Their thrill turn in to fear when they had to wait at the top of a 205-foot plunge for about 1 hour before getting evacuated. The staff at the roller coaster said that the ride stopped because of a “check engine light” situation. The steel framed ride couldn’t immediately be restarted. The ride, called the Magnum XL-200, debuted in 1989, when it was awarded the Guinness World Record for being the world’s tallest rollercoaster.
This is the latest of a string of roller coaster accidents around the country. In one incident, eight passengers were rescued after hanging upside down for hours and one man even passed out. In another, a 325-foot-tall roller coaster in North Carolina was closed for repairs after visitors reported seeing a complete fissure in one of its steel support beams.
Inspectors later found another structural issue with the ride and declined to issue a certificate of operation. Yet another roller coaster in Cedar Point, the Wild Mouse, stopped unexpectedly twice during a preview phase in May.
Cedar Point director Tony Clark said that Magnum roller coaster will be reopened in about one month.
This is the latest of a string of roller coaster accidents around the country. In one incident, eight passengers were rescued after hanging upside down for hours and one man even passed out. In another, a 325-foot-tall roller coaster in North Carolina was closed for repairs after visitors reported seeing a complete fissure in one of its steel support beams.
Inspectors later found another structural issue with the ride and declined to issue a certificate of operation. Yet another roller coaster in Cedar Point, the Wild Mouse, stopped unexpectedly twice during a preview phase in May.
Cedar Point director Tony Clark said that Magnum roller coaster will be reopened in about one month.