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Slingshot thingy!!!

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There's this slingshot thing - like a two seater reverse bungy- my brother wants us to go on.

I think it's in Old Town Kissimmee. Hope you know what I mean.

Anyone experienced it and will I need a change of underwear!!

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they have one on I drive and yeah you're gonna need a change, we did it last year it's terrifying and it seems like an eternity for it to stop, but it's amazing you gotta try it

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Oh no !!!

I was hoping you'd say it was a breeze.

Thing is, if my brother does it then I'm obliged to do it too. (Damn sibling rivalry!)

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Hey StoneFace:

Go to youtube and type "SlingShot Old Town" you will be able to view the ride as it actually happens, from the observers point of view as well as the riders point of view.

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stoneface

My hubby & his cousin decided in all their good wisdom to have a go on the I-drive slingshot last year. A bit like you & your brother they insist on having to outdo each other in everything, backing down is not an option. As an onlooker and guardian of the keys, wallets, credit cards & insurance policies it was terrifying watching them. To me it basically consisted of 2 car seats bolted together with elastics on either side throwing you a couple of hundred feet into the air! We bought the whole experience on DVD for $25 & have a good giggle now at the 2 of them trying to act cool & not scream & keep their arms in the air (fools!) Definately take clean drawers & a valium for who ever else may be watching.

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I would have to be put in traction after getting off that slingshot thing.

Be sure you have no back problems nor any other skeleton structure difficulties before getting on that thing.

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I thought it was great fun + you get a t-shirt and video if you want. The other one (you fly) is much worse as you get winched up miles and have to pull the cord your self. 2 pairs of pants needed for that !

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This thing looks incredible. We plan to do the one at magical midway park on international drive one night. Lots of youtube videos on this.

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the slingshot is on international drive .You can go on it for about 25-30 dollars .If you go on a second time they let you go on for 15 dollars .My son who is 12 went on it said it was the best thing he had ever done.Myself i was going on with my son but i bottled it.The one in oldtown kissimee is called skycoaster we have not done that yet but i know people who have and they said it was awesome i think they said it was about 45 dollars to go on it.

slingshot on international drive you can get a DVD of the ride you have just been on about 45 dollars for the ride and the disc.

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There are two kinds - theres the regular slingshot in which you sit side by side and are launched from the ground to the end of the 'ropes', if you want to get a better idea look on http://www.youube.com and put in slingshot, one slingshot is very much like another - I dont fancy it myself!

In Old town kissimmee they have a standard slingshot and a very special 'slinghot thingy'called skycoaster, you are strapped side by side into a body length harness and then winched up and up and up and up - its high (I think its supposed to be the highest one made), then when you reach the top, one of you pulls the rip cord and you swing down and through - bit like flying - looks fast and high. Again have a look on youtube, put in 'skycoaster kissimmee' - look at a video shot in daylight!

Ive not done either (yet) but would think its wise to go to the loo before you get on it! lol

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Last year my husband went on the slingshot on I-Drive and said it was brilliant. When we went to Kissimmee a few days later he also went on the skycoaster. According to him the skycoaster was the best thing (ride) in Orlando. He is a real speed/adrenaline junkie, as for me I just watch him doing these mad acts.

We are off back again in August this year and he has just informed me that he will be going back on the skycoaster and that I will be joining him!! Somehow I dont think so.

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