Reverse bungee

Not to be confused with bungee jumping.

The reverse bungee (also known as catapult bungee, slingshot, or ejection seat) is a modern type of fairground ride.

A reverse bungee launch with the passenger car nearing the top of the launch.

Passenger car immediately after launch.

Video of SlingShot at Cedar Point

The ride consists of two telescopic gantry towers mounted on a platform, feeding two elastic ropes down to a two-person passenger car constructed from an open sphere of tubular steel. The passenger car is secured to the platform with an electro-magnetic latch as the elastic ropes are stretched. When the electromagnet is turned off, the passenger car is catapulted vertically with a g-force of 3–5, reaching an altitude of between 50 metres (164 ft) and 80 metres (262 ft).^{[citation needed]}

Installations

Name	Park	Country	Manufacturer	Opened	Closed	Details
SlingShot	Canada's Wonderland	Canada	Funtime	2015	Open	Reaches heights of nearly 300 feet (91.4 m).^[1]^[2]
Slingshot	Carowinds	United States	Funtime	2015	Open	Reaches heights of up to 300 feet (91.4 m).^[2]^[3]
SlingShot	Cedar Point	United States	Funtime	2014	Open	Reaches heights of 360 feet (109.7 m). Located in Gemini Midway section of park.^[4]
Slingshot	Daytona Beach	United States	Funtime		2017	Located on top of Boardwalk arcade. Removed after larger Sling Shot was added nearby.^[5]
Slingshot	Daytona Beach Screamer's Park	United States	Funtime	2017	Open	Replaced smaller Sling Shot located on nearby rooftop. Uploads all on-ride videos to the park's YouTube channel.^[6]
Slingshot	Jolly Roger Amusement Park	United States	Funtime		Open	Monolithic structure towers.^[7]
Slingshot	Kings Island	United States	Funtime	2002	2022	Reaches heights of 275 feet (83.8 m).^[8]
Catapult	Lagoon	United States	Funtime	2002	Open	Reaches heights over 200 feet (61.0 m)^[9]^[10]
Orlando Slingshot	ICON Park	United States	Funtime		Open	Allegedly reaches heights over 390 feet (118.9 m).^[11] The ride was closed for about six months for testing and additional employee training after the 2022 fall-related death of a teenager on the Orlando FreeFall ride operated at the same park.^[12]
Slingshot	Old Town	United States	Funtime	2001	Open	^[13]
Slingshot	Six Flags Darien Lake	United States	Funtime		Open	Reaches heights of 300 feet (91.4 m).^[14]
Texas Gunslinger	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	United States	Funtime		Open	Monolithic structure towers. Also referred to as Slingshot.^[15]
Slingshot	Six Flags Great Adventure	United States	Funtime		Open	Reaches heights of 220 feet (67.1 m).^[16]
Nightwing	Six Flags New England	United States	Funtime		Open
Sling Shot	Magical Midway	United States	Funtime		Open	Reaches heights of 240 feet (73.2 m).^[17]

Safety issues

In August 1998, Jérôme Charron died in a reverse bungee ride accident at the Ottawa Exhibition in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada when he was hurled 40 m into the air before plummeting to his death as his harness had detached. In February 2000, the firm responsible for the ride, Anderson Ventures, was fined $145,000 for this incident.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "SlingShot | Canada's Wonderland". www.canadaswonderland.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
2. "Ride Entertainment Launches Slingshot Rides at Cedar Fair Parks Blooloop". Blooloop. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
3. "SlingShot Amusement Ride | Carowinds". www.carowinds.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
4. "SlingShot | Cedar Point". www.cedarpoint.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
5. Staff Report. "Daytona Boardwalk's iconic Slingshot ride comes down". Daytona Beach News-Journal Online. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
6. "Screamer's Park Daytona Beach". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
7. "Slingshot". Jolly Roger Pier Amusements Ocean City MD. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
8. "The Slingshot Ride | Catapult Rides | Kings Island". www.visitkingsisland.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
9. Arave, Lynn (2002-04-12). "Lagoon ready to unveil new ride: Catapult". Deseret News. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
10. "Catapult | Lagoon". www.lagoonpark.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
11. "Sling Shot". www.magicalmidway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
12. "Slingshot ride suspended at ICON Park amid FreeFall investigation". www.mynews13.com. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
13. "Old Town Slingshot & Vomatron". Experience Kissimmee. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
14. "Slingshot". Six Flags Darien Lake. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
15. "Slingshot". Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
16. "Slingshot". Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
17. "NIGHTWING™". Six Flags New England. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

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