AquaLoop
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.
| AquaLoop | |
|---|---|
 AquaLoop at Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Water slide |
| Designer | WhiteWater West, AQUARENA |
| Height | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Drop | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Length | 88.4 m (290 ft) |
| Speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
| Duration | 7 seconds |
| G-force | 2.5 |
| Installations | 20+ |
| Restrictions | Riders 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
[edit]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
[edit]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.[9][11]
Installations
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| Name | Water park | Location | Number of slides | Opened | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AquaLoop | Akvamir Waterpark |  Novosibirsk, Russia
|
1 slide | 2017 | [citation needed] |
| AquaLoop | Aquasferra |  Donetsk, Ukraine
|
1 slide | 21 December 2012 | [citation needed] |
| AquaLoop | Anaklia Waterpark |  Ganarjiis Mukhuri, Georgia
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Adaland Aquapark |  Kusadasi, Turkey
|
2 slides | ||
| Looping Rockets | AquaPark Nessebar |  Nessebar, Bulgaria
|
2 slides | 2021 | [citation needed] |
| AquaLoop | Center Parcs De Kempervennen |  Westerhoven, Netherlands
|
1 slide | 7 April 2022 | [12][13] |
| 360Rush | Wet'n'Wild Sydney |  Prospect, Australia |
4 slides | 12 December 2013 | [14] |
| Climax Loop | Waterbom Park |  Bali, Indonesia |
1 slide | 2010 | [citation needed] |
| Loopy Woopy | Aqua magica |  Mumbai, India |
1 slide | [citation needed] | |
| Forest Loop | Amaziaa Waterpark | Surat, India
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Mana Bay Waterpark |  Dhaka, Bangladesh
|
1 slide | 4 March 2017 | [15] |
| AquaLoop | Beijing Watercube Water Park |  Beijing, China |
1 slide | 8 August 2010 | [16][17] |
| AquaLoop | Paradise Island Waterpark | Chengdu, China
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Waterworld | Shangai, China | 1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Poseidon Waterworld | Songbei District, China
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Dream Space Waterpark | Chongqing, China
|
2 slides | ||
| AquaLoop | Dino Beach Waterpark | Shanghai, China
|
2 slides | ||
| AquaLoop | Lishui Adventure Water World | Lishui, China
|
1 slide | ||
| Mambo Loop | Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin |  Baton Rouge, United States |
4 slides | 2012 | [18] |
| AquaLoop | Calypso Waterpark |  Ottawa, Canada |
2 slides | 24 June 2011 | [19] |
| AquaLoop | Caribbean Bay |  Yongin, South Korea |
4 slides | 17 June 2011 | [20] |
| AquaDrop | Gimhae Lotte |  Gimhae, South Korea
|
4 slides | ||
| AquaLoop | El Rollo |  Tlaquiltenango, Mexico |
1 slide | 2014 | [21] |
| AquaLoop | Parque Acuático Ixtapan |  Ixtapan De La Sal, Mexico |
1 slide | 2010 | [22] |
| AquaLoop | Imbursa Waterpark |  Veracuz, Mexico
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Jungala Aqua Experience |  Playa Paraìso, Mexico
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Kawana Park |  Caldas Novas, Brazil
|
2 slides | ||
| La Chute | Jay Peak Resort |  Jay, United States |
1 slide | 25 November 2011 | [3] |
| AquaLoop | Jolly Roger Amusement Park |  Ocean City, United States |
1 slide | 2012 | [23] |
| AquaLoop | Terme 3000 |  Moravske Toplice, Slovenia |
1 slide | May 2008 | [24] |
| AquaLoop | Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast |  Gold Coast, Australia |
4 slides | 18 September 2010 | [25] |
| AquaLoop | Camping Le Pommier |  Villeneuve-de-Berg, France |
1 slide | June 2013 | [26] |
| Dual Loop | Ondaland Waterpark |  Vicolungo, Italy
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Aquamagis |  Plettenberg, Germany |
1 slide | 19 September 2008 | [27] |
| AquaLoop | F3 |  Fellbach, Germany
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Aqualand | Köln, Germany |
1 slide | 2015 | [28] |
| AdrenaLoop | Calypso |  Saarbrücken, Germany
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Sportoase Groot Schijn |  Antwerp, Belgium
|
1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Escape Theme Park | Penang, Malasya | 1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Bangi Wonderland |  Bangi, Malaysia |
1 slide | 2011 | [citation needed] |
| AquaLoop | Sunway Lagoon |  Kwala Lumpur, Malaysia
|
1 slide | ||
| Cyclone | World Waterpark |  Edmonton, Canada |
1 slide | 12 August 2011 | [citation needed] |
| Lunar Loop | Wilderness Territory |  Wisconsin Dells, United States |
1 slide | June 2012 | [citation needed] |
| Scorpion's Tail | Noah's Ark Water Park | Wisconsin Dells, United States |
1 slide | 29 May 2010 | [3] |
| Booster Loop | Aquaparc |  Le Bouveret, Switzerland |
1 slide | 8 May 2010 | [29] |
| Maggia Loop | Lido Lorcano |  Lorcano, Switzerland
|
1 slide | ||
| Anaconda | Therme Amadé |  Altenmarkt, Austria |
1 slide | August 2011 | [30] |
| AquaLoop | Vana Nava Hua Hin Water Jungle |  Hua Hin, Thailand |
1 slide | 3 October 2014 | [31] |
| Looping Rockets | Dino Waterpark |  Khon Kaen, Thailand
|
2 slides | 12 December 2012 | [32] |
| AquaLoop | Andamanda Phuket |  Phuket, Thailand |
2 slides | July 2012 | [33] |
| AquaLoop | RamaYana Water Park | Pattaya, Thailand |
1 slide | May 2016 | [34] |
| Agravic Capsule | Tube Trek Waterpark | Chiang Mai, Thailand | 1 slide | ||
| Thunder Bolt | Splash World Waterpark | Wnknown, Thailand | 1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Garden City Waterpark |  Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
1 slide | June 2014 | [35] |
| Looping Rockets | AquaPlanet Waterpark |  Pampanga, Philippines
|
2 Slides | ||
| Wild Vortex | Wilderness Territory | [[Sevierville, Tennessee| Sevierville]], United States
|
1 slides | ||
| The Guslinger | Typhoon Texas |  Houston, United States |
1 slide | May 2016 | [36] |
| LassoLoop | Epic Waters | Grand Prairie, United States
|
1 slide | January 2018 | |
| AquaLoop | Water Park Tychy |  Tychy, Poland
|
1 slide | 30 April 2018 | |
| Liwa Loop | Yas Waterworld |  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
1 slide | 2014 | [citation needed] |
| Poseidon's Revenge | Atlantis Aquaventure |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
2 slides | May 2013 | |
| Leap Of Fate | Meryal waterpark |  Doha, Qatar
|
2 slides | 2 November 2013 | |
| AquaLoop | Makadi Palace Waterpark |  Makadi Bay, Egypt
|
1 slide | 15 March 2018 | |
| MagicLoop | Sarm El Seik Waterpark | Sarm El Seik, Egypt | 1 slide | ||
| Hydro Plunge | Marassi Water World |  El Alamein, Egypt
|
1 slide | 4 June 2023 | [citation needed] |
| AquaLoop | Valley Of Waves |  Sun City, South Africa
|
1 slide | 15 March 2018 | [37] |
| Dragon Loop | Aquacentrum |  Cegléd, Hungary
|
1 slide | 4 March 2017 | |
| AquaLoop | Pirates Bay | Baytown, United States
|
1 slide | ||
| Wipeout | Hurricane Harbor Rockford |  Cherry Valley, United States
|
1 slide | 2017 | [38] |
| AquaLoop | BH Hotel Mallorca |  Mallorca, Spain
|
1 slide | ||
| Free Fall | Norwegian Breakaway (Cruise Ship) |  Nassau, Bahamas
|
2 slides | 30 April 2013 | [39] |
| Free Fall | Norwegian Getaway (Cruise Ship) | Nassau, Bahamas
|
2 slides | 2 November 2013 | [40] |
| Free Fall | Norwegian Escape (Cruise Ship) | Nassau, Bahamas
|
2 slides | 15 August 2015 | [41] |
60 Installations in the world as of 2026
Similar water slides
[edit]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.[42][43][44]
WhiteWater also developed the Flatline Loop which features a fast, downward-spiralling helix after a trapdoor release.[45] 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.[46]
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