Monday, May 02, 2005

Say it here, it happens there!

I mentioned Castles-'n-Coasters in this post on Friday. Then I opened the paper today:

Screams from excited roller-coaster riders could be heard in the background as a Phoenix firefighter lowered Amanda Phillips from a ride that trapped her and 10 other guests 30 feet above the ground for nearly three hours. Phillips, 18, of Phoenix, was the last person to be lowered from the Sky Rider, a year-old ride at Castles N' Coasters in west Phoenix that malfunctioned about 6:45 p.m. Sunday.

The best part? For my money, the description of what was going on right before the ride got stuck. See for yourself:

Antonio Meza, 26, of Tucson, is pretty sure he won't be boarding the ride any time soon. He brought his family to the Valley to spend the day at the amusement park and said he doesn't think they'll be coming back. He and others onboard the four-sided ride said that it jerked as it carried them up and screeched and smoked as it dropped about halfway before getting stuck.

Greg Hertenstein, a park manager, said the popular ride will be closed until officials figure out what went wrong.

Ya think!?

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