ORLANDO, Fla – SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park is getting close to allowing guests to splash across the finish line at its newest water slide Riptide Race. Park officials said the new family slide will open this spring and will be Florida’s first-ever dueling racer water slide. Crews working to finish new Riptide Race water slide at Aquatica (SeaWorld)“Riptide Race is a racing and dueling water slide with three racing sections, and one head-to-head dueling section, which is a world’s first element. Crews working to finish new Riptide Race water slide at Aquatica (SeaWorld)“Riptide Race is the perfect addition to our attraction portfolio, complementing what is already one of the most family-friendly water slide lineups in Orlando," Aquatica Orlando Vice PresidentDavid Heaton said. Crews working to finish new Riptide Race water slide at Aquatica (SeaWorld)Guests must be 42 inches to ride.