Duplay Happy Hop Waterparks
Water slides are popular at water parks along with the intense rides you find at amusements parks. Known also as flumes, water chutes and hydro-slides these forms of water activity create a thrill factor in their design. Smaller water slides are be found in local swimming baths, recreation centres and swimming centres in amusements parks.
Now you can create your own amusement park water slides thanks to the many garden waterslides now available. Brands and suppliers of water slides include Duplay, Happy Hop, BeBop, Chad Valley, Intex and Little Tikes.
LATEST GARDEN INFLATABLE WATER SLIDES & BOUNCERS
Inflatable Waterslide with Blower and Carrying Bag, for Outdoor Summer Fun
Costway
£337.95
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6 in 1 Inflatable Water Slide Kids Water Park for Lawn Yard (without Blower)
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£437.95
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GYMAX Inflatable Water Park, 6 in 1 Kids Bouncy Castle with Slide, Splash Pool, 2 Climbing Walls, 2 Water Cannons, Jumping Area & Basketball Hoop, Children Bounce House for 3-12 Years Old
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£329.90
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Tobogani – Water Park Paddling Pool with Inflatable Slide 12 m² (includes static blower)
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£309.00
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COSTWAY Inflatable Water Slide, Jumping Bouncy Castle with Climbing Wall, Football Field, Splashing Pool and Water Cannons, Outdoor Blow Up Activity Center for Kids Summer Play (without blower)
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£319.95
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Inflatable Water Slide Blowup Water Park with Splash Pool (Without Blower)
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£324.95
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Kids Water Park with Long Slides Splash Pools Climbing Wall for Yard Lawn Without Blower
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£374.95
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6-In-1 Inflatable Water Park with Climbing Wall and Water Cannon without Blower
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£312.95
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6-in-1 Monkey Themed Inflatable Water Slide Park with Slide and Splash Pool without Blower
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£287.95
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7-In-1 Water Slide Park with Splash Pool, Water Cannon, Ball Pit and Boxing Game
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£250.95
View DetailsZig Zag Curved Water Slides
There are various types and shapes of water slide such as a zig-zag, curved and straight, plus extreme slides. The latter also is known as speed slides or plunge slides are straight with a near vertical drop in the middle to intensify the thrill. These can be quite scary rides and provide the rider with the thrill of free falling.
Fun Family Water Rides
Family slides are designed to be ridden in a tube with up to eight or so people. Not as fearsome as the extreme slides instead these are slower but include many exciting twists and turns.
These water slides are all in a way like a wet roller coaster but with no car or track. A roller coaster car is driven by gravity and the same principle applies to the workings of a water slide. The coaster car is pulled up the hill and the higher it gets the potential energy increases so when it is released gravity pulls the car down the track.
Roller Coaster Water Slides
In just the same way as a roller coaster car going to the top of the lift hill with a water slide, there is a stairway to climb. Climbing the stairs builds up potential energy this, in turn, transforms into kinetic energy as you descend the slide. The higher the slide the more potential energy is produced.
A raft or mat is sometimes used on a water slide this reduces friction between your body and the sides of the slide. The constant flow of water around your body acts like a lubricant enabling you to go faster.
As well as the height of the water slide it is also the shape and design that contributes to how water slides work to produce the thrill and ultimate fear factor. The different shaped slides are specially designed to make your travel faster. Certain areas of the slide are made in a way that it determines the way you zoom through into the next section of the slide and how fast you fly down it.
