Kings Island SlingShot opened in 2002 and was located in the Oktoberfest area of the park. In May 2022, Kings Island made the decision to retire SlingShot permanently, citing that the reason was to "make way for future plans". The news came less than two months after a teen was killed in Florida on a
drop tower ride manufactured by the same company. WSAZ confirmed that the Ohio Department of Agriculture had looked into other rides in Ohio that were also manufactured by Funtime, including SlingShot at Kings Island. Despite this, Funtime Slingshot rides continue to maintain fewer accidents than elastic model Slingshots and the Funtime manufactured slingshot ride at Cedar Point is still in operation.
Cedar Point SlingShot is and is located on the Gemini Midway, next to the
Gemini. Riders in a two-person capsule are attached to cables and a patented spring propulsion device incorporating up to 720 specially designed springs. The capsule is launched into the air at and bounced up and down until it comes to rest at the launch point.
Carowinds SlingShot located in the Carousel Park area. The capsule is launched into the air at speeds of . ==References==