The world’s biggest tunnel slide is nearing completion – and tickets for the adventurous are now on sale.
Anish Kapoor’s Olympic Orbit Tower in London is finally being turned into one massive helter skelter (after years of merely looking like one).
For a £15 ticket (£10 for children), visitors will be given access to the the giant 178m tower (it’s taller than the Statue of Liberty) and all of its platforms, and of course, be able to use its incredible slide.
Boasting a run time of 40 seconds and top speeds of 15mph, the Orbit Tower is not a slide to be sniffed at. According to the website:
“…visitors will circle around the ArcelorMittal Orbit 12 times as they weave their way through the famous loops and curves of the iconic structure, including a tight corkscrew section named the ‘bettfeder’ – after the German word for ‘bedspring’ – and end with a 50m straight run back down to earth!”
Tower designers Anish Kapoor and Carsten Holler pose with the ArcelorMittal Orbit (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)
It’s a heck of a way to take in London’s skyline, hurtling through a great big tunnel slide. And as a added fee of £5, users can have another go on the slide – just in case there was anything they had missed out on/were too busy screaming to notice.
The idea of being a big kid at the fun fair appealed to many users on social media.
https://twitter.com/MissCopsey/status/724990077055700992
I cannot wait to go on this naughty, naughty looking slide at the ArcelorMittal Orbit pic.twitter.com/e9xGRTGSSC
— Josh Barrie (@joshbythesea) April 26, 2016
Of course, some mentioned a fear of heights possibly getting in the way of any slide shenanigans.
Always thought this should be a tunnel slide. Too afraid of heights to go anywhere near it mind. https://t.co/wpwbkxVXe9
— Louise (@LouisePage_) April 12, 2016
You can't go up this is you have claustrophobia or vertigo so this is my next aim in trying to get over both things https://t.co/9mbe5wt3h3
— Worse than Ewa (@EwaSR) April 26, 2016
Not to mention the small problem of the price.
https://twitter.com/ginandconnick/status/724971343683411970
The slide opens on June 24 with tickets available to purchase here. See you in the queue!
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