# 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

Canadian manufacturer WhiteWater developed the world's only looping water slide, known as the AquaLoop. 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 17-metre (56 ft) near-vertical descent at a speed of up to 60 kilometres per hour (37 mph). Riders experience -2.5 Gs in less than 2 seconds. The whole ride is over within 5 seconds.

## 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 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.

## Installations

| Name | Water park | Location | Number of slides | Opened |
| AquaLoop | Akvamir Waterpark | Novosibirks, Russia | 1 slide | 2017 |
| Hydro Plunge | Marassi Water World | El Alamein, Egypt | 1 slide | 4 June 2023 |
| AquaLoop | Aquasferra | Donetsk, Ukraine | 1 slide | 21 December 2012 |
| Looping Rockets | AquaPark Nessebar | Nessebar, Bulgaria | 2 slides | 2021 |
| AquaLoop/AdrenaLoop | Center Parcs De Kempervennen/Calypso | Westerhoven/Säärbrucken, Netherlands/Germany | 1 slide | 7 April 2022 |
| 360Rush | Wet'n'Wild Sydney | Prospect, Australia | 4 slides | 12 December 2013 |
| Climax Loop | Waterbom Park | Bali, Indonesia | 1 slide | 2010 |
| Loopy Woopy & Forest Loop | Aqua magica & Amaazia Waterpark | Mumbai & Surat, India | 1 slide | |
| AquaLoop | Beijing Watercube Water Park & Paradise Island Waterpark | Beijing & Chengdu, China | 1 slide | 8 August 2010 |
| Mambo Loop | Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin | Baton Rouge, United States | 4 slides | 2012 |
| AquaLoop | Calypso Waterpark | Ottawa, Canada | 2 slides | 24 June 2011 |
| AquaLoop & AquaDrop | Caribbean Bay & Gimhae Lotte | Yongin & Gimhae, South Korea | 4 slides | 17 June 2011 |
| AquaLoop | El Rollo | Tlaquiltenango, Mexico | 1 slide | 2014 |
| AquaLoop | Parque Acuático Ixtapan & Imbursa Waterpark | Ixtapan de la Sal & Veracuz, Mexico | 1 slide | 2010 |
| La Chute | Jay Peak Resort | Jay, United States | 1 slide | 25 November 2011 |
| AquaLoop | Jolly Roger Amusement Park | Ocean City, United States | 1 slide | 2012 |
| AquaLoop | Terme 3000/Moravske Toplice | Murska Sobota, Slovenia | 1 slide | May 2008 |
| AquaLoop | Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast | Gold Coast, Australia | 4 slides | 18 September 2010 |
| AquaLoop | Camping Le Pommier | Villeneuve-de-Berg, France | 1 slide | June 2013 |
| AquaLoop | Aquamagis/F3 | Plettemberg/Fellbach,Germany | 1 slide | 19 September 2008 |
| AquaLoop | Bangi Wonderland/Sunway Lagoon | Bangi/Unknown, Malaysia | 1 slide | 2011 |
| Cyclone | World Waterpark | Edmonton, Canada | 1 slide | 12 August 2011 |
| AquaLoop | Vana Nava Hua Hin Water Jungle | Hua Hin, Thailand | 1 slide | 3 October 2014 |
| Liwa Loop | Yas Waterworld | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1 slide | 2014 |
| AquaLoop | Aqualand | Köln, Germany | 1 slide | 2015 |
| Lunar Loop | Wilderness Territory | Wisconsin Dells, United States | 1 slide | June 2012 |
| Scorpion's Tail | Noah's Ark Water Park | Wisconsin Dells, United States | 1 slide | 29 May 2010 |
| Booster Loop | Aquaparc | Le Bouveret, Switzerland | 1 slide | 8 May 2010 |
| Anaconda | Therme Amadé | Salisburg, Austria | 1 slide | August 2011 |
| Looping Rockets | Dino Waterpark & AquaPlanet Waterpark | Khon Khaen/ Unknown, Thailand | 2 slides | 12 December 2012 |
| AquaLoop | Andamanda Phuket | Phuket, Thailand | 2 slides | July 2012 |
| AquaLoop | Garden City Waterpark | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | 1 slide | June 2014 |
| AquaLoop | RamaYana Water Park | Pattaya, Thailand | 1 slide | May 2016 |
| The Guslinger | Typhoon Texas | Houston, United States | 1 slide | May 2016 |
| LassoLoop | Epic Waters | Grand Prairie, United States | 1 slide | January 2018 |
| AquaLoop | Water Park Tychy | Tychy, Poland | 1 slide | 30 April 2018 |
| 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 |
| Dragon Loop | Aquacentrum | Cegléd, Hungary | 1 slide | 4 March 2017 |
| AquaLoop | Pirates Bay/BH Hotel Mallorca | Baytown/Balearic Island, United States/Spain | 1 slide | |
| Wipeout/Wild Vortex | Hurricane Harbor Rockford/Wilderness Waterpark | Cherry Valley/Sevierville, United States | 1 slide | 2017 |
| Free Fall | Norwegian Breakaway (Cruise Ship) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 slides | 30 April 2013 |
| Free Fall | Norwegian Getaway (Cruise Ship) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 slides | 2 November 2013 |
| Free Fall | Norwegian Escape (Cruise Ship) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2 slides | 15 August 2015 |
| AquaLoop | Valley Of Waves | Sun City, South Africa | 1 slide | 15 March 2018 |
| AquaLoop | Mana Bay Waterpark | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 1 slide | 4 March 2017 |
| AquaLoop | Kawana Park | Caldas Novas, Brazil | 1 slide | 30 October 2019 |

## 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.