Meteor at Wet’n Wild São Paulo is Brazil’s answer to the trap-door era of water slides: a 40-metre (131 ft) capsule slide that the park bills as the tallest capsule slide in the world. Riders are sealed into a launch capsule 13 storeys up; when the floor releases, they drop down a 70-degree chute at more than 100 km/h.
Added to the park in 2018 with its SkyBOX launch capsule, Meteor gave the state of São Paulo a slide to rival Beach Park’s legendary Insano in the country’s northeast — one metre shorter, but with the added psychological cruelty of the trap door.
Key Stats
| Height | 40 m (131 ft) |
| Opened | 2018 |
| Type | Trap-door capsule body slide (SkyBOX launch) |
| Park | Wet’n Wild São Paulo — Itupeva, Brazil |
The Trap-Door Difference
On a classic speed slide, the rider decides when to push off. A capsule slide removes that mercy: you stand in a transparent tube, arms crossed, listening to a countdown, and the floor simply vanishes. Meteor’s version simulates a 40-metre freefall at a 70-degree angle, and the park’s published figures — over 100 km/h, minimum rider height 1.25 m, weight limit 135 kg — put it firmly in the elite class of drop-capsule slides worldwide.
Wet’n Wild São Paulo
The park sits in Itupeva, along the Bandeirantes highway about an hour from São Paulo city, directly beside the Hopi Hari theme park — from the water park you can see Hopi Hari’s wooden coaster on the horizon. Opened in the late 1990s as part of the international Wet’n Wild brand, it is one of Brazil’s largest water parks, with Meteor towering over a lineup of slides, a wave lagoon and a lazy river.
How It Compares
At 131 feet, Meteor ranks among the tallest water slides in the world and is the tallest capsule-launch slide in Brazil. Worldwide, the trap-door crown is contested — New Jersey’s indoor Thrillagascar and Jungle Jammer drop from 142 feet — but among capsule slides in South America, nothing stands taller.
FAQ
How tall is Meteor at Wet’n Wild São Paulo?
40 metres — 131 feet, about 13 storeys — with a 70-degree descent at speeds beyond 100 km/h, launched from a trap-door capsule.
What is a SkyBOX capsule?
The launch chamber at the top of the slide: riders stand inside a sealed capsule and drop when its floor releases, converting the full 40-metre height into an instant freefall start.
Where is Wet’n Wild São Paulo?
In Itupeva, São Paulo state, Brazil, on the Bandeirantes highway next to the Hopi Hari theme park — roughly an hour’s drive from São Paulo city.
Photo: Heitor Carvalho Jorge via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)