Georgina home to giant slip and slide for Canada Day
Giant slip and slide at the ROC one of the fastest Urban Slides slip and slides.

yorkregion.com
June 28, 2017
By Amanda Persico

Everyone remembers the words, the song and the moves - you run, you slide and take a dive.

The Urban Slide is bringing everyone’s childhood favourite summer activity to the ROC, 26479 Civic Centre Rd., in Georgina for the Canada Day weekend.

That’s right, a slip and slide - fun for the whole family.

But not just any slip and slide. The Urban Slide, put on by 365 Sports, is a super slip and slide, 1,000 feet long.

“Everyone did it growing up,” said company founder Jesse Fulton. “We’re just taking it to the next level."

Georgina’s ROC is one of about a dozen urban slide locations this summer, double the fun compared to last year.

And it’s all about location, location, location.

There is a specialized formula that takes into account the degree of the hill, distance and elevation.

“All that comes into play to make sure sliders have a good time,” Fulton said. “We’ve never put a slide in a bad location.”

The ROC offers sliders a different location - it’s the first time the Urban Slide will be on grass.

“We don’t know how fast the slide will go until we test it,” said operations manager Rick Sirianni. “But we can say for sure, this will be one of the fastest Urban Slide events we’ve ever put on.”

The 1,000-foot-long slide has three lanes and is about 30-feet wide.

Riders must be 44-inches tall or at least five-years-old and must ride on an individual inflatable tube.

“Everyone is craving to be a kid again,” Fulton said. “This is your chance.”

Riders can purchase single, triple and all-day ride passes for both individuals and families.

There are three different ride times for both days, July 1 and 2.

There is a right and wrong way to slide - slide out from the black, rumble mats.

“Many people think they need a running start,” Fulton said. “We call it the scorpion wipe out, where the feet come above the head.”

Sliders are encouraged to purchase slides online for a discount compared to day of tickets.

For more information and to register for a ride time, visit theurbanslide.ca