Busted slide, disagreement with my other half

[PrairieGirl]

Not looking for therapy advice. Ha!

we have a water slide that is broken, has been since we bought it the property 6yrs ago: Every once in a while, I look for used slide to replace this one, but of course no such luck.

replacing with new is not even on the overall to-do list for our property. Repairing is not an option.
I would like to remove, but my spouse is concerned about stubs of bolts sticking up, and the pipe feeding the slide. He would like to keep open the possibility of replacing it someday.
Thoughts? If we removed, what would YOU do to protect people from harm from bolts and plumbing?

 

[Texas Splash]

The bolts could always be cut flush to the decking. The water stub-out could be left in-place and concealed with a planter or something. Or add some PVC to it for a fun custom fountain option.

 

[JohnT]

Concealing with a planter gets my vote.