Super Mega Slide Adds To Farm Fun
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Agritourism and other business owners interested in adding an attraction to bring in customers may want to check out the Super Mega Ride-n-Slide. It’s sold by Hugh McPherson, who developed the slide as a new, big attraction for his business, Maize Quest Fun Park in New Park, Penn. He started with one lane in 2020, and it was a big hit, so he added another lane in 2021 and began offering the slides to other business owners.
Slides aren’t a new idea for agritourism, he points out. Culverts, truck beds, and other things to slide on are common.
“The big difference is the feeling that they’re on a roller coaster because they get to ride in a tube and go up to 19 mph,” McPherson explains. He adds that because there are no moving mechanical parts, it’s easy to operate and maintain.
Safety is built into the engineered slide edging bumpers and platform to meet Pennsylvania’s strict safety regulations. Besides materials for the slides and tubes, McPherson includes a safety training video, manuals, and engineered drawings for decks.
It’s also adaptable to any terrain. For flat areas, the modular plastic slide clips together and is mounted on a wood frame to get the 16 to 20-ft. vertical height needed for a good ride on a 100 to 250-ft. long slide. Operators with hills can use compacted ground to mount the slide.
“Our recommendation to safely slow down and for the return lane is to lay used artificial turf,” McPherson says. The turf prevents tubes from being dragged through mud and dirt and damaging the slide.
To keep the slide up year-round, he recommends a treatment used in the water slide industry, a gloss product to protect the plastic from UV rays. Super Mega Ride-n-Slides have been installed all over the U.S. and Canada.
The most common length is 150 ft., with a single lane starting at $8,000. And a double lane at $17,000. To bring in income, operators typically add $2 to $4 to the admission price or add a $5 combo ticket for unlimited rides on the slide. McPherson notes that the slide is a new, exciting attraction that pays for itself quickly for operations with 4,000 or more guests annually.
The slide does require an attendant to make sure guests are going down safely (feet first) and allowing enough time between riders.
Check out the video on the website to view slides set up in locations all over North America and overseas.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Super Mega Ride-n-Slide, 2885 New Park Rd., New Park, Penn. 17352 (ph 717-862-4691; info@SuperMegaSlide.com; www.supermegaridenslide.com).
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Super Mega Slide Adds To Farm Fun SPECIALTY/SERVICES Agritourism and other business owners interested in adding an attraction to bring in customers may want to check out the Super Mega Ride-n-Slide It’s sold by Hugh McPherson who developed the slide as a new big attraction for his business Maize Quest Fun Park in New Park Penn He started with one lane in 2020 and it was a big hit so he added another lane in 2021 and began offering the slides to other business owners Slides aren’t a new idea for agritourism he points out Culverts truck beds and other things to slide on are common “The big difference is the feeling that they’re on a roller coaster because they get to ride in a tube and go up to 19 mph ” McPherson explains He adds that because there are no moving mechanical parts it’s easy to operate and maintain Safety is built into the engineered slide edging bumpers and platform to meet Pennsylvania’s strict safety regulations Besides materials for the slides and tubes McPherson includes a safety training video manuals and engineered drawings for decks It’s also adaptable to any terrain For flat areas the modular plastic slide clips together and is mounted on a wood frame to get the 16 to 20-ft vertical height needed for a good ride on a 100 to 250-ft long slide Operators with hills can use compacted ground to mount the slide “Our recommendation to safely slow down and for the return lane is to lay used artificial turf ” McPherson says The turf prevents tubes from being dragged through mud and dirt and damaging the slide To keep the slide up year-round he recommends a treatment used in the water slide industry a gloss product to protect the plastic from UV rays Super Mega Ride-n-Slides have been installed all over the U S and Canada The most common length is 150 ft with a single lane starting at $8 000 And a double lane at $17 000 To bring in income operators typically add $2 to $4 to the admission price or add a $5 combo ticket for unlimited rides on the slide McPherson notes that the slide is a new exciting attraction that pays for itself quickly for operations with 4 000 or more guests annually The slide does require an attendant to make sure guests are going down safely feet first and allowing enough time between riders Check out the video on the website to view slides set up in locations all over North America and overseas Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Super Mega Ride-n-Slide 2885 New Park Rd New Park Penn 17352 ph 717-862-4691; info@SuperMegaSlide com; www supermegaridenslide com
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