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August 16, 2019 By Seth Kubersky Leave a Comment

Cathedral installs 50-foot-tall slide to give parishioners a new perspective

In an effort to give parishioners a new perspective on the church’s architecture, the Norwich Cathedral in England has temporarily installed a 50-foot-tall “helter skelter” slide in the center of the house of worship.

England’s Norwich Cathedral is giving parishioners a new perspective atop a 50-foot-tall slide.
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Filed Under: Slider, Travel Tagged With: church, england, helter skelter, Norwich Cathedral, slide

March 18, 2019 By Seth Kubersky Leave a Comment

Aquatica San Antonio’s newest slide Ihu’s Breakaway Falls is now open

Aquatica San Antonio officially kicked off its 2019 season on March 9 by opening Ihu’s Breakaway Falls, the tallest multi-tower drop slide in Texas.

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Guests at Aquatica San Antonio are now dropping in on Ihu’s Breakaway Falls, billed as Texas’s tallest multi-tower drop slide.

The newly opened Ihu’s Breakaway Falls at Aquatica San Antonio lets riders climb nearly 70 feet to the top of an eight-story tower and step in to one of two colorful breakaway boxes, or face the plummet slide. As the door closes, riders cross their arms and give a thumbs up in preparation for their drop – not knowing when the floor beneath them will disappear. Facing each other, riders watch as fellow riders fall. After dropping in, riders descend at 20-24 feet per second into a spiraling speed slide before racing into a final splashdown.

“We are really pleased that guests to Aquatica San Antonio can experience this thrilling drop-tower so early in the 2019 season, giving them more reasons to visit the park again and again,” explained Carl Lum, SeaWorld & Aquatica San Antonio Park President.  “Ihu’s Breakaway Falls is an amazing addition to the already impressive line-up of rides and experiences at Aquatica San Antonio.”

While Ihu’s Breakaway Falls at Aquatica San Antonio is now open, three additional new experiences are coming later this spring to SeaWorld San Antonio.  Turtle Reef is an interactive sea turtle attraction that will give guests an up-close look at threatened and endangered sea turtles and the threats they face in the wild.   The focal point of Turtle Reef will be a 126,000-gallon reef-themed environment, with a first of its kind natural bio filtration system which reduces water and energy consumption and allows for a bio-diverse, multi-species habitat, including green sea turtles and hundreds of multi-colored Caribbean fish.   SeaWorld’s recently announced a partnership with the University of Texas Marine Science Institute to create the Turtle Reef attraction in an effort to highlight the plight of endangered sea turtles in the wild.  The attraction will be populated with non-releasable sea turtles – turtles that are unable to survive in the wild on their own – and will encourage guests to be more conscious about human impact on the oceans and environment.

Additionally, two new family rides will also debut – Riptide Rescue where younger guests can board a boat and set out on their own sea turtle rescue mission and Sea Swinger, one of the tallest, fastest swing rides in the entire state of Texas – swinging riders 180-degrees in both directions while twisting them in a circle.

Also new this year and in celebration of Sesame Street’s 50th anniversary, SeaWorld San Antonio will feature a year of special Sesame Street experiences and festivities, including the debut of Super Grover’s Box Car Derby, a family friendly coaster that opened on February 23, and Sesame Street Kids Weekends.  Guests can join Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby and all their favorite furry friends for hands-on activities, photo opportunities and more. Sesame Street Kids’ Weekends take place select weekends and are included with park admission.

For more information visit AquaticaSanAntonio.com and watch these videos of Aquatica Orlando’s installation of Ihu’s Breakaway Falls:

Filed Under: Aquatica San Antonio, Slider Tagged With: Aquatica, Ihu’s Breakaway Falls, opening, san antonio, SeaWorld, slide, Texas, water park, waterslide

May 7, 2018 By Brittani Tuttle Leave a Comment

Aquatica Orlando’s Ray Rush to open on May 12

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Guests can experience Ray Rush starting this Saturday, May 12.

Ray Rush, Aquatica Orlando’s upcoming family raft slide, will make its debut to park guests this Saturday, May 12. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Aquatica, Slider, Theme Parks, Water Parks Tagged With: Aquatica, family, featured, Orlando, raft slide, Ray Rush, slide, Water Parks

October 12, 2017 By Leave a Comment

New Ray Rush family raft slide coming to Aquatica in 2018

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Ray Rush is set to splash down at SeaWorld Orlando’s Aquatica in spring 2018.

SeaWorld Orlando’s water park will offer a new way for families to splash together when the new Ray Rush raft slide opens at Aquatica in spring 2018.
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Filed Under: Aquatica, Slider Tagged With: Aquatica, construction, HooRoo Run, Ray Rush, slide

April 25, 2017 By Leave a Comment

Dr. Seuss WaterWorks park debuts on Carnival Horizon in 2018

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The first Dr. Seuss WaterWorks Park will debut on the new Carnival Horizon in 2018.

When Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, the Carnival Horizon, sets sail next year, it will feature the world’s first Dr. Seuss WaterWorks water park. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cruise, Slider Tagged With: carnival, Cat In The Hat, Dr. Seuss, Horizon, slide, WaterWorks

May 2, 2015 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Celebrate Ihu’s Breakaway Falls’ first anniversary at Challenge Nights

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Aquatica is celebrating the first birthday of Ihu’s Breakaway Falls with Challenge Nights on May 8, 15 and 22. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Aquatica, SeaWorld Orlando, Water Parks Tagged With: anniversary, Aquatica, challenge, Event, featured, Ihu’s Breakaway Falls, Orlando, park, party, SeaWorld, slide, special, tower, water

March 5, 2015 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Attractions – The Show – Colossal Curl; Flower & Garden preview; latest news – Mar. 5, 2015

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Hosts Banks Lee and Elisa Goldman bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news on location at Adventure Island in Tampa. On this week’s episode: [Read more…]

Filed Under: The Attractions Show Tagged With: Adventure Island, attractions, Busch Gardens, cam, colossal curl, drinks, Epcot, extreme, fast, featured, festival, Florida, flower, Food, fun, garden, international, news, Orlando, park, POV, preview, rider, scream, show, slide, Tampa, theme park, Travel, tube, Video, Walt Disney World, water, World Showcase

February 9, 2015 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

The Weekly Rewind @Attractions – Disney Springs stores, new Starbucks – Feb. 9, 2015

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By Banks Lee

A look back at the week of Tweeted photos from @Attractions Twitter feed [Read more…]

Filed Under: The Weekly Rewind Tagged With: attractions, construction, disney springs, featured, Florida, fun, location, news, Orlando, Orlando Eye, photos, polynesian, posts, recap, resort, show, slide, Starbucks, stores, theme park, Travel, Twitter, updates, Video, vine, Walt Disney World, weekly rewind

October 15, 2014 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Adventure Island to open new Colossal Curl slide in 2015

Colossal Curl Adventure Island

Adventure Island in Tampa is set to debut their newest thrill ride in 2015, Colossal Curl. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Busch Gardens, Water Parks Tagged With: Adventure Island, Busch Gardens, colossal curl, featured, new, ride, slide, Tampa, water, waterpark

July 3, 2014 By Banks Lee Leave a Comment

Attractions – The Show – July 3, 2014 – Aqua Drag Racer; SeaWorld summer shows; latest news

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Hosts Banks Lee and Elisa Goldman bring you this week’s theme park and attraction news. On this week’s episode: [Read more…]

Filed Under: The Attractions Show Tagged With: animals, aqua drag racer, attractions, bald eagle, bindi irwin, Celebration, conservation, featured, Florida, fun, generation nature, light up the night, live, new, news, Orlando, park, racing, sea garden, SeaWorld, Shamu, show, slide, Summer, theme park, Travel, Video, water, Wet n Wild

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