12-Year-Old Describes Chaos on Stalled Adventureland Coaster: 'Snapping, Crying, Screaming'
Park officials said the ride will stay out of service while investigators review a malfunction that stranded 16 riders for about three hours.
- On Friday night, firefighters rescued 16 people from the Wave Twister ride at Adventureland in East Farmingdale after the attraction malfunctioned, stranding 15 children and one adult on the nearly 280-foot track.
- East Farmingdale Fire Department Chief James Quinn Jr. led the rescue using ladder trucks to reach passengers stuck about 50 feet in the air, with West Babylon and Amityville Village firefighters assisting in the three-hour operation.
- The ride rolled backward and abruptly stopped, triggering immediate panic. One 12-year-old witness recounted, "That's the point where everybody starts snapping, crying, screaming at people to call 911."
- Adventureland reopened Saturday with the Wave Twister offline as park officials work with ride consultants to assess what caused the malfunction and determine when the attraction will return to service.
- The New York State Department of Labor inspection on March 20 found no violations for the Wave Twister, yet multiple high-profile amusement park rescues have occurred nationwide this year, including incidents in Texas and St. Louis.
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24heures.caA Long Island amusement park welcomed the firefighters, as children remained trapped in a ride close to 15 metres from the ground.
On Friday night, 16 passengers were rescued, including 15 children between 8 and 12 years old (the youngest was 5) and an adult, after they were trapped for more than three hours in an Adventureland attraction, a Long Island amusement park. According to CBS, it took three hours for firefighters to pull the whole world out of the attraction, one by one. The theme park issued a statement: “For more than 60 years, Adventureland has boasted an impec…
16 riders stuck for three hours in Wave Twister, a new amusement ride in Long Island
16 riders, including 15 children aged 8-12 (the youngest was 5) and 1 adult, were rescued on Friday night after being stuck for more than three hours in an amusement ride in Adventureland, an amusement park in Long Island. According to CBS, firefighters took three hours to get everyone off the ride, taking them one by one. The theme park issued a statement: "For more than 60 years, Adventureland has enjoyed a proud record of safety and guest sa…
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