VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The big steel slide at Owl Creek Landing, said to be the longest such slide in the United States, is finally open.

Speaking with families at the end of the slide, the last big phase for Owl Creek Landing, they all said it was fun.

A roughly quarter-mile ramp leads up to the top of a big steel tower, standing at about 65 feet with a view of the woods. They are calling it "The Whorl," launching visitors through a 117-foot-long tube.

The parts were imported from Germany, built over the summer by engineers from across the ocean. Wrapping around this slide is a long wooden walkway suspended in the trees, winding through the woods. 10 On Your Side was there when it opened.

Now that the big slide in the middle of it all is finally finished, staff said they are get

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