Water slides are supposed to be fun, right? Well, yes, but some rides around the world offer extreme thrills more reminiscent of roller coasters than any trip to the local pool. We've rounded up what, ...

A 12-year-old boy’s haunting words after his 10-year-old brother was ‘decapitated’ on a waterslide advertised as the tallest in the world have been revealed. Caleb Schwab was 10 when he and his family ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) - The world's tallest water slide will be torn down after a 10-year-old boy suffered a broken neck and was killed riding it in August, an amusement park in Kansas City, ...

The 168-foot, 7-inch Verrückt water slide at Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas City, Kan., is scheduled to open on Thursday. The 168-foot, 7-inch Verrückt water slide at Schlitterbahn water park in ...

KANSAS CITY, KS -- The parents of a 10-year-old boy who died on the world's tallest water slide at a Kansas water park say they're still grieving but are thankful for the condolences they've received ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An extra dramatic new waterslide is coming to Golfland Sunsplash in Mesa this summer and at a towering 9 stories tall, it will be ...

It's like sliding off the top of a 15-story building on nothing more than an air mattress. That's the experience promised by the Verrückt, the attraction called the world's tallest water slide by the ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Halfway up the 264 stairs leading to the top of the world's tallest water slide, it was clear this was the most breathtaking ride I'd ever encountered. And that was before I ever ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With nearly half of its season already in the books, a water park in Kansas has been forced to delay the opening of the world's tallest water slide for the third time and hasn't set ...

The world's tallest water slide, which plunges riders down 168 feet, is set to open Thursday in Kansas City, Kansas, NBC News reported. The 17-story slide, called Verrückt, was certified as the ...