If you’re looking to take a record-breaking ride, MASSIV, named after the German word for massive, holds the record for the tallest water coaster in the world. Located at Schlitterbahn in Galveston, Texas, the ride begins at a towering height of almost 82 feet. Guests hop into two-person tubes and plunge down the first drop. At the bottom of the first drop, strong blasts of water shoot riders uphill and into a series of twisting, translucent chutes.
The first woman to ride MASSIV was Winter Prosapio, who works at Schlitterbahn. Her favorite part? The triple-drop finale. At the end of the ride, MASSIV dips three times, popping riders into the air before they skim like a bug to the end.
“It’s my favorite waterslide,” says Prosapio. “And I ride a lot of waterslides.”