AquaLoop

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.

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

Canadian manufacturer WhiteWater developed the world's only looping water slide, known as the AquaLoop. There are nearly 70 AquaLoop installations around the world. The first installation was at Terme 3000 water park, Slovenia in 2008. Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast was the first to install more than one AquaLoop at a single location. 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. The whole ride is over within 5 seconds.. 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.

Ride

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.

Installations

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.
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
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
AquaLoopBeijing Watercube Water ParkChina Beijing, China1 slide8 August 2010
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
AquaLoopCalypso WaterparkOntario Ottawa, Canada2 slides24 June 2011
AquaLoopCaribbean BayGyeonggi Province Yongin, South Korea4 slides17 June 2011
AquaDrop Gimhae Lotte Saskatchewan Gimhae, South Korea 4 slides
AquaLoop Spa World Waterpark Osaka Prefecture Osaka, Japan 1 slide
AquaLoopEl RolloMorelos Tlaquiltenango, Mexico1 slide2014
AquaLoopParque Acuático IxtapanState of Mexico Ixtapan De La Sal, Mexico1 slide2010
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
AquaLoopJolly Roger Amusement ParkMaryland Ocean City, United States1 slide2012
AquaLoopTerme 3000Slovenia Moravske Toplice, Slovenia1 slideMay 2008
AquaLoopWet'n'Wild Gold CoastQueensland Gold Coast, Australia4 slides18 September 2010
AquaLoopCamping Le PommierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes Villeneuve-de-Berg, France1 slideJune 2013
AquaLoopAquamagisNorth Rhine-Westphalia Plettenberg, Germany1 slide19 September 2008
AquaLoop F3 Baden-Württemberg Fellbach, Germany 1 slide
AquaLoopAqualandNorth Rhine-Westphalia Köln, Germany1 slide2015
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
Booster LoopAquaparcValais Le Bouveret, Switzerland1 slide8 May 2010
Maggia Loop Lido Lorcano Ticino Lorcano, Switzerland 1 slide
AnacondaTherme AmadéSalzburg (state) Altenmarkt, Austria1 slideAugust 2011
AquaLoopVana Nava Hua Hin Water JungleChonburi province Hua Hin, Thailand1 slide3 October 2014
Looping RocketsDino WaterparkKhon Kaen province Khon Kaen, Thailand 2 slides12 December 2012
AquaLoopAndamanda PhuketPhuket province Phuket, Thailand2 slidesJuly 2012
AquaLoopRamaYana Water ParkChonburi province Pattaya, Thailand1 slideMay 2016
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
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
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
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
AquaLoop BH Hotel Mallorca Mallorca Mallorca, Spain 1 slide
Free Fall Norwegian Breakway - 2 slides 30 April 2013
Free Fall Norvegian Getaway - 2 slides 2 November 2013
Free Fall Norwegian Escape - 2 slides 15 August 2015

60 Installations in the world as of 2026

Similar water slides

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.

WhiteWater also developed the Flatline Loop which features a fast, downward-spiralling helix after a trapdoor release. 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.

References

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