Incredible images reveal the huge scale of the world’s longest water slide, which is 3,704ft long and will take more than FOUR minutes to ride
- The slide is being built amid the jungle on the island of Penang in Malaysia at the Escape Theme Park
- It will surpass a slide in the U.S that’s the current Guinness World Record holder for being the longest
- As well as imagery, drone footage of the slide being assembled among the foliage has been released
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Incredible images have revealed the truly colossal scale of what will become the world’s longest water slide.
It measures 3,740 feet in length (1,140 metres) and 230ft (70 metres) in height and is currently being constructed through an area of jungle on the island of Penang in Malaysia at the Escape Theme Park.
The ride will last more than four minutes and it will twist and turn through the treetops.
Incredible images have shown a water slide in Malaysia that is set to become the longest water slide in the world taking shape
The 3,740ft (1,140 metre) long slide is currently being constructed through the jungle on the island of Penang in Malaysia at the Escape Theme Park
The ride will last more than four minutes and it will twist and turn through the treetops
Once finished in August, it will surpass a 1,984ft (605m) water slide in New Jersey that currently holds the Guinness World Record title for being the longest.
Escape Theme Park’s chief executive, Sim Choo Kheng, said that Guinness World Record officials will be the first ones to try out the ride before it can be officially granted the title of the world’s longest water slide.
He explained: ‘Our plan was to build a water slide which would enable visitors to view the whole park and we did not intend to break the world record.
The slide is being installed without the use of heavy machinery – all the parts are being moved manually
Escape Theme Park’s chief executive, Sim Choo Kheng, said that Guinness World Record officials will be the first ones to try out the ride
Once finished in August, it will surpass a 1,984ft (605m) water slide in New Jersey that currently holds the Guinness World Record title for being the longest
Sim Choo Kheng said he did not intend to break the world record with the slide, but added that he was proud of what the park had achieved
‘Nevertheless, I am proud of what we have achieved.’
The slide is being installed without the use of heavy machinery and a video shows all of the parts for the ride being put in place manually.
Mr Kheng added: ‘I’m overly concerned about the environment here so we tried our best to maintain the greenery by not chopping down the trees.
‘We reckon the slide will be the main attraction when completed.’