AquaLoop
An AquaLoop is a type of body water slide where single riders are dropped down a near vertical slide and into an inclined loop. They are usually located in water parks.
History
manufacturer Aquarena developed the world's first mass-produced fully inverted looping water slide, known as the AquaLoop. The slide is currently licensed and distributed by Canadian water slide manufacturer WhiteWater West. There are nearly 20 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 near-vertical descent at a speed of up to. Riders experience 2.5 Gs in less than 2 seconds. The whole ride is over within 7 seconds.Ride
An AquaLoop is launched from a 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 inside a near vertical slide. The rider accelerates to 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 slide is over within 7 seconds.Installations
| Name | Water park | Location | Number of slides | Opened | |
| 360Rush | Wet'n'Wild Sydney |  Prospect, Australia | 4 slides | ||
| Climax | Waterbom Park |  Bali, Indonesia | 1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Paradise Island Water Park |  Chengdu, China | 1 slide | ||
| Loopy whoopy | Aqua magica |  Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 1 slide | - | |
| AquaLoop | Beijing Watercube Water Park | Beijing, China | 1 slide | ||
| Mambo | Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin' |  Baton Rouge, United States | 4 slides | ||
| Aqualoop | Calypso Park |  Ottawa, Canada | 2 slides | ||
| AquaLoop | Caribbean Bay |  Yongin, South Korea | 4 slides | ||
| AquaLoop | El Rollo |  Tlaquiltenango, Mexico | 1 slide | ||
| El abismo | Parque Acuático Ixtapan | Ixtapan de la Sal, Mexico | 1 slide | ||
| La Chute | Jay Peak Resort | Jay, United States | 1 slide | ||
| Aqualoop | Jolly Roger Amusement Park | Ocean City, United States | 1 slide | ||
| Aqualoop | Terme 3000 |  Moravske Toplice, Slovenia | 1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | Gold Coast, Australia | 4 slides | ||
| AquaLoop | Camping Le Pommier |  Villeneuve-de-Berg, France | 1 slide | ||
| AquaLooping | Aqua Magis |  Plettenberg, Germany | 1 slide | ||
| Climax | Waterbom Park | Kuta, Bali, Indonesia | 1 slide | ||
| Cyclone | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Canada | 1 slide | ||
| Goop Loop | Cartoon Network Amazone Waterpark |  Pattaya, Thailand | 1 slide | ||
| L2 | Wave |  Wörgl, Austria | 1 slide with double loop | ||
| Liwa Loop | Yas Waterworld |  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1 slide | 2014 | |
| Looping-Rutsche | Aqualand | Köln, Germany | 1 slide | ||
| Lunar Loop | Wilderness Territory | Wisconsin Dells, United States | 1 slide | ||
| Scorpion's Tail | Noah's Ark Water Park | Wisconsin Dells, United States | 1 slide | ||
| Booster Loop | Aquaparc |  Le Bouveret, Switzerland | 1 slide | ||
| Therme Amadé | Altenmarkt, Austria | 1 slide | |||
| Pegasus II | Kristall Palm Beach | Stein, Germany | 1 slide with double loop | ||
| Hurricane Loop | Miramar | Weinheim, Germany | 1 slide with double loop | ||
| Skyron Rocket | Odissea 2000 |  Corigliano-Rossano, Italy | 1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | RamaYana Water Park | Pattaya, Thailand | 1 slide | ||
| AquaLoop | Wild River Country | Little Rock, United States | 1 slide | ||
| The Bullchute | Typhoon Texas | Katy, United States | 1 slide | ||
| Lassoloop | Epic Waters | Grand Prairie, United States | 1 slide | January 2018 | |
| AquaLoop | Water Park Tychy |  Tychy, Poland | 1 slide | 30 April 2018 | |
| Posseidons Revenge | Atlantis Aquaventure | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2 slides | May 2013 |
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.More recently, ProSlide developed the SuperLOOP which features a fast, downward spiralling helix after a trapdoor release. The first installation was The Wedgie at nearby WhiteWater World. It was marketed as a looping water slide despite riders never actually experiencing an inversion.