You ride on: your back
Speed slide
A really tall, really steep body slide. You lie on your back and drop almost straight down, then a long flat part slows you again.A steep, near-straight body slide, typically a 60-80° drop into a long flat run-out that stops the rider without a deep pool. Ridden lying back with arms and legs crossed. ProSlide FreeFALL, WhiteWater Freefall, Wiegand Kamikaze.
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Speed slides are the tallest slides in the world. Insano in Brazil is 41 metres tall and riders reach about 105 km/h in just four seconds. Summit Plummet at Disney's Blizzard Beach in Florida is 36.6 metres. Slide companies call them FreeFALL or Kamikaze.
- Insano
- 41 m · ~105 km/h · ~70°
- Summit Plummet
- 36.6 m · ~55-60 mph
Examples: Kilimanjaro, Insano, Summit Plummet, Tower of Power
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On a speed slide you go so fast that the long flat bit at the bottom is called the "run-out". It works like the runway for a landing aeroplane.
On a speed slide you go so fast that the long flat bit at the bottom is called the "run-out". It works like the runway for a landing aeroplane.
📏How tall can they get?
🏎️How fast?
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You running · 15 km/h
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A car in town · 50 km/h
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This slide · 105 km/h
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A cheetah · 110 km/h