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.

Video of SlingShot at Cedar Point

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

Passenger car immediately after launch.

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]
Slingshot	Luna Park	United States	Zamperla	2011	Open	Reaches heights of 150 feet (45.7 m). Located in the Scream Zone addition to Luna Park.[11][12]
Orlando Slingshot	ICON Park	United States	Funtime		Open	Allegedly reaches heights over 390 feet (118.9 m).[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	United States	Funtime	2001	Open	[15]
Slingshot	Six Flags Darien Lake	United States	Funtime		Open	Reaches heights of 300 feet (91.4 m).[16]
Texas Gunslinger	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	United States	Funtime		Open	Monolithic structure towers. Also referred to as Slingshot.[17]
Slingshot	Six Flags Great Adventure	United States	Funtime		Open	Reaches heights of 220 feet (67.1 m).[18]
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).[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.^{[citation needed]}