An AquaLoop is a body water slide made by WhiteWater. 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 70 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 80 kmh (40 mph). Riders experience -2.5 Gs in less than 2 seconds. The whole ride is over within 5 seconds.. As of 2026 the largest Aqua Loop is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, though once Aquarabia is completed, the ride Speedy Jamezales will take the title.
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 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 AquaLoop Akvamir Waterpark Novosibirsk, Russia1 slide2017AquaLoopAquasferra Donetsk, Ukraine1 slide21 December 2012AquaLoopAnaklia Waterpark Ganarjiis Mukhuri, Georgia1 slideAquaLoopAdaland Aquapark Kusadasi, Turkey2 slidesLooping RocketsAquaPark Nessebar Nessebar, Bulgaria2 slides2021 360Rush Wet'n'Wild Sydney Prospect, Australia 4 slides Climax Loop Waterbom Park Bali, Indonesia 1 slide Loopy Woopy Aqua magica Mumbai, India 1 slide Forest LoopAmaziaa Waterpark Surat, India1 slideAquaLoopAnandi Magic World Uttar Pradash, India1 slideAquaLoop Mana Bay Waterpark Dhaka, Bangladesh1 slide 4 March 2017 AquaLoop Beijing Watercube Water Park Beijing, China 1 slide AquaLoopParadise Island Waterpark Chengdu, China1 slideAquaLoopPoseidon Waterworld Songbei District, China1 slideAquaLoopWaterworld Shanghai, China1 slideAquaLoopMaya Beach Water ParkShanghai, Cina4 slidesAquaLoopDream Space Waterpark Chongqing, China2 slidesAquaLoopYinji Kaifeng Waterworld Kaifeng, China 2 slidesAquaLoopHangzhou Bay SunacHangzhou, China1 slideAquaLoopHangzhou Paradise Waterpark Hangzhou, China1 slideAquaLoopNanjing Happy Magic WatercubeNanjing, China1 slide AquaLoopMaya Happy Valley Water ParkShenzhen, China1 slideAquaLoopLishui Adventure Water World Lishui, China1 slide Mambo Loop Blue Bayou and Dixie Landin Baton Rouge, United States 4 slides AquaLoop Calypso Waterpark Ottawa, Canada 2 slides AquaLoop Caribbean Bay Yongin, South Korea 4 slides AquaDropGimhae Lotte Gimhae, South Korea4 slidesAquaLoopSpa World Waterpark Osaka, Japan1 slide AquaLoop El Rollo Tlaquiltenango, Mexico 1 slide AquaLoop Parque Acuático Ixtapan Ixtapan De La Sal, Mexico 1 slide AquaLoopImbursa Waterpark Veracuz, Mexico1 slideAquaLoopJungala Aqua Experience Playa Paraìso, Mexico1 slideAquaLoopParco acquatico XocomilRetalhuleu, Guatemala 2 slidesAquaLoopKawana Park Caldas Novas, Brazil2 slides 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 AquaLoop Aquamagis Plettenberg, Germany 1 slide AquaLoopF3 Fellbach, Germany1 slide AquaLoop Aqualand Köln, Germany 1 slide 2015 AdrenaLoopCalypso Saarbrücken, Germany1 slideAquaLoopSportoase Groot Schijn Antwerp, Belgium1 slideAquaLoopEscape Theme ParkPenang, Malasya 1 slide AquaLoop Bangi Wonderland Bangi, Malaysia 1 slide AquaLoopSunway Lagoon Kwala Lumpur, Malaysia1 slide Cyclone World Waterpark Edmonton, Canada 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 Maggia LoopLido Lorcano Lorcano, Switzerland1 slide Anaconda Therme Amadé Altenmarkt, Austria 1 slide AquaLoop Vana Nava Hua Hin Water Jungle Hua Hin, Thailand 1 slide Looping Rockets Dino Waterpark Khon Kaen, Thailand 2 slides AquaLoop Andamanda Phuket Phuket, Thailand 2 slides AquaLoop RamaYana Water Park Pattaya, Thailand 1 slide Agravic CapsuleTube Trek Waterpark Chiang Mai, Thailand1 slideThunder BoltSplash World Waterpark Khao Yai, Thailand 1 slide AquaLoop Garden City Waterpark Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1 slide Looping RocketsAquaPlanet Waterpark Pampanga, Philippines2 SlidesWild VortexWilderness Territory Sevierville, United States1 slides The Guslinger Typhoon Texas Houston, United States 1 slide LassoLoopEpic Waters Grand Prairie, United States1 slideJanuary 2018AquaLoopWater Park Tychy Tychy, Poland1 slide30 April 2018 Liwa Loop Yas Waterworld Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 1 slide 2014 Poseidon's RevengeAtlantis Aquaventure Dubai, United Arab Emirates2 slidesMay 2013Leap Of FateMeryal waterpark Doha, Qatar2 slides2 November 2013AquaLoop Makadi Palace Waterpark Makadi Bay, Egypt 1 slide 15 March 2018MagicLoopSarm El Seik Waterpark Sarm El Seik, Egypt1 slideHydro PlungeMarassi Water World El Alamein, Egypt1 slide4 June 2023AquaLoop Valley Of Waves Sun City, South Africa1 slide 15 March 2018AquaLoopWild Waves Waterpark Port Edward, South Africa1 slideDragon LoopAquacentrum Cegléd, Hungary1 slide 4 March 2017AquaLoopPirates Bay Baytown, United States1 slideWipeout Hurricane Harbor Rockford Cherry Valley, United States1 slide2017AquaLoop BH Hotel Mallorca Mallorca, Spain1 slideFree Fall Norwegian Breakway - 2 slides30 April 2013Free Fall Norvegian Getaway -2 slides2 November 2013Free Fall Norwegian Escape -2 slides15 August 2015 60 Installations in the world as of 2026
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.Austin, op. cit., 21.Fergus, Tom; May 2006; "Another Action Park Employee Spills His Guts", in "The Reaction to Traction at Action Park"; Weird NJ, 29.Braybrook, Steve; May 2006; "A Survivor from Action Park Writes In", in "The Reaction to Traction at Action Park"; Weird NJ, 29.
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.
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