Ballast VR’s new VRSlide® experience: Safari

Have close encounters with lions, giraffes, rhinos, leopards, and elephants in this journey through the African continent.

Safari - Savanna

Kalahari Resorts and Conventions, a water park chain with a location in Pocono Manor, debuted the new VRSlide content last year. The resort teamed up with San Francisco-based Ballast VR, a company that was founded in 2017 and creates aquatic virtual reality experiences for water park rides and swimming pools.

Ballast VR's VRSlide® technology uses a sensor-based, waterproof headset that waterslide riders put on before they take the plunge on their tubes. Riders can choose one of three adventures: an African safari, an alien encounter in outer space or a castle with fire-breathing dragons. At Kalahari Resorts, the virtual reality experience was added to the Anaconda waterslide.

Safari - Totems

"In the past four years, Ballast VR has introduced several new attractions that heighten the thrill of virtual reality by merging out-of-this-world visuals with incredible physical sensations," the company said.

Atlas Roufas, Ballast’s Chief Content Officer, explains, “One of the silver linings of 2020 was that Ballast was able to focus a lot of time and resources on enhancing its content development process. We are continuing to lead the field in the world’s most unique combination of physical and digital VR experiences.”