Thrill seekers got more than they bargained for at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk…people riding the classic roller coaster had to be evacuated at the top of the ride!!!
Footage from the beachside theme park shows several riders being led past the wooden structure of the Giant Dipper on Sunday… holding on to the railing for dear life as they climb down a huge slope. They’re not quite at the peak of the ride yet, but they’re definitely going uphill.
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It’s pretty scary… the people who were evacuated had their cars stuck at the top of the roller coaster’s lift hill… so they still have quite a bit of track to cover. As to why they had to get out and pull down… we have an answer, and it turns out it was completely necessary.
A representative from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk tells TMZ … the roller coaster was evacuated after a guest experienced a medical emergency at the ride’s loading station.
We’re told there have been no accidents with the roller coaster cars… the ride just had to be stopped temporarily to make sure the guest in need was safe, and the passengers were evacuated because it would take a long time to sort everything out to get .
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SCBB says the videos show their workers leading the evacuations from the front and back of the line… and that the Giant Dipper is now back to normal.
By the way… this roller coaster is the fourth oldest in the US and one of the ten oldest in the world. In other words… hold on tight, both during the ride and on the way down. 😅
