The Slidewheel in Guangzhou's Chimelong Water Park was awarded with the Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement by The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) on April 13.

The Slidewheel in Guangzhou's Chimelong Water Park. [Photo/Guangzhou Daily]

TEA is an international non-profit association representing the world's leading creators, developers, designers, and producers of compelling places and experiences. The awards ceremony was held on April 13 in Los Angeles.

TEA recognized the Slidewheel as "representing the highest standards of excellence and achievement associated with the arts and sciences of themed entertainment".

The Thea awards ceremony is held on April 13 in Los Angeles. [Photo/chinanews.com]

The Slidewheel can reach up to 26 meters high and is the world's first rotating waterslide. Through the automatic rotation of three slides, it brings a series of unprecedented water play experiences for riders, moving them forward, backwards, and swinging them in a pendulum, with multiple moments of airtime. Most notably, the three water slides are made of special light-transparent materials. Both the inside and outside of the slides are designed by a world renowned top water slide lighting company from Switzerland.

According to data from TEA, Guangzhou Chimelong Water Park has ranked first among global water parks for the sixth consecutive year, constantly breaking the records for annual visitors and daily average visitors among global water parks.