Reverse bungee

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

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

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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 Template:Convert and Template:Convert.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Installations

Name Park Country Manufacturer Opened Closed Details
SlingShot Canada's Wonderland Template:Flagicon Canada Funtime 2015 Open Reaches heights of nearly Template:Convert.[1][2]
Slingshot Carowinds Template:Flagicon United States Funtime 2015 Open Reaches heights of up to Template:Convert.[2][3]
SlingShot Cedar Point Template:Flagicon United States Funtime 2014 Open Reaches heights of Template:Convert. Located in Gemini Midway section of park.[4]
Slingshot Daytona Beach Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon United States Funtime Open Monolithic structure towers.[7]
Slingshot Kings Island Template:Flagicon United States Funtime 2002 2022 Reaches heights of Template:Convert.[8]
Catapult Lagoon Template:Flagicon United States Funtime 2002 Open Reaches heights over Template:Convert[9][10]
Slingshot Luna Park Template:Flagicon United States Zamperla 2011 Open Reaches heights of Template:Convert. Located in the Scream Zone addition to Luna Park.[11][12]
Orlando Slingshot ICON Park Template:Flagicon United States Funtime Open Allegedly reaches heights over Template:Convert.[13] 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.[14]
Slingshot Old Town Template:Flagicon United States Funtime 2001 Open [15]
Slingshot Six Flags Darien Lake Template:Flagicon United States Funtime Open Reaches heights of Template:Convert.[16]
Texas Gunslinger Six Flags Fiesta Texas Template:Flagicon United States Funtime Open Monolithic structure towers. Also referred to as Slingshot.[17]
Slingshot Six Flags Great Adventure Template:Flagicon United States Funtime Open Reaches heights of Template:Convert.[18]
Nightwing Six Flags New England Template:Flagicon United States Funtime Open
Sling Shot Magical Midway Template:Flagicon United States Funtime 2024 Reaches heights of Template:Convert.[19]

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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

References

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