Students celebrating their graduation at Six Flags in Arlington, TX, got the scare of their lives when they become stuck on a newly opened roller coaster ride at the theme park called The Joker according to Complex.
The theme park stayed open late that night for high school senior night. There was extreme weather that night, with the storm including strong winds and rain, and officials say the powerful winds activated an automatic safety measure in the ride, which shut it down.
The students’ feet were dangling from the ride, which is 120 feet tall. Nobody was hurt, but the last rider was not removed until about 3:40 a.m. Saturday.
Luckily no one was injured, but the emotional trauma of the event won’t soon be forgotten. One student, Christian Chaney, describes how the ride “started rocking back and forth and then it came to a complete stop.” That would be scary for adults, much less a high school student.
There isn’t any explanation why Six Flags would allow the park rides to operate in a lightning storm. Even though no one was physically hurt, it’s certain the park operators will be hearing from lawyers pretty soon.