Slide the City, a 1,000-foot slip-and-slide, has plans for San Antonio

Slide the City, which features a two lane, 1,000-foot slip-and-slide, has plans for a San Antonio event in 2015. It is described as a "family friendly slip-and-slide water party" with "live music, food, drinks, water, and of course the biggest slip and slide ever to hit asphalt." less Slide the City, which features a two lane, 1,000-foot slip-and-slide, has plans for a San Antonio event in 2015. It is described as a "family friendly slip-and-slide water party" with "live music, food, drinks, ... more Photo: Courtesy, Slide The City Photo: Courtesy, Slide The City Image 1 of / 44 Caption Close Slide the City, a 1,000-foot slip-and-slide, has plans for San Antonio 1 / 44 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO - Slide the City, an event that brings a 1,000-foot-long slip-and-slide to cities across North America, has plans for San Antonio next summer.

Slide the City describes the event as a "family friendly slip-and-slide water party" with "live music, food, drinks, water, and of course the biggest slip and slide ever to hit asphalt." The company totes a two lane, 1,000-foot water slide around the country for events in different cities.

Next year's planned San Antonio event, which not been finalized, would be the first in Texas, but the crew also has plans to make a stop in Dallas in 2015.

Explore the gallery above for past Slide the City event photos and a video at the end of the gallery.

T.R. Grouley, who founded the company in 2013, said the exact date for San Antonio will be released in a few months and that tickets range from $15 to $55.

The company has recently targeted by activists in Los Angeles, where an event is scheduled for September. Activists are circulating an online petition calling on city officials to cancel the event in the face of a state drought.

"It is extremely irresponsible for any city in California to allow an event like one featuring a giant water slide to take place for the sake of money and fun while the state as a whole has been suffering from this drought," reads the petition, which has received more than 6,000 signatures as of August 13.

The petition, which was started last week, said the event plans to use 15,000-20,000 gallons of water.

"In our effort to preserve water, we recycle water used on the slide throughout the day, treat it with pool chemicals, and dispose of it properly," the Slide the City Facebook page responded on Monday.

An opposing petition, backing Slide the City, was started Monday and has received 120 signatures as of August 13.

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