Comments on: What is this giant red and orange cone-shaped thing?

Question: What is this giant red and orange cone-shaped thing?

0xFCAF — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:44:15 -0800

What is this large red and orange checkerboarded cone I saw on I-5 somewhere around Olympia, WA?

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:48:12 -0800

Part of a waterslide.

By: uncleozzy

uncleozzy — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:51:13 -0800

Yep, looks just like the "Alien Invasion" waterslide at Splish Splash in NY. It's a pretty rad ride, you should ride it once it's complete. Unless they're dismantling it, in which case I guess you missed out.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:00:40 -0800

I guess the legs on the right would support the main slope of the slide, which is not present in the photo.

By: mmascolino

mmascolino — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:12:56 -0800

The manufacturer's name for this is a ProSlide Tornado. They are supposedly a lot of fun.

By: dios

dios — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:51:07 -0800

Yep. Waterslide.

By: milkrate

milkrate — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:00:03 -0800

(They cite an installation in Grand Mound, WA opening in 2008)

By: Mach5

Mach5 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:13:35 -0800

context!

By: 0xFCAF

0xFCAF — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:22:57 -0800

Makes sense now - with all the construction nearby, the place looked like a factory. The absurdity of building an outdoor waterpark in Washington state compounded my initial disbelief in the waterslide theory, but it looks like this new place will be indoor with the slide leading otuside. Neat.

By: wsg

wsg — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:51:00 -0800

Proslide in action. (youtube)

By: mmascolino

mmascolino — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:04:48 -0800

I want to amend my previous answer. I had a chance to ride one of these last week and indeed they are loads of fun.

By: saladpants

saladpants — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:52:30 -0800

this is why I love metafilter. I drove by the same thing today, and wondered what it was...