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Is the Verrückt water slide still open?

Verrückt permanently closed in 2016 following a fatal incident involving the decapitation of Caleb Schwab, the 10-year-old son of Kansas state legislator (and later Secretary of State of Kansas) Scott Schwab. 10 boats. Riders are arranged 1 across in 3 rows for a total of 3 riders per boat.



No, the Verrückt water slide—which was once the tallest water slide in the world at the Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City—is permanently closed and has been demolished. The slide was closed immediately in August 2016 following a tragic, fatal accident involving a young boy, which was caused by significant design and engineering failures that led to the raft becoming airborne and striking a metal support beam. The subsequent investigation revealed that the slide had not undergone proper safety testing and that the park's management had ignored previous reports of rafts lifting off the track. In the years following the tragedy, the slide was dismantle piece by piece, and the entire Schlitterbahn Kansas City park eventually shut down and was sold to a different company (Cedar Fair). The site has since been repurposed, and the "Verrückt" name has become a somber cautionary tale in the amusement park industry about the absolute importance of rigorous engineering standards and independent safety inspections. There are currently no plans to rebuild a slide of that magnitude at that location, and the Guinness World Record for the tallest water slide is now held by "Kilimanjaro" in Brazil, which uses a more traditional, safer descent design.

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