SINGAPORE – From June 7, visitors to beachfront adventure park Skypark Sentosa can ride two new slides standing at 44m tall – each roughly the height of a 14-storey building. They are billed as South-east Asia’s tallest dry slide attraction.
Developed through a partnership between travel booking platform Klook and Skypark Sentosa, the new attraction called Skyslides by Klook features a pair of enclosed spiral slides named Skydrop and The Big Klook Slide.
The dry slides have been built around the park’s existing infrastructure, with both slides intertwining around its bungee tower.
Skydrop is also the world’s tallest land-based drop slide due to its distinct drop-style configuration and ride profile.
This is based on specifications provided by the attraction manufacturer, together with a review of publicly available information on comparable attractions globally and within the region, according to Skypark Sentosa.
The U-drop slide – which describes a type of slide with a falling start mechanism – features a near-vertical, free-fall drop at the start. When trying the ride at the media preview on June 3, this writer found it thrilling, especially at the initial drop.
The Big Klook Slide is a more relaxed, family-friendly ride. Riders can personalise both slide rides with six themed options of music and audiovisual elements, such as Disco, Jungle and Space.
Skydrop also holds the title of the world’s tallest land-based drop slide, and this writer felt it had a thrilling initial near-vertical drop.
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The themed LED lights and music during the ride add to the sensory experience, and momentarily distract from the weightless sensation of the drop. At different sections of each ride, the lights change in pattern and the music changes in either volume or soundtrack.
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