Banzai Falls swimming pool slides
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 20, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 20, 2012the latest report was made
- May 20, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Banzai Falls
- Maker
- MANLEY TOYS (TOY NETWORK)Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Swimming pool slidesCPSC’s product type: Swimming Pool Slides (code 1277), in Sports and Recreation: Pools & Water Sports
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made May 20, 2012, sent to the company May 29, 2012, published by CPSC Jun 19, 2012
The product, in the report: Banzai Falls In-ground pool water slide.
My neighbor, an adult man of average height and weight (in other words, BELOW the maximum weight limit of 200 lbs. as indicated on the water slide), went down the water slide on his stomach. Though as far as I can tell the slide did not deflate in any way, my neighbor hit the cement underneath the bottom of the slide. He surfaced in severe pain and was later diagnosed with a cardiac contusion...his HEART was bruised!
We learned from Day 1 that the slide was not appropriate for adults, even adults well below the 200 lb. weight limit, and probably not for children such as pre-teens who are on the bigger side. We found out when my husband, brother-in-law and I each decided to give it a go, only to find that we painfully bumped our behinds on the cement underneath the bottom of the slide. Unfortunately, my neighbor was not aware of the “no adults” rule and was halfway down the slide before I realized he was on it, and I was unable to stop him in time.
The below date SHOULD be correct--I know it was in the summer of 2009 and most likely on July 4th--but I checked off “estimated” to be safe.
- Bought from
- Toys R Us, Pennsylvania
- Bought
- Jun 1, 2009, about then
- Where
- phoenixville, Pennsylvania: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 33, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Friend /
Neighbor / Co-worker - As this report names them
- Brand Banzai Falls, made or sold by MANLEY TOYS (TOY NETWORK)
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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