I've been to a couple parks that have actually had power outages while I was there! There were people stuck on roller coasters, some even stuck in dangerous positions (such as upside-down). This has happened twice while I was visiting Great America in California, and once at Six Flags Over Texas. Has this happened to anybody else?
Power Outage
The closest I ever came to
On June 20th, 2007 ladyt says:
The closest I ever came to this was actually a small county carnival, where I had just gotten off a ride called the Zipper. The same little seated area I was in (blue #12) went flying off the ride, and crashed to the ground. Since then, I refuse to ever ride that again. I would completely freak out if the outage had happened to me and I was "stuck" somewhere for too long.
I would be one of the people
On September 15th, 2007 newtravel5 says:
I would be one of the people freaking out if that happened. Not so much if the power just went out a little bit, more so if I were stuck on a never ending roller coaster or something. Maybe if there were sparks out of it too.
I have never seen it in
On September 15th, 2007 TravelLight says:
I have never seen it in person but was always horrified to read about it in the paper. This is the kind of thing that I always work hard to put out of my mind when I am about to step on a ride, but the more I read about it the more I get nervous.
I prefer the swirly rides
On September 16th, 2007 fotog says:
I prefer the swirly rides rather than coasters. I would be screaming at the top of my lungs stuck on a ride somewhere, esp. if the ride didnt stop the entire time!
That's part of the reason
On September 16th, 2007 goingplaces says:
That's part of the reason why I am not really a roller coaster type of person. I prefer to have both feet safe on the ground, without the risk of a power black out, thank you.
I've never been at an
I've never been at an amusement part while the power has gone out, but I have been to some where rides have broke down and got stuck. I have also had the misfortune of seeing a roller coaster come off the track and hurt a lot of people.