Practically two dozen thrill-seekers have been caught for greater than two hours on a broken-down amusement park experience in California — a horrifying scenario that left some satisfied they “were gonna die.”
The Sol Spin at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park had simply began on Monday when it abruptly stopped, leaving 22 riders caught on the attraction that flips folks in several instructions as much as six tales within the air, based on ABC 7.
“It spun two times around and then when we hit the top, it stopped. Then it shut down and we got stuck up there and we started panicking,” stated Yandel Espinoza, 14, who bought caught on the experience together with his brother and cousin. “We felt like we were gonna die.”
Not one of the trapped riders seemed to be caught the other way up.
Nevertheless, Espinoza’s 13-year-old cousin, Jaedyn Cannon, stated: “We were in a weird position. We were like, sideways.”
Park mechanics have been finally in a position to rescue all 22 riders after about two-and-a-half hours, with some limping and others taken away in wheelchairs.
Nobody was significantly injured, however two feminine riders have been taken to a hospital for examination “out of an abundance of caution,” a Knott’s Berry Farm spokesperson stated.
Their situation was not instantly recognized.
It was not instantly clear what triggered the experience to return to a screeching halt.
The park solely stated that “the Sol Spin ride experienced technical difficulties causing the ride to stop mid cycle.”
The Sol Spin experience is a high-speed spinning experience that rotates in three instructions directly, taking riders up six tales into the air, based on the park.
The attraction is positioned within the Fiesta Village space of Knott’s Berry Farm.
