In The News - Hong Kong Water Slide

Remember riding your first water slide as a child? Have you seen that slide since? It just isn't as cool, is it? Childhood memories have a habit of supersizing everything, making it seem like things have shrunk when we re-encounter them as adults.

However the opposite is about to happen in Hong Kong, where a humongous water slide bigger than anything you've likely experienced as a child is due to arrive this month.

You may have grown up and this slide is here to compensate for that. Amy Gessel, spokeswoman for global urban water chute phenomenon Slide the City says that they have made this slide huge, three city blocks! That is huge!

The Utah-based company has already brought oversized water slides -- some as long as 1,777 feet, to over a dozen other cities.

First Harbor-Side Waterslide
In Hong Kong, a three-lane, 1,000-foot-long slide will be installed at the city's infamous old Kai Tak Airport -- now the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal -- for three days.

The company says it encourages local partners to pick a location where participants can appreciate the city's scenery. In Hong Kong, Slide the City visitors will get to enjoy Kai Tak's signature harbor view. Other cities elsewhere have picked parks, grasslands and footbridges as event venues, but because of the high density of Hong Kong, it isn't easy to find a suitable venue like that.

After taking safety, pedestrian flow as well as the view of Hong Kong into consideration, they have decided on Kai Tak Cruise Terminal as a suitable venue. Participants will be able to enjoy Hong Kong's famous view of the Victoria Harbor and it will be the first slide in Asia that offers a night view.

Born from fond childhood memories Founders T.R. Gourley, John Malfatto and David Wulf started Slide the City in 2013, inspired by their own childhood memories.

Since opening its first slide in Salt Lake City -- the company founders' hometown -- Slide the City has set up temporary water chutes in destinations around the world.

How To Slide Like A Pro
To ensure a smooth slide along the waterway, the Hong Kong team visited previous events in Japan and the United States to calculate the best slide gradient.

The slide will be built on a platform so the participants will enjoy the excitement of the ride.

It is suggested that a participant get a good running start before jumping on the slide with the inner tube.

Inflatable tubes are required for a smooth and safe ride.

And, for once, selfie-sticks are also encouraged, but you don't want to drop it when you're speeding down the slide. 

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