DETROIT – The beloved Giant Slide on Belle Isle will reopen this summer.
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The 40-foot-tall icon has been a popular summer attraction for decades. It originally opened in 1967 and has since left its mark on Detroit culturally and also on several people physically.
New safety improvements will be introduced this year to lower the risk of injury on the slide, including a new landing pad to be installed at the slide’s base.
There is no specific opening date given yet by officials other than this summer.
After taking a few years off due to COVID, the slide returned with a bang in 2022 and quickly went viral and gained international attention.
Read: I rode the giant slide on Belle Isle in Detroit and survived
On Aug. 17, 2022, the slide was shut down four hours after it opened because riders were going too fast and catching too much air on the way down.
An inspection that year led to a long list of safety changes, including staff training, slide testing, maintenance logs and more.
A lawsuit was filed in 2023 by a woman who claimed the slide injured her children.
More information on the Giant Slide and other attractions on Belle Isle can be found on the DNR’s website.