Six Flags visitors who decided to take a mid-morning ride on the Shockwave roller coaster had their gratification delayed when they were stranded on the coaster’s first ascent.
Twitter user Andrew Cook posted a photo of himself on the ride. In a second tweet, he said the ride was stalled for 15 minutes and that Six Flags staff members would walk them down.
Stuck on shockwave at Six Flags pic.twitter.com/XebaPF3S5p
— Andrew Cook (@andywcook) July 1, 2016
Planning on walking us down pic.twitter.com/RDW3vmOfIM
— Andrew Cook (@andywcook) July 1, 2016
Sharon Parker, a park spokeswoman, told the Star-Telegram the ride stopped midway up the lift to the top after a computerized system detected an error.
The ride was closed for inspection, but reopened later Friday.
"The Shock Wave roller coaster is running normally after the computerized safety system detected low air pressure and stopped the ride. All guests were safely escorted off and the ride was closed while the proper adjustments were made," said Six Flags spokesperson Sharon Parker in a statement. "The safety of our guests is our top priority."
Roughly 20 passengers were on the roller coaster when it was stranded. The removal of the passengers was complicated by the precarious positioning of safety bars along the right side of the cars.
The Shockwave roller coaster is located on the theme park’s north side, right along the Interstate 30 access road.
Parker told us all of the rides at Six Flags Over Texas are inspected every morning before going into operation.