Overview
What's a Brisbanite to do when they want to go slipping and sliding in a big way? Head to Wet 'n' Wild on the coast? Fashion their own in the backyard? Trek further down south? With previous attempts to bring this type of giant, watery, inflatable attraction to town falling short, they've been the options so far. That was before Slideapalooza was born.
Part fundraising effort to raise cash for cancer organisation Tour de Cure, part excuse for everyone in the city to unleash their inner child, the slip 'n' slide to end all slip 'n' slides is due to roll out its plastic on November 18 and 19. Other particulars — where and how much, specifically — haven't yet been announced, but keen parties can register their interest to find out more when the details drop.
At 400-metres-long, Slideapaloooza's website claims its slide is largest of its type in the world. However, a quick Google shows that the current Guinness World Record is held by this waterslide in New Jersey at 600 metres. So not quite the longest on Earth — but it's probably the longest in Australia.
Brisbane will be the second place in Australia to experience sliding after the Hunter Valley became the first last weekend. The event's website also lists Canberra, Townsville, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and the Gold Coast as future locations.
Slideapalooza is due in Brisbane on November 18 and 19. For more information, keep an eye on the event Facebook page and website.