Verrückt

E410198

amusement ride tourist attraction water slide

Verrückt was a record-breaking, now-closed water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, once recognized as one of the tallest in the world.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Verrückt canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4085293 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Verrückt
Context triple: [Schlitterbahn Kansas City, hasAttraction, Verrückt]

A. Paranoid Park
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B. Paranoia
"Paranoia" is an introspective, emotionally charged track by Chance the Rapper that explores fear, violence, and anxiety in his hometown of Chicago.
C. Crazy
"Crazy" is a hit song by British singer Seal, known for its soulful vocals, atmospheric production, and introspective lyrics that helped establish his early 1990s success.
D. Crazy
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E. Crazy
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F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Verrückt
Target entity description: Verrückt was a record-breaking, now-closed water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, once recognized as one of the tallest in the world.

A. Paranoid Park
Paranoid Park is a 2007 independent drama film directed by Gus Van Sant that follows a troubled teenage skateboarder grappling with guilt after a fatal accident.
B. Paranoia
"Paranoia" is an introspective, emotionally charged track by Chance the Rapper that explores fear, violence, and anxiety in his hometown of Chicago.
C. Crazy
"Crazy" is a hit song by British singer Seal, known for its soulful vocals, atmospheric production, and introspective lyrics that helped establish his early 1990s success.
D. Crazy
"Crazy" is a power ballad by American rock band Aerosmith, released in 1993 and widely known for its chart success and iconic music video featuring Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler.
E. Crazy
"Crazy" is a soulful, genre-blending hit song by Gnarls Barkley, featuring CeeLo Green’s distinctive vocals and widely acclaimed for its innovative sound and massive global popularity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amusement ride ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ water slide ⓘ
closingDate	2016 ⓘ August 2016 ⓘ
constructionCompleted	2014 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
demolitionDate	2018 ⓘ
demolitionMethod	dismantled structure ⓘ
designFeature	multi-person raft ⓘ steep initial drop ⓘ uphill section after main drop ⓘ
engineeringChallenge	designing a structurally stable slide at extreme height ⓘ
height	about 51 meters ⓘ approximately 168 feet ⓘ
knownFor	being one of the tallest water slides in the world ⓘ
languageOfName	German ⓘ
locatedIn	Kansas City, Kansas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedOn	Schlitterbahn Kansas City (former water park) ⓘ surface form: Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park grounds
material	fiberglass ⓘ steel support structure ⓘ
meaningOfName	crazy ⓘ insane ⓘ
mediaCoverage	widely covered by national and international news outlets ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	visible from a long distance due to its height ⓘ
notableEvent	fatal incident involving a 10-year-old rider in 2016 ⓘ
openingDate	2014 ⓘ July 2014 ⓘ
operator	Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts ⓘ
partOf	Schlitterbahn Kansas City (former water park) ⓘ surface form: Schlitterbahn Kansas City
postAccidentAction	permanently closed after investigation ⓘ
publicReaction	initially marketed as an extreme thrill attraction ⓘ
reasonForClosure	fatal accident ⓘ
reasonForDemolition	safety concerns ⓘ
recordHeld	world's tallest water slide ⓘ
regulatoryOutcome	prompted legal and safety investigations ⓘ
rideVehicle	inflatable raft ⓘ
safetyEquipment	seat belts on rafts ⓘ
safetyRecord	involved in a fatal accident in 2016 ⓘ
state	Kansas ⓘ
status	closed ⓘ demolished ⓘ
themeParkSection	water thrill rides area at Schlitterbahn Kansas City ⓘ
typeOfRide	raft slide ⓘ
worldRecordStatus	recognized by Guinness World Records as tallest water slide at time of opening ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Schlitterbahn Kansas City (former water park) → hasAttraction → Verrückt ⓘ

subject surface form: Schlitterbahn Kansas City

Schlitterbahn Kansas City (former water park) → waterRide → Verrückt ⓘ