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Verrückt (German meaning "crazy" or "insane", listen ⓘ) was a custom water coaster water slide located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. At the height of 168 feet 7 inches (51.38 m), Verrückt became the world's tallest water slide when it opened on July 10, 2014, surpassing Kilimanjaro at ...
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City was a water park in Kansas City, Kansas. It was announced in September 2005 by Schlitterbahn Waterparks and opened on July 15, 2009. It was conceived as a 370-acre (150-hectare) and $750 million development including a nearly 40-acre (16-hectare) waterpark, which was Schlitterbahn's fourth waterpark and its ...
The Schlitterbahn water park opened in 2009, but business declined sharply after a 10-year-old boy died on the 17-story Verruckt water slide in 2016. The slide was torn down and the park sat ...
The deal, which closed in early July 2019, gave Cedar Fair the option to purchase Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City for $6 million within 120 days of the transaction, which they declined to do. [4] [5] Additionally, the rights to the Schlitterbahn name were included in the acquisition. [6] Cedar Fair merged with Six Flags in 2024.
A spokeswoman said the child died while riding the Verrückt water slide, which is the world's tallest water slide, according to Guinness World Records.
Riders slide down Verruckt, the world’s tallest water slide, at Schlitterbahn on July 9, 2014 in Kansas City, Kansas. The ride was later closed after a boy was killed. File/Kansas City Star
He also served as Speaker pro tempore of the Kansas House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. He received national attention when his son, Caleb, was killed in an accident on the Schlitterbahn Kansas City, Kansas water park's Verrückt water slide. In November 2018, he was elected Kansas Secretary of State. [2] [3]
The 10-year-old son of a state lawmaker died of a neck injury while riding the world's tallest water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, police said on Monday.