64: Verrückt Waterslide
From Causality by The Engineered Network
May 30, 2026 · 35 min · Season 1 · Episode 64
About this episode
The episode examines the design and safety failures surrounding the Verrückt Waterslide at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, which led to a tragic incident.
Spurred on to build the tallest and fastest Waterslide in the world by a Travel Channel show about Waterparks, the owners of the Kansas City Schlitterbahn Waterpark designed and built the Verrückt Waterslide in record time. A net enclosed the ride and on its third Summer Season a 10 Year Old boy died on impact with that netting mid-ride. We look at how design decisions, subsequent modifications and assumptions made this incident inevitable...but also how it could have easily been prevented.
Topics covered
- waterpark design
- safety incidents
- engineering decisions
- child safety
- water slides
- accidents
Keywords
- Verrückt Waterslide
- Schlitterbahn
- waterpark
- safety
- design flaws
- accident
- Travel Channel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kansas City Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Travel Channel
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