I was at the park Thursday (7/13/2017) and noticed the Slingshot wasn't reaching nearly the height or speed that it used to.  I took a friend who hadn't been to the park  in many years and he insisted on riding, so we did and it was really lame. The carriage barely cleared the towers.  I asked the rides attendants why the launch was so weak and one of them explained that KI had been having problems with the ride and was afraid that something might break.  I'm just curious to know if Slingshot is still running soft since their website still states that it reaches 275 ft and nearly 100 mph.   

I noticed the towers look all rusty. It looks like the ride needs serious maintenance and updating.

It has to be the original design. I'm sure newer ones have improvements, so it's either time for an update, or just removal.