Five new hydroslides open at QEII
Crusaders, Sam Broomhall and Sam Harding, were among the first lucky people to take the plunge down one of five new hydroslides which were opened by Christchurch Mayor, Garry Moore, on 15 July.
The hydroslides, built at QEII Park’s Atlantis swimming complex, were funded by QEII Hydroslides Ltd in a joint venture with the Christchurch City Council. Each slide was named by the lucky winners of The Name the Slides Competition. The winners received a 12-month pass to the QEII Pools and Hydroslides. The names of the slides are:
- Terror Tube, a yellow, 72.9m body slide designed to be dark and very fast with lots of twists and turns
- Body Bullet is 71m with an even faster ride but fewer turns
- The Cruise, a green, see-through 85.4m giant aquatubebody slide that offers a gentler ride for the more cautious
- Titan, a yellow, aquatube-slide is 96.4m, giving people the option to ride together as doubles, and
- The Colossus, a blue 105.8m giant aquatube, an innertube slide that is very dark and offers the longest ride of the lot.
Children aged five to eight years must each be accompanied by an adult, and pre-schoolers will not be permitted on the hydroslides. From the age of eight, people can ride the slides unaccompanied.
At $10 per 50-minute session for an adult, $8 a child, and $7.50 each for a family of three or more, the hydroslides are excellent value, Alan Direen, manager of QE11, says.
Hours of operation for the slides are: weekdays, 3-9pm. School holidays, weekends and public holidays, 10am to closing.
Other charges include: schools, $5 per person during school hours (must be pre-booked) and groups of 20 or more, $7.50 per person (must be pre-booked). The price of riding the hydroslides does not include pool admission, which must be paid in addition to the hydroslide ticket price.
Each 50-minute session starts on the hour. It takes about 10 minutes after each session to clear the tubes for the next session.
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