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| Olympic Park Orbit tower slide tickets go on sale | Olympic Park Orbit tower slide tickets go on sale |
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| Tickets have gone sale for the world's "longest and tallest tunnel slide" down the Orbit Tower, next to the Olympic Stadium. | Tickets have gone sale for the world's "longest and tallest tunnel slide" down the Orbit Tower, next to the Olympic Stadium. |
| The ride will measure 178m (584ft) in length and 76m (249ft) in height, with the descent taking about 40 seconds. | The ride will measure 178m (584ft) in length and 76m (249ft) in height, with the descent taking about 40 seconds. |
| The £3.5m attraction in east London will be open from 24 June. | The £3.5m attraction in east London will be open from 24 June. |
| The Orbit tower previously ran at a loss of £520,000 in 2014-15, while being used as an observation tower. | The Orbit tower previously ran at a loss of £520,000 in 2014-15, while being used as an observation tower. |
| The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) says it will recover the money spent to build the slide in five years. | The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) says it will recover the money spent to build the slide in five years. |
| The tower had been forecast to make a profit of £1.2m by the LLDC. | The tower had been forecast to make a profit of £1.2m by the LLDC. |
| Adult tickets will cost £17, with £12 to access the sculpture and £5 to slide down. | Adult tickets will cost £17, with £12 to access the sculpture and £5 to slide down. |
| Park officials said the ride would give a "different perspective" of the tower. | Park officials said the ride would give a "different perspective" of the tower. |
| Who can ride the Orbit slide? | |
| Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond designed the tower for the 2012 Olympics. | Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond designed the tower for the 2012 Olympics. |
| The slide has 12 twists and ends with a 50m (164ft) straight run to the ground. | |
| It was designed by German artist Carsten Höller, who last year designed slides which ran outside the Hayward Gallery on the Southbank. |