Reverse bungee

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A reverse bungee launch with the passenger car nearing the top of the launch. Power Shot - Reverse Bungee 02.jpg
A reverse bungee launch with the passenger car nearing the top of the launch.
Passenger car immediately after launch. Power Shot - Reverse Bungee.jpg
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 50 metres (164 ft) and 80 metres (262 ft).[ citation needed ]

Installations

NameParkCountryManufacturerOpenedClosedDetails
SlingShot Canada's Wonderland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Funtime 2015OpenReaches heights of nearly 300 feet (91.4 m). [1] [2]
Slingshot Carowinds Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime 2015OpenReaches heights of up to 300 feet (91.4 m). [2] [3]
SlingShot Cedar Point Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime 2014OpenReaches heights of 360 feet (109.7 m). Located in Gemini Midway section of park. [4]
SlingshotDaytona Beach Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime 2017Located on top of Boardwalk arcade. Removed after larger Sling Shot was added nearby. [5]
SlingshotDaytona Beach Screamer's Park Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime 2017OpenReplaced smaller Sling Shot located on nearby rooftop. Uploads all on-ride videos to the park's YouTube channel. [6]
Slingshot Jolly Roger Amusement Park Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime OpenMonolithic structure towers. [7]
Slingshot Kings Island Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime 20022022Reaches heights of 275 feet (83.8 m). [8]
Catapult Lagoon Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime 2002OpenReaches heights over 200 feet (61.0 m) [9] [10]
Orlando Slingshot ICON Park Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime OpenAllegedly 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 Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime 2001Open [13]
Slingshot Six Flags Darien Lake Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime OpenReaches heights of 300 feet (91.4 m). [14]
Texas Gunslinger Six Flags Fiesta Texas Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime OpenMonolithic structure towers. Also referred to as Slingshot. [15]
Slingshot Six Flags Great Adventure Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime OpenReaches heights of 220 feet (67.1 m). [16]
Nightwing Six Flags New England Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime Open
Sling ShotMagical Midway Flag of the United States.svg United States Funtime OpenReaches 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 ]

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