Verrückt
A raft slide as tall as a 17-storey building. Its name means "crazy" in German. It was taken down in 2018.A three-rider raft slide with a 168 ft 7 in (51.38 m) drop at about 70 mph followed by a 55 ft uphill. Guinness tallest in April 2014; opened 10 July 2014 after test rafts flew off during trials. Closed after the death of 10-year-old Caleb Schwab on 7 August 2016; dismantled in 2018. See Safety.
🏆Records & awards
- Tallest water slide 2014-2016
📖Tell me more
Verrückt held the world record from 2014 to 2016. Three people rode in each raft at about 113 km/h, then shot up a five-storey hill. Sadly, a boy was badly hurt on it in 2016 and it never opened again. It taught everyone how important careful checking is. See "Staying safe" for more.
- Drop
- 51.38 m
- Speed
- ~70 mph
- Operated
- 2014-16
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🏎️How fast is 113 km/h?
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🗺️Where is it?
Schlitterbahn Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Show on the World Slide Map →
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Sources: Guinness World Records, manufacturer and park announcements, Coasterpedia, Wikipedia, Blooloop and news reports; last reviewed September 2026. Spot an error?