SlingShot

SlingShot is a ride manufactured by Funtime and featured at several Six Flags amusement parks, including Cedar Point, Carowinds, and Canada's Wonderland.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Ride at several Cedar Fair amusement parks
Also known as: “Slingshot”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vortex and Fury 325.

Vortex

Roller coaster

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Vortex is a stand-up roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened to the public on March 14, 1992.

Fury 325

Roller coaster

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Fury 325 is a steel roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The Hyper Coaster model from Bolliger & Mabillard opened as the world's tallest giga coaster on March 28, 2015. Fury 325 is situated 580 feet north of SlingShot.

Ricochet

Roller coaster

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Ricochet is a wild mouse roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. It opened for the 2002 season. The roller coaster is located in the Carolina Boardwalk section of the park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steele Creek and Pineville.

Steele Creek

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Steele Creek is a neighborhood and major district in Charlotte. Steele Creek is located along Lake Wylie in the far southwest quadrant of Charlotte primarily bordered by Interstate 485 to the east and located south of the Charlotte Airport.

Pineville

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Pineville is a suburban town located in south-central North Carolina. Though it maintains its traditional town center, it is one of the most rapidly-growing suburbs of Charlotte. Pineville is, by residential population, the smallest town in Mecklenburg County.

Starmount

Suburb

Starmount is a predominantly residential neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located along South Boulevard, it is between Sharon Road West and Emerywood Drive, with the Little Sugar Creek its eastern border. Starmount is situated 5 miles northeast of SlingShot.

SlingShot

Categories: amusement ride, building, and tourism
Location: York County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.10392° or 35° 6′ 14″ north

Longitude

-80.94207° or 80° 56′ 31″ west

Open location code

867X4335+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 668700357

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=sling_shot

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q17510464

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