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Medusa's Slidewheel

A spinning-wheel slide in Wisconsin Dells, the first in America.Medusa's Slidewheel (2022) at Mt. Olympus was the first SlideWheel in the Americas.

↕24 mtall
📅2022opened
📍🇺🇸Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States
🚦Operatingstatus

🏆Records & awards

  • First SlideWheel in the Americas

📏How tall is 24 m?

🧒1.2 mYou🦒5.5 mGiraffe🏠8.0 mA house🛝24 mMedusa's Slid…🐋30 mBlue whale

🔧How a slidewheel works

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1. BoardFour riders sit in a round raft.
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2. RollThe wheel turns and the raft rolls forward.
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3. Back againRoll backwards as the wheel keeps turning.
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4. OutSlide out of the bottom of the wheel.

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🗺️Where is it?

Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States. Show on the World Slide Map →

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Sources: Guinness World Records, manufacturer and park announcements, Coasterpedia, Wikipedia, Blooloop and news reports; last reviewed September 2026. Spot an error?