![]() ![]() ![]() “The speed, the height and then the sudden drop. “For me, the most exciting part of it is how surprising it is,” said van Asch. Van Asch says AJ Hackett has been thinking about adding such a ride for a long time, saying, “after seeing a guy skydiving out of a plane with his bike, we wanted to try our bungy version of that.”Ī few years and millions of dollars later, the Nevis Catapult opened alongside the Nevis Bungy, which is exactly what it sounds like and the Nevis Swing - a similarly terrifying ride that swings riders through the Nevis Valley through a 300-meter (984-foot) arc.Įarly reviewers describe the ride as “epic” and “one of the scariest” experiences, although footage seems to suggest those might be understatements. ![]() “Up to 3 Gs of force and acceleration of around 100 kilometers (62 miles) in 1.5 seconds is not your typical experience - and I think people are going to get a pretty big kick out of it,” he added. “The experience is exhilarating,” AJ Hackett co-founder Henry van Asch told of the ride, further describing it as “gut-wrenching.” The Nevis Catapult, which is the newest thrill ride from AJ Hackett Bungy New Zealand, launches riders nearly 500 feet through a canyon in Nevis Valley, near Queenstown, at speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour - all while they swoop across the sky. Man celebrates 100th birthday with skydiveįrench theme park training crows to clean up trashĪ new thrill ride in New Zealand last week promises to deliver a “gut-wrenching” experience for anyone brave enough to attempt it and early footage from the first few riders certainly confirms the “gut-wrenching” aspect. 'Obese' tourists blamed for crippling donkeys in Greece ![]()
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