Who invented the slide for kids?
Who invented the slide for kids? The manufacturer, Wicksteed, ballyhoo claim that the playground slide was invented by founder, Charles Wicksteed, and installed in Wicksteed Park in 1922, The discovery of Wicksteed's oldest slide was announced by the company in 2013.
Who invented the water slide?
Water Slides Go Way Back The first patented water slide in the U.S. was the Water-Toboggan Slide, by Herbert Sellner in 1923 in Faribault, MN. It consisted of a wooden slide which started with a down-ramp and then went out over a lake.