Reverse bungee

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title: "Reverse bungee" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["amusement-rides", "bungee-jumping", "articles-containing-video-clips"] description: "Modern type of fairground ride" topic_path: "general/amusement-rides" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_bungee" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Modern type of fairground ride ::

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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Cedar_Point_SlingShot_launch_(1599).ogv" caption="SlingShot]] at [[Cedar Point"] ::

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

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 m and 80 m.

Installations

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Name	Park	Country	Manufacturer	Opened	Closed	Details
SlingShot	Canada's Wonderland	Canada Canada	Funtime	2015	2015
Slingshot	Carowinds	USA United States	Funtime	2015		Reaches heights of up to 300 ft.
SlingShot	Cedar Point	USA United States	Funtime	2014		Reaches heights of 360 ft. Located in Gemini Midway section of park.
Slingshot	Daytona Beach	USA United States	Funtime			Located on top of Boardwalk arcade. Removed after larger Sling Shot was added nearby.
Slingshot	Daytona Beach Screamer's Park	USA United States	Funtime	2017		Replaced smaller Sling Shot located on nearby rooftop. Uploads all on-ride videos to the park's YouTube channel.
Slingshot	Jolly Roger Amusement Park	USA United States	Funtime			Monolithic structure towers.
Slingshot	Kings Island	USA United States	Funtime	2002		Reaches heights of 275 ft.
Catapult	Lagoon	USA United States	Funtime	2002		Reaches heights over 200 ft
Slingshot	Luna Park	USA United States	Zamperla	2011		Reaches heights of 150 ft. Located in the Scream Zone addition to Luna Park.
Orlando Slingshot	ICON Park	USA United States	Funtime			Allegedly reaches heights over 390 ft. 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.
Slingshot	Old Town	USA United States	Funtime	2001
Slingshot	Six Flags Darien Lake	USA United States	Funtime			Reaches heights of 300 ft.
Texas Gunslinger	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	USA United States	Funtime			Monolithic structure towers. Also referred to as Slingshot.
Slingshot	Six Flags Great Adventure	USA United States	Funtime			Reaches heights of 220 ft.
Nightwing	Six Flags New England	USA United States	Funtime
Sling Shot	Magical Midway	USA United States	Funtime			Reaches heights of 240 ft.
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Beside this, there exist also transportable reverse bungee installations, which are sometimes installed on funfairs.

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.

References

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