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Surprisingly wild and flashy slides and other attractionsawait visitors to many climate controlled indoor water parks. The following are some of the wildest andflashiest indoor water park rides, according to Arthur Levine:
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The Claim JumperChallenge at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin is wherevisitors can find two interactive Slideboarding rides that combine the skillsof a video game with the fun of a water slide. Passengers ride rafts that soar down enclosed slides and press onboardbuttons that correspond to the colors projected in the tubes. Riders that correctlymatch the colors score points. Playerscan compare their scores on a screen in the park and track their points viaphone apps.
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The Venus Slydetrap atAquatopia at Camelback Resort in Tannersville, Pennsylvania combines multipleexperiences. Up to six passengers fill acircular raft, rush down an enclosed winding tube, travel up and down the wallsof a mini funnel, and navigate a half pipe element before being deposited intoa splash pool.
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The La Chute at PumpHouse at Jay Peak in Jay, Vermont offers one of the wackiest and nerve wrackingindoor slides. La Chute riders enter alaunch capsule 665 feet in the air and wait as the countdown begins for itstrap door to open. Then they accelerateto 45 mph and circumnavigate the park in a translucent tube sending themthrough a harrowing 360 degree rotation.
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The Rendezvous Run atCastaway Bay at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio is a Master Blaster uphill watercoaster. Riders in two passenger raftsmust hang on tight as blasts of water send them racing through a windingcourse.
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The Howlin Tornado atGreat Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas is a funnel ride. Riders climb into cloverleaf rafts, race downa drop, and enter a huge funnel placed on its side. The rafts then climb on and down the sides ofthe funnel delivering stomach butterflies to the riders.
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Eagles Nest in theWater Park of America in Bloomington, Minnesota offers one of the tallestslides at any water park, indoors or outdoors. Riders board a large circular raft that then spins and slides through adarkened tube before making a huge splash landing at the end.
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The Boogie Bear Surf atSix Flags Great Escape Lodge in Queensbury, New York features a continuoussheet of water that simulates a cresting wave. Prone or kneeling riders on boogie boards surf these waves. Many novice riders quickly wipe out. Fortunately the lodge offers small grouplessons to help guests get up to speed. For those so inclined, and skilled, stand up surfing is allowed.
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The Zip Coaster atKalahari Resort Lodge, in Sandusky, Ohio uses a unique conveyor belt system topropel its rafts. The belts rev upwhenever a raft approaches them, sending passengers hurtling uphill. Riders find themselves experiencing periodsof weightless airtime as they cruise around the parks rafters.
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