What is the name of this twisting structure at kids playground?

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We can usually find this structure at kids playgrounds. I want to know what it's called.

I've searched online but couldn't figure it out but fortunately found the image below.

J.R. · Accepted Answer

As others have said, that is a picture of a spiral slide.

I only wanted to point out that there would be nothing wrong with calling it a slide either. If my daughter said, "Daddy, can I go play on the slide?" I would certainly not correct her with, "That's not a slide, that's a vortex slide." However, if I was a park manager wanting to order a slide like that one for my playground, I wouldn't ask to order a slide, but I would specify that I wanted a plastic spiral slide.

Slides come in many variations, including spiral slides, tube slides, indoor slides, playground slides, pools slides and water slides.

Barrie England · Answer

It looks like a spiral slide to me.

mplungjan · Answer

I would also call it a spiral slide. Alternative would be a corkscrew slide
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=corkscrew+OR+spiral+slide

Andrew Leach · Answer

If you wanted to order one for your own garden, then spiral slide is obviously the right term.

As far as children's names for such a thing are concerned, as well as "slide" it could easily be a helter-skelter because of its similarity to the fairground attraction (which are usually a lot larger!)

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What is the name of this twisting structure at kids playground?

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