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A waterslide in the shape of a Mayan pyramid is one of the most impressive features of Atlantis' outdoor attractions. This huge structure dominates the water park area.
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The pyramid actually contains several slides. The major slide (fastest and scariest) is divided into three levels. The first level is a precipitous drop in an open slide. On the left, a person is just starting that stomach-fluttering fall.
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At the second level, the patron plunges from the open slide into an enclosed acrylic tube. The tube goes under water, traversing a "predator lagoon" filled with SHARKS! The picture (below left) shows a person entering the second level. The photo below on the right--taken from the pyramid itself--shows the entrance to the acrylic tube. From atop the pyramid, the entrance is like a steaming cauldron, and the tube through the lagoon looks ominously narrow.
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At the third (lowest) level, the patron is expelled from the narrow tube at breath-taking speed. The ride-ending splash is like dropping a bomb in the water!
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Would you believe that some folks go back to try this slide a second time? Wow!
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For people who don't need the exhilaration of a free-fall plunge into the shark tank, there's a calmer alternative. You can float past the sharks on an inner tube. Here I am--pursuing that "sissy" choice. The tube goes past a viewing window where Dot could see my progress.
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Inner tube riders finish at the same third level as the free-fall sliders. Just like them, I made a big splash--but not with equivalent speed or force!
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