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Amusement park attendees in Sandusky, Ohio, went on a ride they’ll likely never forget.
As scores of families flocked to Cedar Point amusement park for some summer fun, one group got much more than they bargained for when the Magnum XL-200 roller coaster malfunctioned and got stuck more than 200 feet in the air, according to CBS News.
Video that circulated on social media showed what appears to be riders being forced to evacuate the ride and walk down a steep set of stairs attached to the attraction to make it back to the ground.
According to the theme park’s official website, the ride is featured as a Guinness World Record holder for “its leading edge height" which it says "is enough to amaze anybody.” When the ride was first introduced in 1989, it made history as the fastest and steepest complete-circuit coaster in the world.
Ohio’s Cedar Point isn’t the only park to face a recent malfunction that trapped riders. Just last month, thrill seekers at the Forest Country Festival in Crandon, Wisconsin, faced a harrowing situation
While riding the Fireball roller coaster on July 2, the attraction stopped functioning properly, leaving those on board trapped upside down for approximately three hours. Emergency personnel teams were dispatched to assist the group.