Fairground riders kept hanging on

[raigraphixs]

Fairground riders kept hanging on

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6742079.stm

some time back my brother and cousins in usa (Great America theme park i think) had to walk down the tracks of a very steep rollercoaster when it stopped at the top, luckly for me i was not on it.




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[stevefish69]

Not a very nice experience i bet.

Myself and the wife are a couple of coaster nutters and have been stuck three times on various rides.

1. At the top of Collossus lifthill at Thorpe Park for about 20 minutes
2. On Air at Alton Towers for over an hour in the forward lying position when the train failed to return to the "Sitting" position when it returned to the station
3. We also got stuck at the top of the Detonator drop tower at Thorpe park when the solenoid failed to release the car. After 20 minutes being up there an engineer fixed it and dropped us without warning which i admit was a bit of a heart stopper

[The Dude]

I was on a rollercoaster once at the fair with my mates, when halfway up the ramp, the safety bar clamped over my shoulders decided to release itself back into the upright position, and stay there


Scene: 13 year old boy standing up in the rollercoaster, almost at the top of the chain, about to plunge 50ft into a 360 loop, with 5 of his mates crying with laughter at his imminent comedy death.

(Arms waving) ''stop the ride!, stop the ride!, stop the ride!, stop the ride!, stop the ride!, stop the ride!, stop the ride!''



It was actually the best rollercoaster ride I've ever had.


- I wouldn't normally be such a wimp about things.... but for half an hour beforehand, we'd been standing at the side of the 360 loop, catching things that fell from peoples pockets as they went upside-down..!

[IronGiant]

Remind me never to go on an AVForums theme park day out with either of you guys

Dave

[Abbeygoo]

Originally Posted by IronGiant

Remind me never to go on an AVForums theme park day out with either of you guys

Dave

We've got one of them coming up in Blackpool on July 14th

[IronGiant]

I just knew you were going to say that

Dave

[Abbeygoo]

Originally Posted by IronGiant

I just knew you were going to say that

Dave

just waiting for Signs, Pave and Woodywizz to buy the candy floss ...

[emporer]

not a big fan of coasters unless i'm completely strapped in ie bars that come over the shoulder, that flippin pepsi max thing only had a lap bar and i nearly **** myself