Ride through the trees on the world’s longest mat water slide – all 1,111 m of it

By Amanda Tang

Published 04 December 2019

The joy of a water slide usually ends in less than 30 seconds at a regular water park. However, ESCAPE, an outdoor theme park in Penang, Malaysia, has created a slide that stretches for 1,111 m (3,645 ft 0.1 in). That's longer than the Burj Khalifa (the world's tallest building) is tall!

Take a virtual ride of the slide in the video below - you won't be able to stop watching! 😵💦

Hidden among a forest hillside in Penang, Malaysia, the longest inner tube / mat water slide zig zags down and around the hill lasts for a full three minutes.

How does it compare? This slide is...

Longer than the Burj Khalifa (the world's tallest building) is tall
Over 3x longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall
Not as long as long as the largest model train set which is over 15,715 m (51,558 ft 4.78 in)!

The design ensured no trees were cut down in the creation of the water slide and the process took around eight months.

ESCAPE is a fun destination with exciting rides and games hosted in a natural environment. The slide is built around a rainforest, which made it challenging. ESCAPE couldn't use heavy machinery like cranes as this could damage the trees and wildlife.