Reverse bungee should not be confused with bungee jumping.
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 50m (160feet) and 80m (260feet).
| SlingShot | Canada's Wonderland |  Canada | Funtime | 2015 | 2015 | Reaches heights of nearly 300feet.[1] [2] | |
| Slingshot | Carowinds |  United States | Funtime | 2015 | Reaches heights of up to 300feet.[3] | ||
| SlingShot | Cedar Point | United States | Funtime | 2014 | Reaches heights of 360feet. Located in Gemini Midway section of park.[4] | ||
| Slingshot | Daytona Beach | United States | Funtime | 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 | 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 | Monolithic structure towers.[7] | |||
| Slingshot | Kings Island | United States | Funtime | 2002 | Reaches heights of 275feet.[8] | ||
| Catapult | Lagoon | United States | Funtime | 2002 | Reaches heights over 2001NaN1[9] [10] | ||
| Orlando Slingshot | ICON Park | United States | Funtime | Allegedly reaches heights over 390feet.[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 | United States | Funtime | 2001 | [13] | ||
| Slingshot | Six Flags Darien Lake | United States | Funtime | Reaches heights of 300feet.[14] | |||
| Texas Gunslinger | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | United States | Funtime | Monolithic structure towers. Also referred to as Slingshot.[15] | |||
| Slingshot | Six Flags Great Adventure | United States | Funtime | Reaches heights of 220feet.[16] | |||
| Nightwing | Six Flags New England | United States | Funtime | ||||
| Sling Shot | Magical Midway | United States | Funtime | Reaches heights of 240feet.[17] |
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.