The World's Longest Tube Water Slide 1111m is at ESCAPE Theme Park Penang.

It's official! The longest tube water slide in the world is at ESCAPE Theme Park, Penang! Measuring an incredible length of 1111metres, the Guiness World Records recently officially presented the certificated of recognition to Escape on the 25th September 2019. This brand new record smashes the previous record of 356metres held by Galaxy Erding in Germany. The slide takes an approximately about 4 minutes from the start to the end.

The water slide is built using 488 pieces offibre-reinforced polymer(FRP) slides and 326 side guard components. On overall it is connected by 10248 sets of bolts, nuts, washers, spring washers and 500 litres of silicon adhesive. The water slide is supported by 1,206 metres of 1-foot diameter round steel poles weighing a total of 44.6 tonnes, 1,215 metres of rectangular hollow section (RHS)assupport arms weighing 21 tonnes in total, and 224 pieces of steel plates of 0.738 tonnes connecting the water slide to the support arms and steel poles. This brings to a grand total of 66.338 tonnes of steel supporting the world’s longest water slide.

It took a duration of 24 months for the longest water slide in the world to come into picture. The installation itself took about 8 months to be completed and the surprising news is, no heavy machinery was actually used in the construction of this mega project.

“Breaking the world record was never the intention. The idea of this water slide came about over frustration that most fun rides and water slides last merely a few seconds, and having the water slide start on a hilltop at a 70-metre elevation would make this ride last a good few minutes. ESCAPE embraces the philosophy of promoting eco-literacy through fun, this water slide would ride guests through the jungle down the hill and all the way to the other side at the water park.Given the gradient required of the water slide, we suddenly realised this has to be in excess of 1km, which turns out to be a record-breaking feat!” said Mr. Sim Choo Kheng, CEO of Sim Leisure Group

The good news is you don't have to walk all the way up to the hill top to slide down. There will be a chairlift which will transport you up conveniently. This chairlift will not only be the first in Penang but also the very first of its kind in Malaysia. Cool!