Riders on a record-breaking roller coaster got a lot more thrill than they expected. On Thursday, the Magnum XL-200 froze at the top of a 205-foot drop.
About a dozen people were forced to evacuate the ride at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, after a mechanical issue caused the ride to stop suddenly. All passengers were uninjured.
When the Magnum XL-200 debuted in 1989, it was awarded a Guinness World Record for being the world’s tallest roller coaster, the first to top 200 feet in height.
A spokesperson told Fox News Digital about what happened.“A spokesperson for the park did not return NPR’s request for comment but told Fox News Digital that the incident was a “standard ride stoppage” triggered by a “check engine light” situation. The steel-framed ride couldn’t immediately be restarted.”(NPR). Photos posted on social media show park staff leading the riders down a steep set of stairs, gripping a handrail.
A lot of different coasters were also shut down. Last month, eight passengers on the oscillating Fireball at a Wisconsin festival were stuck upside down for several hours as rescue teams scrambled to conduct a mid-air evacuation.
Just days earlier, 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 detected a second structural issue with the ride and declined to issue a certificate of operation, the Associated Press reported.
Another Cedar Point ride, the Wild Mouse, stopped unexpectedly twice.
About a dozen people were forced to evacuate the ride at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, after a mechanical issue caused the ride to stop suddenly. All passengers were uninjured.
When the Magnum XL-200 debuted in 1989, it was awarded a Guinness World Record for being the world’s tallest roller coaster, the first to top 200 feet in height.
A spokesperson told Fox News Digital about what happened.“A spokesperson for the park did not return NPR’s request for comment but told Fox News Digital that the incident was a “standard ride stoppage” triggered by a “check engine light” situation. The steel-framed ride couldn’t immediately be restarted.”(NPR). Photos posted on social media show park staff leading the riders down a steep set of stairs, gripping a handrail.
A lot of different coasters were also shut down. Last month, eight passengers on the oscillating Fireball at a Wisconsin festival were stuck upside down for several hours as rescue teams scrambled to conduct a mid-air evacuation.
Just days earlier, 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 detected a second structural issue with the ride and declined to issue a certificate of operation, the Associated Press reported.
Another Cedar Point ride, the Wild Mouse, stopped unexpectedly twice.