Developed and manufactured in Austria in 1996, the Slingshot (also known as Bungee Rocket) uses kinetic energy to catapult 2 human bodies 60 metres into the sky in seconds.
The ride consists of a 2-person capsule anchored to the ground, suspended between two lengths of bungy chord. The cords are armed with up to 40 tonnes of kinetic energy along the two 50+ metre supports on either side of the capsule via elasticity of the cord or steel cables attached to a spring box.
The capsule tilts back, and the riders find themselves in a reclined position, nervously gazing up into the sky. The operators begins to count backwards (if you’re lucky) 10…9…8…7…LAUNCH! The capsule and its two human occupants rocket into the sky, reaching a height of 57 metres (20 percent higher than the supports) in around 2 seconds, exposing riders to 5 - 6 G’s as they reach a speed of over 150 kilometres per hour. In seconds, the capsule reaches the apex of its trajectory then ‘GROUND RUSH’ as it is pulled towards earth. The cycle repeats itself again as the cords fight gravity; the capsule tipping and tumbling as it completes its 10 bounce cycle before it is locked back into the loading position (usually by an electro-magnet)
Most Bungy Rockets will have a video camera and microphone mounted inside the capsule to show on-lookers the rider’s G-force distorted faces and fearful expressions, with an option to buy a souvenir video.
Australia has a travelling Funtime Sling Shot imported from Austria, standing at an impressive 65 metres and fitting onto a single trailer.
Due to low rider capacity (2 persons), fairgoers can expect to pay around four times more than a standard carnival ride, optional purchase of a souvenir t-shirt or DVD of the ride experience too.
Hi
I have a business in Tenerife http://www.greenbananaguide.com and one of my clients has just taken owner ship of a complex with a bungee rocket, we are trying to make contact with the company that installed it, the Bungee rocket is in Tenerife las americas on a complex called Pleasure Island.
hope you can help
Lee Jones
lee jones - May 14th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
This is a good ride, but for a better ride there is the Ejection Seat from Gravity Works that uses real bungee cords and the one from Technical Park is also better. The Three Funtime rides here in Central Florida are not intense at all. I’d like to see a real bungee slingshot ride back in the Orlando area.
Bruce - June 17th, 2009 at 11:12 am
Has anyone EVER been on the Gravitron ride!
ba-boss-bomb - July 2nd, 2009 at 6:48 am
Hey Dave, I did four in a row on the Slingshot in Daytona Beach. This is a pussycat ride. My aim is to do ten or more on the Slingshot rides where bungee cords are used, in turn they provide more action.
Bruce - July 3rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
If anybody that has connections to the Ejection Seat and or the Verticle Accelerator, both use bungee cords, I’m interested in going for record setting number of launches in a row on these great rides. These rides provide more action than Funtime’s Slingshot. My e-mail is bdbell1940@yahoo.com
Bruce - July 19th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
it is so sik
beau huggett - October 8th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Funtime’s Slingshot rides are just not sick, they are pathetic. All they do is go up and down, with no real action. You do not need a slow motion camera to see how they flip riders. Their flips ARE in slow motion. GET THE BUNGEE RIDES BACK!!!!
Bruce - January 24th, 2010 at 10:17 am
oh i loved it and the ones pictured above are the funtime ones! i looked on the board outside the ride and it said that the company was funtime
Joe - February 20th, 2010 at 11:16 am
f*#@ing mad ass
dale - March 25th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
this ride all i could see is the ocean
kelcey kelly - March 27th, 2010 at 2:16 am
this ride is awesome i wish i culd sooooooo do this again i will never forget u daytone bech i love yooooooh
kelcey kelly - March 27th, 2010 at 2:17 am
fuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccck u
kelcey kelly - March 27th, 2010 at 2:17 am
how much does this cost
jason dockins - April 2nd, 2010 at 7:19 am
Check the rides that use the real bungee cords and you’ll see that the Funtime Slingshots are not worth the money.
Bruce Bell - April 12th, 2010 at 6:13 am
oh my god all you do is toss and turn as well as being 200 feet up in the air
george - May 1st, 2010 at 5:57 am
Whenever the term bungee used on the Funtime Slingshot rides, this is misleading. These rides use wires and springs, that’s why the action is poor. There are NO bungee cords what so ever on the Funtime rides.
Bruce Bell - May 2nd, 2010 at 11:45 am
Whoever said that Funtime’s Slingshot ride bounces 10 times must have had one too many to drink. Their ride goes dead after the third bounce. Go to Cobra Adventure Park in Panama City Beach, Florida, you’ll see a real Slingshot ride that uses genuine bungee cords, not imitations.
Bruce Bell - May 15th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Just get me the Verticle Accelerator and or Gravity Works Ejection Seat. They both use bungee cords. These rides I would really like to establish records for the highest number of launches in a row. Anybody who sees this and has some connection to these rides, my e-mail is bdbell1940@yahoo.com. I am very serious about wanting to go for a record riding these bungee rides.
Bruce Bell - May 15th, 2010 at 9:14 am
I went to Cobra Adventure this past Saturday. Rode their Verticle Accelerator. This ride puts Funtime’s Slingshot ride to shame with its aerial acrobatics. Funtime’s ride using wires and springs, hardly does anything. I am VERY MUCH determined to go for the most launches in a row riding the Verticle Accelerator, that uses real bungee cords, no imitations, and the closeset to me that has this ride is at Cobra Adventure in Panama City Beach, Florida. I know I can do ten launches in a row, but I’m determined to do alot more, if this can take place. My e-mail is bdbell1940@yahoo.com Any connection to this ride that sees this, I’m ready to do this.
Bruce Bell - May 31st, 2010 at 12:20 pm
i rode this ride today(6/15/2010) and by far all of the rides i have ever rode is THE BEST EVER and my fav. ride b4 this one is the gravitron. The Gravitron is a ride that looks like a UFO and it spins u around very very very fast(not a ride for fat people) and its amazing but the slingshot is just overwhealming just like WOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!! WHO EVER made this ride is an absolute GENIUS!!!!!
kory bartlett - June 16th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
The vertical Accelerator was SICK!!!!! If you want some extra awesome action you HAVE to ride that!!!! I am going to daytona this week but I dont know if the slingshot there can match up to the vertical accelerator!!!!!!!
ben Gagnon - July 10th, 2010 at 11:40 am
This ride is so friggin scary. Trust me I went on this at Steel Pier at Atlantic City
mb - July 30th, 2010 at 5:07 am
i literally shat in my pants
Dale - August 5th, 2010 at 9:36 am
the absolute best thing in the whole world the skycoster next to it second
Samantha - August 29th, 2010 at 6:50 am