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SlingShot is a reverse bungee ride manufactured by Funtime and featured at several Six Flags amusement parks, including Cedar Point, Carowinds, and Canada's Wonderland. The first installation opened at Kings Island in 2002, but the park retired the ride in 2022. An additional fee is required to ride, which is separate from park admission.
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 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.
A pirate-themed dark ride located near the Blue Streak queuing area. This ride formerly operated at Freedomland U.S.A. and was relocated to Cedar Point in 1966. The building still stands today and remnants of the ride can still be seen. The ride transportation system was provided by Arrow Development. Rotor 1961 [25]: p.138 1964
Cable on Slingshot Ride Snaps But, every once in a while, we hear about a horrifying case of an amusement park ride gone wrong. Like in this video above, your day can go from terrific to tragic in ...
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Two young girls rode the Slingshot & Vomatron at Indy Speedway, but as they settled into the seats, their nerves got the better of them.The girls muttered some prayers which, after their ride is ...
On July 24, 1949, a 40-year-old man was killed after falling 20 feet (6.1 m) from the ride. Park officials stated that the safety restraints were not properly secured. [66] On October 29, 2013, two women were injured after riding the roller coaster. Reports have said that they may have hit their faces on the lap bar during their ride. [67]
At the time, the amusement park was known as Adrenalin Park and featured the company's Sling Shot and Vomatron rides. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 2010, Funtime threatened legal action against Dutch amusement ride manufacturer, Mondial , after that company unveiled the WindSeeker which bears similarities to Funtime's patented Star Flyer ride.