Mammoth is a water slide

Water slide

A water slide is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size...

 currently under construction at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari

Holiday World & Splashin' Safari is a family owned and operated combination theme park and water park, located near Interstate 64 and U.S. 231 in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. The theme park is divided into four sections that celebrate Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July with...

, Santa Claus, Indiana

Santa Claus, Indiana

Santa Claus is a town in Carter, Clay and Harrison townships, Spencer County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana, between Interstate 64 and the Ohio River. The population was 2,041 at the 2000 census.Santa Claus was established in 1854...

. Manufactured by ProSlide

ProSlide

ProSlide Technology is a Canadian manufacturer of water rides and water park resorts. They manufacture both traditional slides and innovative rides such as water coasters with conveyor belts, funnel-shaped Tornado slides, and Bowl slides...

, Mammoth will be the world's longest water coaster at 1763 feet (537.4 m) in length when it opens in May 2012.

History

On August 13, 2009, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari announced the addition of Wildebeest

Wildebeest (ride)

Wildebeest is a water slide currently operating at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, since May 7, 2010. Manufactured by ProSlide, Wildebeest is currently the world's longest water coaster at in length since it opened in 2010...

, a ProSlide Hydromagnetic Rocket for their 2010 season. On May 7, 2010, Wildebeest opened to the public as the world's longest water coaster at 1710 feet (521.2 m) in length. On August 3, 2011, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari announced the addition of a second ProSlide Hydromagnetic Rocket, Mammoth, scheduled to open for their 2012 season. Unlike Wildebeests 4 seater inline tubes, Mammoth will seat 6 riders in new, circular, Clover Wheel tubes. The ride will be 53 feet (16.2 m) longer than Wildebeest taking over the title of the world's longest water coaster. Costing $9 million, Mammoth is expected to open by May 2012.

Ride

Riders will board one of ten Clover Wheel tubes which each sit 6 people in a circular fashion facing inwards. The ride will begin with a conveyor belt

Conveyor belt

A conveyor belt consists of two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt forward. The powered pulley is called the drive pulley while the unpowered pulley...

 lift to a height of 69 feet (21 m). On a 45 degree angle the ride then drops 53 feet (16.2 m) before navigating a 1710 feet (521.2 m) long course of drops and electromagnetic powered hills.

Technology

Mammoth is a ProSlide Hydromagnetic Rocket. Hydromagnetic Rockets rely on Linear Induction Motors

Linear motor

A linear motor is an electric motor that has had its stator and rotor "unrolled" so that instead of producing a torque it produces a linear force along its length...

(LIMs) to power rafts up hills. A large magnet is located on the underside of the raft to make this possible. Mammoth will be the first Mammoth Rocket (a Rocket with 6 seats) to be installed worldwide. This particular ride type was first announced at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in 2010.

Records

When Mammoth opens in 2012, it will gain the title of the "World's Longest Water Coaster" from Wildebeest.