Riders stuck 300 feet high after ride malfunction

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I just saw on my local news that they are still up there and they may have to get the ride working again in order to get them down.


Riders stuck 300 feet high after ride malfunction at California park
Published September 19, 2012
Associated Press
BUENA PARK, Calif. –  The Windseeker attraction at Southern California's Knott's Berry Farm has broken down, leaving about 20 riders who expected a three-minute thrill dangling 300 feet over the amusement park for nearly two hours.
Buena Park police say the ride, which lifts fun-seekers high over the park with their legs dangling and spins them in a circle, broke down at about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. No one was injured and there is no indication they are in any danger, but TV news helicopters showed the riders still stuck at 6:40 p.m.
The park website says the ride holds 64, but most of the seats are empty. Riders sat calmly as they waited to be brought down, some casually swinging their legs.
The ride also left people stuck in the air on Sept. 7.


Read more: www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/19/riders-stuck-300-feet-high-after-ride-malfunction-at-california-park/#ixzz26yUPyYGg

[passthewine]

OMG, I would be FREAKING out if that were me. I'm okay with things that are high as long as they're moving quick and I can't focus on the height, the thought of just sitting there all that time is killing me just thinking about it.

[marynjoe]

I would have the biggest, longest panic attack in the history of the world.

[mmmomof2]

Sept 19, 2012 22:58:02 GMT -5 marynjoe said:

I would have the biggest, longest panic attack in the history of the world.

This.

I wonder if they were able to communicate with the people up there. And this is the second time in 2 weeks people got stuck for several hours. Great operations there.

[CallingAllAngels]

The same ride had a similar malfunction at our local amusement park earlier this summer. People were stuck for 2 hours. +o(

www.wcnc.com/news/Carowinds-ride-re-opens-after-malfunctioning--162532026.html

[meshaliuknits]

My first thought was "Knotts Berry Farms is still open?" It's been ages since I've thought of it.

When I was 6 or 7 I went to Magic Mountain with my BFF and her dad. We got stuck at the top of the first drop on the jet stream ride (like a log ride, but boats). A minute more and we'd have been able to finish the ride. Instead we were stuck on the boat for over an hour before they sent someone up to help us down the ladder. Easily the most terrifying ladder climb of my life.

And even after that, I still ::heart::: Magic Mountain more than anything. I can't wait until my kid is tall enough to go on those rides.... or H lets me ditch them while I go with a friend.