High speeds had children airborne on giant Belle Isle slide

Belle Isle Park posted Friday that they are temporarily closing the giant slide due to speed issues.

[@AWDChargerPursuit]

“Gravity hurts” kids are so honest/simple sometimes lol

[@imhereforitall9218]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. He was soooooo cute. In an Urkelian type of way. Sis said I'm finna die.

[@albertomendez5758]

Lol kids are dumb ,gravity is whats keeping me from floating off into space

[@Know26874]

It's like some real life Simpsons shit 🤣

[@olivermathiasen3594]

Less is more

[@thewu910]

“Man, I’m finna die.” - Little girl on Giant Slide ‘22

[@zebadiahfranklin4058]

😂😂😂

[@pamelabillings4293]

Bout died when she said it...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@agrihemp5488]

"The Feel Like I'm Finna Die Blues"

[@jasonhathaway9746]

Gravity hurts. That's a wise kid right there.

[@rg20322]

That is the best comment ever!

[@AWDChargerPursuit]

Reporter: “what was going through your head as you went down the slide?” Little girl: “Man I’m finna die” 😵💀☠️🏴‍☠️🪦

[@michaelknight314]

🤦🏾‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@alwayskourt]

So funny 😂😂😂

[@imhereforitall9218]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I was dead after that comment. Such great comedic timing. Sign her up for Showtime at the Apollo.

[@markp5762]

😆😅😂🤣😅

[@aalluring]

LMFAOOO

[@maximumcaffeine6003]

Those two kids were hilarious, I'm glad they didn't get hurt!

[@mrgallagher7072]

"GRAVITY HURTS" I'd definitely buy that t-shirt. that was the coolest kid I've seen lately. *they were all adorable

[@imhereforitall9218]

The 2 little ones looks so huggable. The 2 oldest siblings said watch us it is not that bad. Heads snapping bad, but bones hitting pay dirt.

[@HossEehoss]

"Gravity hurts" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 👍👍👍👍

[@LibraLuvStyle]

The kids are so cute🥰 I’m glad they weren’t hurt. Thanks for giving others the heads up about the slide, nobody wants their little ones hurt.

[@timesupgr.8471]

Every kid watching this wishes he was there

[@travisd8069]

He? Is it for boys only?😝

[@Superstupid79]

“Gravity hurts” I feel this in my soul man

[@KM-iz6sg]

“Man, gravity hurts”. I’m still In tears 😂🤣..

[@lumberjack297]

Kid: "Gravity Hurts" - 😂

[@darlenejohnson5381]

Back in the day we went a little airborne too. Some of us even threw up it was great. I hope they can make it safe like it was back then. It is one of my great childhood memories.

[@MotorCityPhoenix313]

There used to be a yellow plastic covering on it that produced some friction and kept speeds under control. They took it off years ago and now it's too fast.

[@jazziez6467]

It does look like it is incomplete, I think you are right they ditched to plastic covering.

[@kvtar]

You're right!! I don't EVER remember going airborne on that slide.

[@immastarseed4976]

That slide has been like that forever. Only thing u really have to worry about is the burn. Stay on the rug!

[@roccomcbride752]

Exactly, everybody's becoming drama queens

[@sunnyhippiesmusic]

@Craig Brown I’m curious what playground is more dangerous?

[@immastarseed4976]

@@sunnyhippiesmusic the Ford Wyoming drive in playground, in Dearborn. Lmao 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@theirmom4723]

I love that child..."Gravity Hurts"...you are so correct!

[@niquemarie4785]

Giant slide vs Everybody 😂😂😂

[@calenajackson8772]

😂😂😭 poor kids

[@NLee-ym9wc]

This comment is everything! Make a t shirt! 😆

[@niquemarie4785]

@@calenajackson8772 they aren’t even riding it how we used to! 😂😂😂

[@momusic3327]

I remember flying all over that thing growing up. Had so many burns 😂

[@terryo3512]

Skin was missing from my elbows and my knee caps 😂. I never got on it again

[@beautifullybroken5721]

Everyone wants wrap kids in bubble wrap out of fear of getting sued. Let them play.

[@angelisabel435]

These kids are so smart and cute. Good job parents 👏🏽💯

[@P2Feener305]

Yea man I funna die

[@MrJoshanthony734313]

Man, we can't have shit in Detroit.

[@petergriffin383]

"gravity hurt's" lol, that kid is awesome

[@lisag.4054]

The way they just fling through the air is hilarious

[@michaelknight314]

🤣 both of their responses were too funny 😂

[@SegaGentleman]

1:08 "gravity hurts" lmao. Poor Lil fella

[@2flirty4u]

*MAN I'M FINNA DIE* !! We need T-shirts!! We need a Remix!! Hottest new Phrase Out there Right now - she's the next *IT* Girl!! and She survived that Slide!! Glory Be!! and little brother - *Gravity Hurts!* - We need a world tour! they need social media accounts, a manager, Good Morning America, the Today Show - Hurry! - I'm ready to do their PR !! these kids are adorable and dad is super cool also! - Seriously, hope no one got injured on the slide and hope they get it all resolved asap, before anyone gets hurt.

[@fidanasimpson5465]

I remember this slide from when I was a child. It was scary but fun. Good times .

[@missshaemissshae2202]

This slide has been this way since I was a kid and before. Let them kids bounce 🤣

[@albertograms48]

💯🔥🔥

[@immajusttuckminein8186]

Kenyatta:decides slide is to dangerous for his kids Also Kenyatta:decides to give his extra tickets to another parent for there kids.

[@tennesseesawmillguy1590]

“Man, I’m fittin to die” Golden!

[@TheRT.]

The slide is a "Rite of Passage" . All Detroit kids are obligated go ride it, at least once in their life !

[@aemrt5745]

Ouch! What surprises me is that this passed the design phase. An engineer would need to run an analysis on this, and it was likely signed off by a licensed Engineer. I suspect the fur is flying at the firm that designed and built this!

[@JordXYZ]

Mayn, I'm finna die had me screaming 🤣🤣😭🤣

[@ashleyrollinson5714]

Omg I remember years ago I airborne just like this on this giant slide. This is not the same slide from when I was a kid. I’m Glad this is being address I was bruised and scared on the new giant slide. Poor kids I’m glad their ok

[@constanceboo8494]

We'll you can't change some things to much. The Giant slide is yellow. And also. You sit on top of the potato sack. Not whit you legs inside of it😒😟

[@belladee__]

Y’all calling these kids soft but their heads were literally banging against the metal as they came down rough.

[@lb8853]

I hope they got the kids evaluated by a MD.

[@waynegroves6922]

Like all newbies, and after one ride, the kids just haven't yet learned how to make use of their newfound air time to their advantage . . . they need more practice. Watch a few arenacross dirt bike races to see how they handle those. 😎

[@ViralKingdomYT]

"Man I'm finna die" LMAOOOO

[@CinqueMalcolm]

I can't believe this is real and that this was ever OK. "Gravity hurts" was legitimately the funniest sht ever. I'm still dying typing this.

[@MuffinStuffer_TV]

That looks fun af

[@DL-zp3fk]

There should be a weight maximum. I remember flying on that slide as a youngster, but you should be at least 100 pounds to even get on it.

[@unapologeticyoutuber]

Mann why aren't nobody showings them how to do this cause we use to have to lean forward hold on tight. Why not put the yellow rubber back on and change the shacks. I went down this thing two years ago and was find but I also remembered how to do down never lean back hold on for dear life. It has always been fast you will always fly and if you didn't get a bruise coming down you do it again. I use to ride this is the 90s until they closed it in the 2000s.

[@auntiethunder6776]

Grand opening…grand closing! It’s unsafe, those slide burns last a lifetime I am Detroit born and raised.

[@creoleladee]

In July a photo of the slide was posted on Facebook with the caption "Remember this?". I wonder if someone from the DNR also saw the post. A tiny part of me thought "that looks like fun" but most of those who rode it didn't think so. Quoting Three Dog Night;"THIS ain't the way to have fun (son)" lol🙃

[@lt3074]

Oh no! I hope this is corrected . I use to love the giant slide at Belle Isle growing up.

[@MichaelLauzon1976]

Seems like something that would've happened at Action Park in NJ if they had a slide like this while it was still operating...!

[@TheCut2009]

They need to the old sacks we use to have back in the day.

[@GRIMSREVENGE253]

Did they oil it or change the height or something over the winter because this slide been on Belle Isle for over 30 years and kids never shot off to the moon like this. Somebody had to have the bright idea of putting something on it to make it faster than what it was before. ......GRIM

[@timtonsley8823]

Tim Taylor and Binford Slick 1000. 27 coats, buffed for a week.

[@ChannelZero1031]

Kenyatta is MAD HOOD! LOL! He was like, "The giant slide is out of pocket." Lmao i can't.

[@territhatcher3700]

This is like when I was a kid and you got the swing going as high as you could, then launched yourself into the air. For a second, you were flying. It did hurt a little when you landed. Gravity does hurts worse, the older you get

[@lothean2099]

Kids today, are missing out. We would have loved that back in the day...even if a few if us died. Lol

[@kevinjohnson7300]

That looks like an awesome slide haha, every slide I went on I almost had to scoot myself down

[@40water92]

This really made the news 🤣 that shit was fun years ago… kids just wanna sit in the house and Stare at the TV

[@ouchmyfinger5054]

Best rides are the ones you look at before getting on and say "man I'm Finna die"

[@learnusomethinglive5341]

It use to be yellow and plastic so the impact when you landed on the slopes wasn’t that bad, now it looks dangerous

[@audreygoense]

Wow! That's really fast!!!

[@terryo3512]

Why is Carolyn smiling though?😂 I know she wants to laugh at those kids

[@lizzymillen5333]

"Gravity hurts"

[@m.a.packer5450]

"cleanup?" are they cleaning blood off the slide? because, damn

[@ramonluiscolon87]

These kids are not used to metal slides and it shows. We used to throw our bodies all over the place with those slides when we were kids in the 90’s

[@kirederf7862]

“Gravity hurts” Thats genius

[@ilyme]

This is the kinda shit I do in my dreams and wake up wondering why I always got headaches

[@sheilabrown9259]

"Grand opening" Grand closing 😳

[@illrotik]

Feels like a good metaphor for the state.

[@TheManInCommand]

That’s how it’s supposed to work 🤷🏾‍♂️ I'm happy people didn't have camera phones when I was a child or else I never would've gotten to experience the joy of The Giant Slide.

[@andreabonanno4205]

This is all over tictok. That why I am here

[@ericeaklor6702]

The cleanup huh exactly what were they cleaning up

[@dioncurry6624]

If there were no injuries what's the issue....wasn't speed the rush when we were children?

[@nicholasbella7459]

They were bouncing hard off that thing. 😂

[@GOREDO5]

Always that one person complaining that ruins it for everyone. If you dont like the slide then don't go.. no need to complain about it

[@Ganderlow]

"Man, I'm finna die"

[@southsideman4891]

Sad that a place meant for fun has this kind of heat...... I hope they can get it fixed and nothing bad happens

[@vugu]

You're suppose to lean forward. No one is leaning forward... They typically instruct you to how to put on the sack, hold on to the sack, and lean forward.

[@xxBLKSNXxx]

Looks fun to me. People are whimps today

[@desirreemarlenaclonch7593]

And a helmet is needed too and it looks to be metal, even aluminium can get hot enough to burn or blister the skin, " that's one killer slide " for sure.

[@BaebaeW]

Those kids are not meeting the weight limit.

[@truthhurtshuh5443]

These kids today are like cotton balls I have fun doing this a little Airborne but I loved every minute of it hey anybody remember the ride at the park where three or four you got on and you took it and you spun it around and two got dizzy I had fun with that too and another remember to swing you swing and he started swinging so high and then when you got high enough you jumped off that was fun too.

[@HorusTheGrey_17]

Soft.Give them their iPad and phones back. That looked fun asf.We had bruises of pride riding this as kids.Cotton balls indeed.

[@AaronWilliamsLive]

have fun everybody

[@karllager2214]

That slide fucked me up when I was a kid.

[@jeskac209]

Looks like fun!!

[@danzopff8100]

looks like alot of fun

[@Alleycat1921]

Here come the personal injury lawyers. 🤔🙄 😵‍💫

[@keithglanville1394]

what's going through your mind? kid, "Man, I'm gonna die."

[@FontaineJMarsi]

Gravity hurts! 😂😂😂😂

[@busybee2033]

You need a neck brace helmet and body suit to go down that slide

[@0402uh]

Im gettn on when does it close

[@bballqueen9496]

Caroline wanna laugh so bad 🤣

[@ws90ninety]

BRUTALITY.

[@teehud313]

They should've left it the way it was. Spray it with silicone every morning like they used to.

[@fabiosunspot1112]

Why there's no water at the bottom 😕

[@JustCherylLynn]

Show them how to hold on to the bags

[@happyrobloxplaysjj4494]

Lmfao did they forget how that mug of a rug operates 🤣🤣😭 that’s the main reason I stopped getting on you will find yourself on the beech side 🤣😭

[@josephfootball8446]

Youd better shut it down ..those loot goblins will be down there with the lawyers in tow

[@gregumsharris9876]

Wow they had no idea that was unsafe

[@biancablaney-thivierge1627]

"Closed for clean up"... too much blood in one day.

[@bhall5732]

Yea saw this on tik tok that was crazy

[@KANSASCITYCHIEFSWIN]

dave and chuck the freak sent me here

[@clf8668]

Why wasn’t slide tested before opening… huh? Where were safety measures before opening?….Could have been head injuries very dangerous…🤨

[@Aalumers]

They didn’t test this out first?

[@carlosabram6030]

I am literally hollering 🤣

[@insidetheredzone]

Kids back in the 80s wouldn't even care. We were tough as nails

[@nickieb5297]

I'm sure the city will soon be in court over this