China 1 slide
AquaLoop Nanjing Happy Magic Watercube Nanjing, China 1 slide
AquaLoop Maya Happy Valley Water Park Shenzhen, China 1 slide
AquaLoop Lishui Adventure Water World China Lishui, China 1 slide
Mambo Loop Blue Bayou and Dixie LandinLouisiana Baton Rouge, United States4 slides2012[16]
AquaLoopCalypso WaterparkOntario Ottawa, Canada2 slides24 June 2011[17]
AquaLoopCaribbean BayGyeonggi Province Yongin, South Korea4 slides17 June 2011[18]
AquaDrop Gimhae Lotte Saskatchewan Gimhae, South Korea 4 slides
AquaLoop Spa World Waterpark Osaka Prefecture Osaka, Japan 1 slide
AquaLoopEl RolloMorelos Tlaquiltenango, Mexico1 slide2014[19]
AquaLoopParque Acuático IxtapanState of Mexico Ixtapan De La Sal, Mexico1 slide2010[20]
AquaLoop Imbursa Waterpark Veracruz Veracuz, Mexico 1 slide
AquaLoop Jungala Aqua Experience Tabasco Playa Paraìso, Mexico 1 slide
AquaLoop Parco acquatico Xocomil Retalhuleu, Guatemala 2 slides
AquaLoop Kawana Park Brazil Caldas Novas, Brazil 2 slides
La ChuteJay Peak ResortVermont Jay, United States1 slide25 November 2011[3]
AquaLoopJolly Roger Amusement ParkMaryland Ocean City, United States1 slide2012[21]
AquaLoopTerme 3000Slovenia Moravske Toplice, Slovenia1 slideMay 2008[22]
AquaLoopWet'n'Wild Gold CoastQueensland Gold Coast, Australia4 slides18 September 2010[23]
AquaLoopCamping Le PommierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes Villeneuve-de-Berg, France1 slideJune 2013[24]
AquaLoopAquamagisNorth Rhine-Westphalia Plettenberg, Germany1 slide19 September 2008[25]
AquaLoop F3 Baden-Württemberg Fellbach, Germany 1 slide
AquaLoopAqualandNorth Rhine-Westphalia Köln, Germany1 slide2015[26]
AdrenaLoop Calypso Saarland Saarbrücken, Germany 1 slide
AquaLoop Sportoase Groot Schijn Flanders Antwerp, Belgium 1 slide
AquaLoop Escape Theme Park Penang, Malasya 1 slide
AquaLoopBangi WonderlandSelangor Bangi, Malaysia1 slide2011[citation needed]
AquaLoop Sunway Lagoon Malaysia Kwala Lumpur, Malaysia 1 slide
CycloneWorld WaterparkAlberta Edmonton, Canada1 slide12 August 2011[citation needed]
Lunar LoopWilderness TerritoryWisconsin Wisconsin Dells, United States1 slideJune 2012[citation needed]
Scorpion's TailNoah's Ark Water ParkWisconsin Wisconsin Dells, United States1 slide29 May 2010[3]
Booster LoopAquaparcValais Le Bouveret, Switzerland1 slide8 May 2010[27]
Maggia Loop Lido Lorcano Ticino Lorcano, Switzerland 1 slide
AnacondaTherme AmadéSalzburg (state) Altenmarkt, Austria1 slideAugust 2011 [28]
AquaLoopVana Nava Hua Hin Water JungleChonburi province Hua Hin, Thailand1 slide3 October 2014[29]
Looping RocketsDino WaterparkKhon Kaen province Khon Kaen, Thailand 2 slides12 December 2012[30]
AquaLoopAndamanda PhuketPhuket province Phuket, Thailand2 slidesJuly 2012[31]
AquaLoopRamaYana Water ParkChonburi province Pattaya, Thailand1 slideMay 2016[32]
Agravic Capsule Tube Trek Waterpark Chiang Mai province Chiang Mai, Thailand 1 slide
Thunder Bolt Splash World Waterpark Thailand Khao Yai, Thailand 1 slide
AquaLoopGarden City WaterparkCambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia1 slideJune 2014[33]
Looping Rockets AquaPlanet Waterpark Pampanga Pampanga, Philippines 2 Slides
Wild Vortex Wilderness Territory Tennessee Sevierville, United States 1 slides
The GuslingerTyphoon TexasTexas Houston, United States1 slideMay 2016[34]
LassoLoop Epic Waters Texas Grand Prairie, United States 1 slide January 2018
AquaLoop Water Park Tychy Silesia Tychy, Poland 1 slide 30 April 2018
Liwa LoopYas WaterworldEmirate of Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates1 slide2014[citation needed]
Poseidon's Revenge Atlantis Aquaventure Emirate of Dubai Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2 slides May 2013
Leap Of Fate Meryal waterpark Qatar Doha, Qatar 2 slides 2 November 2013
AquaLoop Makadi Palace Waterpark Red Sea Governorate Makadi Bay, Egypt 1 slide 15 March 2018
MagicLoop Sarm El Seik Waterpark Egypt Sarm El Seik, Egypt 1 slide
Hydro Plunge Marassi Water World Matrouh Governorate El Alamein, Egypt 1 slide 4 June 2023 [citation needed]
AquaLoop Valley Of Waves North West Province Sun City, South Africa 1 slide 15 March 2018 [35]
AquaLoop Wild Waves Waterpark Port Edward, South Africa 1 slide
Dragon Loop Aquacentrum Budapest Cegléd, Hungary 1 slide 4 March 2017
AquaLoop Pirates Bay Texas Baytown, United States 1 slide
Wipeout Hurricane Harbor Rockford Illinois Cherry Valley, United States 1 slide 2017 [36]
AquaLoop BH Hotel Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca, Spain 1 slide
Free Fall Norwegian Breakway - 2 slides 30 April 2013 [37]
Free Fall Norvegian Getaway - 2 slides 2 November 2013 [38]
Free Fall Norwegian Escape - 2 slides 15 August 2015 [39]

60 Installations in the world as of 2026

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.[40][41][42]

WhiteWater also developed the Flatline Loop which features a fast, downward-spiralling helix after a trapdoor release.[43] The first installation was Triton's Twist at Funtown Splashtown. It was marketed as a looping water slide despite riders never actually experiencing an inversion.[44]

References

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  1. ↑ "AquaLoop – Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast". MyFun. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "AquaLoop". WhiteWater West. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ "Aqualoop". Aquarena. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "WhiteWater launches Dueling AquaLoops". WhiteWater West. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Fun the theme for school holidays". Gold Coast Bulletin. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  7. ↑ Ardern, Lucy; Westthorp, Tanya (30 December 2009). "Gold Coast theme parks in ride war". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "New attractions for Coast theme parks". Gold Coast Bulletin. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  9. 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.
  10. ↑ WKRC (4 February 2026). "Largest, longest water coaster in the world to open at multi-record-breaking waterpark". WKRC. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  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. ↑ "The Most Exciting Things to Try on Norwegian Joy |". Cruise Addicts. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "Attractions – AquaLoop". Beijing Watercube Waterpark. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  16. ↑ "Weltweit erste Aqualoop Loopingrutsche". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012.
  17. ↑ Levine, Arthur. "Calypso Waterpark". About.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  18. ↑ "아쿠아 루프 오픈기념 1,000명에게 쏜다!". Samsung Everland. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  19. ↑ "El Rollo Aqualoop". Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "El abismo". Archived from the original on 3 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Aqualoop | Water Park Ocean City MD". Jolly Roger Splash Mountain Water Park Ocean City MD. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  22. ↑ "Weltweit erste Aqualoop Loopingrutsche" (PDF). Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  23. ↑ "AquaLoop (Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast)". Parkz. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  24. ↑ "Aqua Park – Aqua Breeze". Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  25. ↑ "AquaMagis Plettenberg – Rutschen & Action – AquaLooping". AquaMagis. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  26. ↑ "Aqualand in Köln mit Loopingrutsche". Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  27. ↑ "L'Aquaparc du Bouveret inaugure le Booster Loop le 8 mai 2010". Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
  28. ↑ "THERME AMADÉ – Water Slides". Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  29. ↑ "Goop In This Gravity-defying Water Rollercoaster Thailand". Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  30. ↑ "Kristall Palm Beach in Stein – Doppel-Looping Rutsche". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  31. ↑ "Rutschvergnügen – Miramar". 15 November 2023.
  32. ↑ "RamaYana Water Park – Rides".
  33. ↑ "Acqua Park Odissea 2000 – Skyron Rocket". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  34. ↑ "Typhoon Texas Waterpark Houston – Rides and Attractions".
  35. ↑ Meltzer, Matt. "The World's Newest Cruise Ship Also Has the Sickest Rides Onboard". Thrillist. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  36. ↑ "Wipeout | Hurricane Harbor Rockford". Six Flags. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  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. ↑ Austin, op. cit., 21.
  41. ↑ Fergus, Tom; May 2006; "Another Action Park Employee Spills His Guts", in "The Reaction to Traction at Action Park"; Weird NJ, 29.
  42. ↑ Braybrook, Steve; May 2006; "A Survivor from Action Park Writes In", in "The Reaction to Traction at Action Park"; Weird NJ, 29.
  43. ↑ "SuperLOOP". ProSlide. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  44. ↑ WhiteWater World (7 April 2010). "THE WEDGIE WATER SLIDE". Commercial. Retrieved 30 December 2010 – via YouTube.
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