One of world’s oldest water rides turning 100 By Talker News Mar 30, 2026 Mar 30, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Ed Chatterton × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm~?6 @7 E96 H@C=5VD @=56DE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ab^`a^_c^>2?\G:D:ED\2==\`a\5:D?6J\E96>6\A2C<D\24C@DD\E96\8=@36\2?5\8@6D\@?\6G6CJ\C:56^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmE96>6 A2C<k^2m H2E6C C:56D :D DE:== >2<:?8 2 DA=2D9 2D :E 46=63C2E6D `__ J62CD @7 5C6?49:?8 &]z] E9C:==\D66<6CD]k^Am kAm%96 :4@?:4 (2E6C r9FE6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^H:4<DE665A2C<]@C8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQm(:4<DE665 !2C<k^2m :? z6EE6C:?8[ }@CE92>AE@?D9:C6[ t?8=2?5 H2D 4@?DECF4E65 :? `hae — 564256D 367@C6 =@8 7=F>6D 3642>6 2 DE2A=6 @7 E96>6 A2C<D 24C@DD E96 H@C=5]k^AmkAmxE H2D 3F:=E 3J E96 A2C<VD 7@F?56C[ r92C=6D (:4<DE665[ H9@ H2D 2=D@ E96 :?G6?E@C @7 >@56C?\52J DH:?8D 2?5 D=:56D] xE C6>2:?D @?6 @7 E96 @=56DE DFCG:G:?8 H2E6C\32D65 C:56D :? E96 H@C=5 2?5 E96 @=56DE C:56 @7 :ED <:?5 :? E96 &]z]k^Am The iconic Water Chute in the 1970s. (Wicksteed Park via SWNS) By Talker kAm%96 49FE6 H2D 8C2?E65 vC256 xx\=:DE65 3F:=5:?8 DE2EFD 3J w:DE@C:4 t?8=2?5 :? a_`e 7@C :ED 2C49:E64EFC6 2?5 56D:8? 2?5 H2D ?2>65 E96 4@F?ECJ’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^F<E96>6A2C<2H2C5D]4@>^H:??6CD^a_aaQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmq6DE w:DE@C:4 #:56 :? E96 a_aa &z %96>6 !2C< pH2C5Dk^2m]k^AmkAmx?4C65:3=J[ :E DFCG:G6D 2=>@DE 2D :E H2D 3F:=E[ 2?5 E96 C:56C 6IA6C:6?46 :D E96 D2>6 2D H96? :E 7:CDE @A6?65]k^AmkAm%96 7=2E\3@EE@>65 H@@56? 3@2E C6D6>3=6D E96 @C:8:?2= 56D:8? 3FE :D 2 >@56C? C6A=:42[ 56D46?5:?8 2 EC24< :?E@ 2 =2<6 H:E9 2 DA=2D9]k^AmkAm%96 3@2E :D E96? H:?4965 FA 282:? @? 2 C@A6 FD:?8 2 AF==6J DJDE6> D@ E92E E96 A2DD6?86CD 42? 6I:E E96 C:56]k^Am More from this section NBA Spurs stretch win streak to eight in rout of Bucks 'A very big deal': Canadian astronaut reflects on historic Moon mission +2 Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom Charles Wicksteed was the inventor of modern day swings and slides. (Wicksteed Park via SWNS) By Talker kAmp7E6C DA6?5:?8 `__ J62CD D@2<:?8 6I4:E65 72>:=:6D H9@ 92G6 G:D:E65 E96 A2C< D:?46 :E @A6?65 :? `ha`[ E96 2EEC24E:@? :D ?@H 46=63C2E:?8 :ED 46?E6?2CJ H:E9 2 DA=2D9]k^AmkAm%@ >2C< E96 2??:G6CD2CJ E9:D H66<[ pAC:= a[ E96 A2C< :D 2==@H:?8 A6@A=6 E@ C:56 E96 (2E6C r9FE6 7@C ;FDE `__ A6??:6D 2?5 :?G:E:?8 A6@A=6 E@ D92C6 E96:C ?@DE2=8:4 >6>@C:6D @7 E96 C:56 7C@> @G6C E96 J62CD]k^AmkAm(:4<DE665 !2C< s:C64E@C z6==J #:492C5D@? D2:5i “(6 2C6 6IEC6>6=J AC@F5 @7 E96 (2E6C r9FE6 2?5 :ED 2>2K:?8 9:DE@CJ 2?5 96C:E286]k^AmkAmQxE :D 2 F?:BF6 C:56 H9:49 >62?D D@ >F49 E@ D@ >2?J A6@A=6[ H9@ 92G6 DF49 2>2K:?8 >6>@C:6D @7 :E 7C@> E9C@F89@FE E96:C =:G6D]k^AmkAmQx 92G6 7@?5 >6>@C:6D @7 C:5:?8 E96 (2E6C r9FE6 2D 2 49:=5 >JD6=7]k^Am The iconic Water Chute will soon by 100. (Wicksteed Park via SWNS) Wicksteed Park,SWNS kAm“{:<6 D@ >2?J @7 E96 C:56D 2?5 2EEC24E:@?D @? E96 A2C<[ :E H2D 2 7@C6CF??6C 7@C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_aa^_e^a`^h\J62C\@=5\8@6D\G:C2=\27E6C\A2DD:?8\@FE\@?\E96>6\A2C<\C:56^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmE96>6 A2C<Dk^2m 2?5 A=2J8C@F?5D 2C@F?5 E96 H@C=5[ 6?DFC:?8 E92E E96 =6824J @7 r92C=6D (:4<DE665 2?5 9:D :?86?F:EJ 2?5 G:D:@? =:G6D @?]”k^AmkAm(:4<DE665 !2C< :D @A6? 5FC:?8 E96 t2DE6C 9@=:52JD[ 7C@> |2C49 ag E@ pAC:= `a[ 2?5 E96? @? H66<6?5D[ D49@@= 9@=:52JD 2?5 32?< 9@=:52JD F?E:= E96 6?5 @7 $6AE6>36C] (C:DE32?5 6?ECJ 4@DED £aa W23@FE SagX]k^AmkAmxE H2D @A6?65 :? `ha` 3J r92C=6D (:4<DE665[ H9@ 925 2 G:D:@? E@ :?DA:C6 2?5 6?4@FC286 A=2J 2D 2 H2J E@ :>AC@G6 72>:=:6DV 962=E9 2?5 H6==\36:?8[ 2?5 :E C6>2:?D E96 &]z]VD @=56DE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E2=<6C]?6HD^a_ac^`a^``^EC2G6=6C\DEF>3=6D\FA@?\3:K2CC6\4@G:5\`h\A2C<\:?\G:6E?2>^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q C6=lQ?@C676CC6C ?@@A6?6CQmE96>6 A2C<k^2m]k^Am Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Ed Chatterton Recommended for you Most Popular Plea deal accepted in Dadeville shooting case 2 left dead in Monday shooting Student allegedly raped while walking to school in Tallassee Gambling machines seized from Koon’s Korner ‘He was supposed to go to prom’ Murderer sentenced in plea deal in shooting death of a 16-year-old Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 77° 77° / 55° 12 PM 77° 1 PM 79° 2 PM 81° 3 PM 81° 4 PM 80°
