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05-24-2007, 04:08 PM
:eek: That would really scare me.
link (http://www.click2houston.com/travelgetaways/13476530/detail.html)
Blackout Stops Coaster Riders Upside-Down Some Stuck 150 Feet Up For Half Hour
Posted: 5:16 pm CDT June 10, 2007
Hot Springs, Ark. -- "It was very scary," said Connie McBride, and she says she will never get on the X-Coaster again.
A dozen riders were on the roller coaster at an amusement park in Hot Springs, Ark., Saturday night when it and several other rides lost power, leaving riders suspended upside-down for about a half hour. Some were hanging 150 feet above ground.
One witness, who was freed from another ride, said you could spot those who'd been stuck on the coaster: "Their faces were red."
One passenger celebrated his rescue by promptly throwing up.
Troubleshooters are still looking for the cause of the outage.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
link (http://www.click2houston.com/travelgetaways/13476530/detail.html)
Blackout Stops Coaster Riders Upside-Down Some Stuck 150 Feet Up For Half Hour
Posted: 5:16 pm CDT June 10, 2007
Hot Springs, Ark. -- "It was very scary," said Connie McBride, and she says she will never get on the X-Coaster again.
A dozen riders were on the roller coaster at an amusement park in Hot Springs, Ark., Saturday night when it and several other rides lost power, leaving riders suspended upside-down for about a half hour. Some were hanging 150 feet above ground.
One witness, who was freed from another ride, said you could spot those who'd been stuck on the coaster: "Their faces were red."
One passenger celebrated his rescue by promptly throwing up.
Troubleshooters are still looking for the cause of the outage.
Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.