Riding the Verruckt

Last Saturday, I decided to go to Schlitterbahn waterpark in KCK.  It was a warm 94 degrees which is perfect weather. Sure, there are the waterslides, boogie boards and the lazy river.  The main reason for going there is the main attraction that they built for this season.  The world's tallest waterslide at 165 ft. named Verruckt  was calling my name.  Taller than Niagara Falls or Statue of Liberty it truly is big when you stand right next to it. 

First you have to reserve a spot if you aren't able to do that then you have to wait in the stand by line. I had to wait in the stand by line because all the reserve spots got filled for that this day. I waited 2 and half hours to get on the ride. Then you get on a scale with one or two other people. The scale has to total 400 to 550 pounds to make the ride feasible.  Once, your group has been weighed then you go listen to the rules and later you climb up 264 steps to get to the top.  I felt like I was climbing the bunker hill monument (which has no elevator). The people in my group were Denise from St.Louis, Christine from Texas who was knockout and yours truly.  All of us complete strangers who had never met and were enjoying the view from the top of structure.  You can see the Kansas City skyline and the rest of the legends area.  We enter into the raft and all I was thinking "please dear lord don't let me pee in my swimming trunks." The raft went down and I screamed all the way down.  The first initial drop makes your heart jump out of your chest. Then you go up a second hill and it's not quite so bad.  What is my review.....it's well worth the wait.  Two thumbs up and yeah I would do it again.

Sincerely,
Tim "survived the world's tallest waterslide" Crippen