World’s scariest, best water slides

Tamara Hinson and Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN
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Updated 8:24 PM EDT, Thu May 24, 2018
<strong>Mammoth, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Indiana: </strong>As the world's first six-person water coaster, Mammoth covers more than three acres and is just under a third of a mile long.
Mammoth, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Indiana: As the world's first six-person water coaster, Mammoth covers more than three acres and is just under a third of a mile long.
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<strong>Mammoth, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Indiana: </strong>"It's powered with LIMs (linear induction motors), which is the same technology used for roller coasters and light rail transportation," says Ruth McMahon, former director at ProSlide Technology Inc.
Mammoth, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Indiana: "It's powered with LIMs (linear induction motors), which is the same technology used for roller coasters and light rail transportation," says Ruth McMahon, former director at ProSlide Technology Inc.
ProSlide Technology Inc.
<strong>Aqualoop, Ixtapan Parque Acuatico, Mexico:</strong> This slide features a drop that follows a fall through a trapdoor and propels riders to 60 kilometers an hour -- fast enough to make it around an almost-vertical loop.
Aqualoop, Ixtapan Parque Acuatico, Mexico: This slide features a drop that follows a fall through a trapdoor and propels riders to 60 kilometers an hour -- fast enough to make it around an almost-vertical loop.
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<strong>King Cobra, Maxx Royal Belek Golf & Spa, Turkey:</strong> This game-changing water slide found at Maxx Royal Belek Golf & Spa in Belek, Turkey sees passengers race each other and incorporates special effects such as hissing sounds.
King Cobra, Maxx Royal Belek Golf & Spa, Turkey: This game-changing water slide found at Maxx Royal Belek Golf & Spa in Belek, Turkey sees passengers race each other and incorporates special effects such as hissing sounds.
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<strong>Super S Slide, Ocean World at Daemyung Resort Vivaldi Park, South Korea: </strong>This is one of the world's scariest water slides thanks to its tight corners and a six-meter-wide enclosed section that sends riders flying up the sides.
Super S Slide, Ocean World at Daemyung Resort Vivaldi Park, South Korea: This is one of the world's scariest water slides thanks to its tight corners and a six-meter-wide enclosed section that sends riders flying up the sides.
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<strong>Aquaconda, Aquaventure Waterpark, Dubai: </strong> The Aquaconda contains the world's first slide-within-a-slide, comprising an enclosed tube slide that weaves in and out of the framework of a flume-style ride.
Aquaconda, Aquaventure Waterpark, Dubai: The Aquaconda contains the world's first slide-within-a-slide, comprising an enclosed tube slide that weaves in and out of the framework of a flume-style ride.
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<strong>Behemoth Bowl, Guangzhou, China:</strong> Part of Guangzhou's Chimelong Water Park in China, the Behemoth Bowl revolutionized water slides with its water injection system, patented corkscrew exit and central drop chute.
Behemoth Bowl, Guangzhou, China: Part of Guangzhou's Chimelong Water Park in China, the Behemoth Bowl revolutionized water slides with its water injection system, patented corkscrew exit and central drop chute.
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<strong>Kilimanjaro, Aldeia das Águas Park Resort, Brazil: </strong>Presently the world's tallest water slide, Aldeia das Águas Park Resort's Kilimanjaro achieves speeds of nearly 100 kilometers per hour and is not for the faint-hearted.
Kilimanjaro, Aldeia das Águas Park Resort, Brazil: Presently the world's tallest water slide, Aldeia das Águas Park Resort's Kilimanjaro achieves speeds of nearly 100 kilometers per hour and is not for the faint-hearted.
Aldeia das Águas Park Resort
<strong>Kilimanjaro, Aldeia das Águas Park Resort, Brazil: </strong>Receiving its name from the famed mountain in Tanzania, this slide is 49.9 meters tall, with a drop height of 164 feet.
Kilimanjaro, Aldeia das Águas Park Resort, Brazil: Receiving its name from the famed mountain in Tanzania, this slide is 49.9 meters tall, with a drop height of 164 feet.
Aldeia das Águas Park Resort
World's scariest and best water slides
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What better way to cool off during your summer travels than taking the plunge on a water slide with speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour?

From the Kilimanjaro in Brazil, to the Aqualoop in Mexico and the Mammoth in Indiana, here are nine of the best water slides in destinations around the world:

1. Mammoth, Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, Indiana

Mammoth is certified by the Guinness World Records as the world's longest water coaster.
Mammoth is certified by the Guinness World Records as the world's longest water coaster.
ProSlide Technology Inc.

The world’s first six-person water coaster covers over three acres of the Splashin’ Safari park and has a length of just less than a third of a mile.

“It’s powered with LIMs (linear induction motors), which is the same technology used for roller coasters and light rail transportation,” explains Ruth McMahon, former director at ProSlide Technology Inc.

“These specially adapted LIMs are responsible for the Mammoth’s incredibly fast and steep uphill and downhill sections.”

Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari, 452 E. Christmas Blvd., Santa Claus, Indiana; +1 812 937 4401

2. Aqualoop, Ixtapan Parque Acuatico, Mexico

The drop which follows allows them to gain enough speed -- up to 60 kilometers an hour -- to make it around the almost-vertical loop, which proved somewhat of a challenge for ride designers.
The drop which follows allows them to gain enough speed -- up to 60 kilometers an hour -- to make it around the almost-vertical loop, which proved somewhat of a challenge for ride designers.
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The Aqualoop is one of the few water slides to feature an almost vertical loop-the-loop.

Riders start by standing on a trapdoor. The drop that follows allows them to gain enough speed – up to 60 kilometers an hour – to make it around the loop.

“With the unique slide path, we had to optimize the shape of the loop to maximize the range of riders that could use it while making sure no one got stuck,” says Bruce Bradley, senior engineering specialist at WhiteWater West theme park designers.

Considering the transparency of the slide, that could certainly prove to be embarrassing.

The park is located about 90 minutes by highway (106 kilometers) southwest of Mexico City.

Ixtapan Parque Acuatico, Plaza San Gaspar S/N, Barrio San Gaspar, Ixtapan de la Sal, Estado de México, Mexico; +52 721 143 0878

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3. Aquaconda, Aquaventure Waterpark, Dubai

The Aquaconda -- the world's first slide-within-a-slide.
The Aquaconda -- the world's first slide-within-a-slide.
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