There used to be a yellow plastic covering on it that produced some friction and kept speeds under control. They took it off years ago and now it's too fast.
Back in the day we went a little airborne too. Some of us even threw up it was great. I hope they can make it safe like it was back then. It is one of my great childhood memories.
*MAN I'M FINNA DIE* !! We need T-shirts!! We need a Remix!! Hottest new Phrase Out there Right now - she's the next *IT* Girl!! and She survived that Slide!! Glory Be!! and little brother - *Gravity Hurts!* - We need a world tour! they need social media accounts, a manager, Good Morning America, the Today Show - Hurry! - I'm ready to do their PR !! these kids are adorable and dad is super cool also! - Seriously, hope no one got injured on the slide and hope they get it all resolved asap, before anyone gets hurt.
Ouch! What surprises me is that this passed the design phase. An engineer would need to run an analysis on this, and it was likely signed off by a licensed Engineer. I suspect the fur is flying at the firm that designed and built this!
In July a photo of the slide was posted on Facebook with the caption "Remember this?". I wonder if someone from the DNR also saw the post. A tiny part of me thought "that looks like fun" but most of those who rode it didn't think so. Quoting Three Dog Night;"THIS ain't the way to have fun (son)" lol🙃
Omg I remember years ago I airborne just like this on this giant slide. This is not the same slide from when I was a kid. I’m Glad this is being address I was bruised and scared on the new giant slide. Poor kids I’m glad their ok
Mann why aren't nobody showings them how to do this cause we use to have to lean forward hold on tight. Why not put the yellow rubber back on and change the shacks. I went down this thing two years ago and was find but I also remembered how to do down never lean back hold on for dear life. It has always been fast you will always fly and if you didn't get a bruise coming down you do it again. I use to ride this is the 90s until they closed it in the 2000s.
Like all newbies, and after one ride, the kids just haven't yet learned how to make use of their newfound air time to their advantage . . . they need more practice. Watch a few arenacross dirt bike races to see how they handle those. 😎
Did they oil it or change the height or something over the winter because this slide been on Belle Isle for over 30 years and kids never shot off to the moon like this. Somebody had to have the bright idea of putting something on it to make it faster than what it was before. ......GRIM
That’s how it’s supposed to work 🤷🏾♂️ I'm happy people didn't have camera phones when I was a child or else I never would've gotten to experience the joy of The Giant Slide.
This is like when I was a kid and you got the swing going as high as you could, then launched yourself into the air. For a second, you were flying. It did hurt a little when you landed. Gravity does hurts worse, the older you get
And a helmet is needed too and it looks to be metal, even aluminium can get hot enough to burn or blister the skin, " that's one killer slide " for sure.
You're suppose to lean forward. No one is leaning forward... They typically instruct you to how to put on the sack, hold on to the sack, and lean forward.
These kids today are like cotton balls I have fun doing this a little Airborne but I loved every minute of it hey anybody remember the ride at the park where three or four you got on and you took it and you spun it around and two got dizzy I had fun with that too and another remember to swing you swing and he started swinging so high and then when you got high enough you jumped off that was fun too.
