In Hot Springs, Arkansas yesterday, a dozen riders on a roller coaster spent half an hour hanging upside down - 150 feet above the ground - after a power outage shut down the attraction. It took about 30 minutes for the city Fire Department to rescue the riders using a ladder truck. Spectators cheered when the riders were brought to the ground from the highest point of a loop on the X-Coaster, but one passenger threw up after reaching safety. Oh. My.
ooohhhh...that is one of my worst nightmares!
ReplyDeleteWe took our 5 year old granddaughter to Lagoon Amusement Park http://www.lagoonpark.com/ in Farmington, Utah on Saturday and the only ride I went on was the Wild Kingdom Train.
Hi, Christy!
ReplyDeleteYou, daredevil, you. LOL
Since I had knee surgery on the 6th my weekend was me sitting around with my leg on a pillow. Since I found your new book at Wally World right before surgery, I am lucky enought to have something really good to read!
ReplyDeleteI don't do roller coasters!! I get sick just riding in a car! I would have thrown up long before I'd been rescued! lol
ReplyDeleteYikes I think I would have a headache
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I won't be going on a loopy ride at our county fair which opened on Friday..your pic is one of the reasons why. I'm surprised they all didn't throw up. The merry-go-round is just fine for me.
ReplyDeleteI love roller coasters! At least I did until seeing your blog picture!!! Now I maybe I'll have to change to the "granny" rides.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the article said their faces were red when they got down. Well duh.
ReplyDeleteSheila, hope your knee is doing well and that you have lots of great reading material!
Oh my goodness I am glad that I didn't see this before I left for Disney World. I would have been freaking out the whole time.
ReplyDeleteGlad my short term memory failed me & I didn't remember this while our David was going on each ride 3 times at Busch Gardens!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE roller coasters but haven't tried one since I've returned to contacts. Wearing glassses made me hesitate on a loopy ride, but didn't stop son.
I noticed a few years ago I felt uncomfortable on a gondola ride so hope I'm not getting scared of heights.