Long-Anticipated World's Tallest Water Slide Is Now Open for Business - One of the warnings listed is the possibility of death.

In this photo taken with the fisheye lens, riders go down the world's tallest water slide called "Verruckt" at Schlitterbahn Waterpark, Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in Kansas City, Kan.

A stomach-churning water slide, confirmed by Guinness Records as the tallest in the world, looks ready for thrill-seekers judging by this incredible rider’s eye-view video.
The footage, which can be viewed above, was shot from a camera strapped to a sandbag, which rode the Verruckt Meg-a-Blaster, a towering water slide set to open soon at Schlitterbahn water park in Kansas, USA.
The Verrückt water slide is officially open for business.
Before park visitors go down the slide, they'll have to go up: 264 stairs to a platform higher than the Statue of Liberty and Niagara Falls.

In the exhilarating clip, the dummy rider faces a steep drop before racing up another ledge and over another dip before reaching the final splash.
The 168ft slide was originally due to open on May 23 but extra work meant the opening was delayed until June 5, reports The Wichita Eagle.

Riders go over the huge drop.

The slide, with a name that means "insane" in German, was officially declared the world's tallest in April. The initial opening date was in May, but the park delayed opening it three times before Thursday.
In order to prepare for the opening, the slide needed some adjustments. The rafts, which were originally intended to hold four people, now hold three. The slope of the hill was changed to a "more gentle" 22 degrees, but was heightened by 11 feet. The structure is 168 feet tall. See the first-person view of the ride:
Before even being allowed to climb the stairs, visitors must step onto a scale to ensure the combined weight of the two or three people who will be on a single raft does not exceed 550 pounds. After passing that, a park worker reads a two-page list that is part warning and part disclaimer.
One of the warnings listed is the possibility of death.
The slide's designer Jeff Henry called it "baddest ride ever built," and said that he wore his cowboy boots the first time he went down because he wanted to be wearing them if he died.

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  View from the top: Riders prepare to go down the world's tallest water slide on July 9, 2014.

  Image: Charlie Riedel/Associated Press