Editing Water slide (section)

===Longest===
The world's longest water slide was a temporary installation in [[Waimauku]], New Zealand, in February 2013.  Constructed with a length of {{convert|650|m}},<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/No-pain-no-gain-on-worlds-largest-waterslide-in-Auckland/tabid/423/articleID/287880/Default.aspx |work=3 News NZ |first=Hollingworth |last=Adam |title=Adventure seekers hit slide |date=23 February 2013 |access-date=25 February 2013 |archive-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103163207/http://www.3news.co.nz/No-pain-no-gain-on-worlds-largest-waterslide-in-Auckland/tabid/423/articleID/287880/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> of which {{convert|550|m}} functioned properly.<ref name="riding" /> Its creators claimed the previous record holder had a length of ~{{convert|350|m}}.<ref name="riding">{{cite news |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Riding-the-worlds-longest-waterslide-in-Auckland/tabid/423/articleID/287803/Default.aspx |work=3 News NZ |title=A first look at the world's longest waterslide |date=22 February 2013 |access-date=25 February 2013 |archive-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103162932/http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Riding-the-worlds-longest-waterslide-in-Auckland/tabid/423/articleID/287803/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The slide is being moved to [[Action Park]] in [[Vernon, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mountaincreek.com/about/press-releases/action-park-brings-worlds-longest-waterslide-to-us |access-date=2015-06-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620072111/http://www.mountaincreek.com/about/press-releases/action-park-brings-worlds-longest-waterslide-to-us |archive-date=20 June 2015 |title=Action Park Brings World's Longest Waterslide to U.S.}}</ref>{{when|date=May 2024}}

The "Waterslide" at Buena Vista Lodge in [[Costa Rica]] is a {{convert|400|m}} long water slide where the rider sits directly on the slide, with an inner-tube around their upper body for safety.<ref>[http://www.buenavistalodgecr.com/waterslide.html Waterslide at Buena Vista Lodge] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811014158/http://buenavistalodgecr.com/waterslide.html |date=11 August 2013 }}, Costa Rica</ref>

The longest multi-person water-coaster (see below) is the {{convert|1763|foot}} long Mammoth at Holiday World in [[Santa Claus, Indiana]].<ref>[https://www.holidayworld.com/rides/mammoth Mammoth at Holiday World], [[Santa Claus, Indiana]]</ref>

The current longest water slide, "The Longest", is a permanent single-passenger tube waterslide located in [[Penang]], [[Malaysia]] at the ESCAPE family theme park. Visitors access the attraction via a cable car system and ride down the slide for approximately 4 minutes whilst navigating through {{convert|1111|m}} of scenic jungle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-longest-waterslide-malaysia-escape/index.html|first=Karla|last=Cripps|title=Record-breaking, 1,111-meter-long waterslide opens in Malaysia|date=25 September 2019|publisher=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621125900/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-longest-waterslide-malaysia-escape/index.html|archive-date=21 June 2023|url-status=live|access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>