Schlitterbahn Kansas City

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Schlitterbahn Waterpark Kansas City is a water park that opened in summer 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas. It was announced in September 2005 by Schlitterbahn Waterparks. The 370-acre (1.5 km²), $750 million development will include a nearly 40-acre (160,000 m²) waterpark, which will be Schlitterbahn's fourth waterpark and its first outside Texas.

Groundbreaking took place September 18, 2007 on the land formerly occupied by the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds and the Unified Government courthouse annex, across Interstate 435 from the Kansas Speedway and Village West.

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History

Phase 1 included the opening of 12 water attractions, 3 restaurants, and 2 shops. For the 2011 season, phase 2 opened on April 30, 2011, with six new attractions.

Attractions

Bahnzai Pipeline

Black Knight

Blitz Falls

Boogie Bahn

Boogie Bay

Cyclone

Henry's Hideout

Kinderhaven

King Kaw

Kristal Beach

Kristal River

Mighty Mo

Pirate Ship at Henry's Hideout

Raging River Tube Chute

Soaring Eagle ZipLine

Storm Blaster

Torrent Beach

Torrent Cove

Torrent River

Twister

Whirlwind

Wolfpack

Verrückt

In November 2012, Schlitterbahn Waterpark announced plans for the world's tallest and fastest water slide, Verrückt. Designed by Schlitterbahn co-owner Jeff Henry, Verrückt was a three-person raft slide with an uphill section. The initial drop was a 17-story plunge with a five-story uphill section. At 168 feet 7 inches (about 51.4 m), the starting point was taller than Niagara Falls and reached a maximum speed of 65 mph (104.6 km/h). It opened on July 10, 2014, after multiple delays.

On August 7, 2016, 10-year-old Caleb Schwab, the son of Kansas state representative Scott Schwab, was killed while riding Verrückt. The ride was shut down indefinitely pending further investigation. On November 22, the park announced that the ride will not reopen, and the slide will be decommissioned and torn down once the investigation is complete.

In 2018, a Wyandotte County, Kansas grand jury indicted Schlitterbahn and three individuals, including a park co-owner, a ride designer and a former executive with the company on multiple charges of negligence related to Schwab's death. The grand jury found there is probable cause in the accusation that the park of knowingly hiding design flaws with the ride, and of concealing reports about rider injuries.