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Riders can reach speeds close to 45 miles per hour while riding in groups of two to four people.<\/p>\n<p>The massive yellow-and-red slide towers over the park near the US-60 and has been visible to drivers for months while construction was underway.<\/p>\n<p>Golfland Sunsplash officials say the attraction was originally planned to open in 2025 but faced delays before finally debuting to the public in April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=230\">Scottsdale school district puts $375 million bond measure on November ballot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to Riptide, Golfland Sunsplash recently completed $1 million in upgrades ahead of the summer season.<\/p>\n<p>The Mesa waterpark also features attractions including a wave pool, lazy river, mini golf, laser tag and several other water slides.<\/p>\n<p>Riptide is officially celebrating its ribbon cutting on Friday, May 22. <\/p>\n<p>The water slide is expected to become a major attraction for thrill seekers looking to cool off during Arizona\u2019s triple-digit temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=228\">Jason Collins, the NBA\u2019s first openly gay player, dies of brain tumor at 47, family announces<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click here for more information.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014&#8212;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golfland Sunsplash in Mesa has officially opened Riptide, a nearly 10-story-tall attraction billed as Arizona\u2019s tallest waterslide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-absolutely-arizona"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arizona\u2019s tallest water slide &#039;Riptide&#039; 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