Image courtesy of Slide the City
What’s summer without getting a little wet! A company simply titled “Slide the City” has listed Vancouver as one of the to-be-determined locations to host their giant 1,000 foot long and 22 foot wide water slides. Started in Salt Lake City, Slide the City is a company that roves from town to town bringing joy in the form of a giant slip n’ slide.
How giant? A good 3 football fields worth of length! The slide is used as a fundraising event for Ronald McDonald House and Aids Foundations in the city. Aside from its good cause, Slide the City is a also a family-friendly water party event. It boasts live music, food, drinks, water, and –of course– the biggest slip n’ slide to ever hit the pavement.
Image courtesy of Slide the City
There are eight locations across Canada that may be hosting the giant slide, and Vancouver is lucky to be a city that is being considered. At this time the location of the Vancouver event is still TBD, but we’ve only got a few weeks of summer left, so hopefully they determine the location soon!
Tickets to slide cost around $15 for single slides, $25 for triple, and $35 for unlimited access. But, it’s all going to a good cause!
To keep an eye on the potential Vancouver giant water slide, check out the Slide the City website or Facebook page.
Image courtesy of Slide the City
Where do you think the Vancouver Slide the City giant waterslide should be hosted? Ontario Street? The Lions Gate Bridge? Lonsdale in North Vancouver? Let us know in the comment section!
1:13 pm
Down West 4th…it’s a great hill…they used it a couple years ago for the Red Bull Soap Box Derby…it was the perfect spot!
1:16 pm
Gotta go for Lonsdale ave in North Van!
Nice steady slope. Beautiful views of the water and city at the same time. Will make for great pics of the event.
1:19 pm
Looks like fun – but good luck finding a street in Vancouver without potholes in it! Lonsdale in NVan would be way too steep imho.
1:54 pm
Eighth street to Stewardson Way in New West- that hills plenty steep! Awesome!
1:57 pm
Lions gate would be epic but we could never get away with shutting that bridge down, I think straight down Granville in the heart of downtown would be amazing
2:02 pm
Royal Oak from Grange to Deer Lake Parkway in Burnaby! Nice Looooong, uninterrupted slope! Sign me up!! :)
2:29 pm
We can’t have that it Vancouver. That would make Vancouver less of a boring city if we add more fun. Lol.
3:38 pm
Davie Street – Jervis to Denman should just about do it :)
4:28 pm
22nd Street in West Vancouver. Nice long steep with amazing views!
11:16 pm
22nd is way too fucking steep, and it has all the flat spots where the roads cross making for a very bumpy ride
4:52 pm
Down Cambie Street
11:21 pm
It would have to be a place that could accommodate a lot of parking…quite a few spots down Cambie street. How about Pine street from 4th Ave to Kits beach?
7:39 am
Lonsdale!!!
8:08 am
Lion gates!!!!! Wohoooo
8:14 am
it needs to come to kelowna !!! too please……
12:25 pm
awesome, Vancouver so deserves this !!!
3:29 pm
Davie Street Down to the English Bay!!!
4:53 pm
How is this even a debate?
Water Street. Obviously!
4:54 pm
New Westminster 8th Street beside Douglas College. In the heart of the Lower Mainland!
9:48 pm
Down Lynn valley Road in Lynn Valley. Start at the top and have the slide go down to where the canyon road starts…pretty quiet…easy to close off, because there are many side streets and it’s a hill but not too much :)
11:11 pm
Who cares where it is? Just bring it!!!!!
11:23 pm
North Vancouver
8:21 am
Heather street, going right past the new Ronald McDonald House.
8:31 am
Westwood Plateau in Coquitlam
9:02 am
Arbutus from 7ave down to kits beach???
8:43 am
Lonsdale in North Vancouver would be the perfect location. Very central since right by the SeaBus which connects to the SkyTrain. Also Waterfront Park at the base of Lonsdale would be a perfect place for picnics and food and music with views of the city.
Accessible for all
Gorgeous views of the City, the Mountains and Indian Arm Waterway
Great Slope
Waterfront Park for festivities
2:30 pm
If you are going to go for it, go big!
The Grouse Grind……bring your own parachute.
8:50 pm
The Drive!
2:05 pm
I think it should come to vancouver island that would sure be a hit over here