Everyone worse fear is that you go on a roller coaster and it suddenly stop, well that fear came true for many people today at Six Flags: Great Adeventure in NJ today. Power suddenly shut off at the amusement park leaving riders stranded and stuck on rides! Hit the jump to read more !
Officials say a faulty transformer caused Sunday’s outage at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township.
Park spokeswoman Kaitlyn Turi says all guests who were on rides when the outage happened were safely unloaded within 20 minutes. She said all rides at the park are designed with computer systems that provide safe locations for rides to stop, and ride operators are trained to help guests safely disembark.
The power outage at Six Flags Great Adventure on Sunday led some customers to line up for refunds.
Power was restored to portions of the park a short time after, and following a safety check some rides resumed normal operations. The specific rides affected by the outage were not immediately disclosed.
