Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Building America's First Slidewheel in 2022

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Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park will be introducing America's first rotating water slide, known as a Slidewheel, for their 2022 season.  The new attraction will be a part of the resort's indoor water park, though much of the slide will actually be outdoors, but fully enclosed.

Per the park's description, the Slidewheel combines "the movement of a Ferris wheel and the speed and thrill of a water slide" into one innovative attraction.  Decked out in purple, green, blue and yellow, the sizeable attraction will certain draw attention from curious park-goers.  

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As these images depict, riders will start inside at the ride's mid-level and enter the main wheel portion of the slide, which slowly rotates constantly.  The rotation allows the rafts to slide down, then backward, then forward again once the wheel turns enough.  The nature of the turning tubes actually allows for three different family-style rafts to be making their way through the attraction at once.

After the rafts make their way thought the twisted rotating portion they will move through several more traditional twists and turns before making their way back inside the water park and into the run out.

The park is featuring several animated videos of their new Slidewheel on their website which make it much easier to understand, they're available here.