600m (2000ft) long!
92m (300ft) vertical drop!
Over a minute worth of sliding fun!
This massive, completely inflatable slide was built by Live More Awesome, a mental health non-profit charity in New Zealand.
(
www.livemoreawesome.com)
This waterslide got people outside in the sun, Vitamin D is great for mental health, it got people fit running up that hill (some people did it 21 times in one day!), it got people interacting with a wonderful, supportive and helpful community, it gave people a goal and something to look forward to and it gave us and you an opportunity to talk about mental health in the general media and community and that's hugely important to removing the stigma wrongly associated with mental health.
We own this... where should we go next?!?!
Email
jimi@livemoreawesome.com with any charity or slide enquiries.
Full documentary airs on "Extreme Waterparks" on the Travel Channel on the 21st of June 2015.
Video made by the wonderful people at Augusto.
(
www.augusto.co.nz)
MUSIC:
The Protectors - The Queen Future