I absolutely love this slide. My main concern is safety yet I wanted something fun. All of the wave slides seem entirely too dangerous to me and I really don't think my daughter gets anything out of the wave.  This slide is fast and fun yet extremely safe. It ends close to the ground and she is always in close contact to the slide (no wave) and the shoulder keeps her tucked in.  Could not be happier and I was very picky about which slide to choose.