{"id":95994,"date":"2025-12-21T07:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/95994\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T07:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:37:07","slug":"texas-roller-coaster-malfunction-leaves-two-men-trapped-above-amusement-park-for-nearly-an-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/95994\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas roller coaster malfunction leaves two men trapped above amusement park for nearly an hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

A malfunctioning \u201ctilt\u201d roller coaster left two riders stranded over 100 feet above a Texas amusement park at a 90-degree angle for almost an hour before emergency responders freed them, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Matthew Cantu, 24, and Nicholas Sanchez, 20, were riding the thrill attraction, dubbed \u201cCircuit Breakers,\u201d at Austin\u2019s Circuit of the America\u2019s sports complex when it climbed 130-feet and suddenly stalled at the first drop, leaving them staring straight down at the ground Wednesday night, their publicist told KXAN.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than 30 minutes after the ride stopped, family members reported receiving no clear updates, while witnesses said staff provided conflicting explanations, including comments that the riders \u2018weren\u2019t strapped in correctly,\u201d the riders\u2019 spokesperson told the outlet via email.<\/p>\n

\"MatthewMatthew Cantu, 24, and Nicholas Sanchez, 20, stranded over 100 feet above the Circuit of the America\u2019s sports complex amusement park in Texas for almost an hour. Youtube \/ CBS Austin<\/p>\n

The brand new coaster hauls riders up a steep hill before the track tilts forward on a 90-degree angle, locking into the track below and then plunging them down at speeds of up to 60 mph, the website says.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

A park spokesperson said the alarming technical issue was triggered by the ride\u2019s sensor.<\/p>\n

\u201cA sensor triggered a ride delay,\u201d the rep told Fox News Digital in a statement.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was resolved, and the ride proceeded without incident. As with all amusement attractions of this sort, delays occasionally occur. We regret the inconvenience and are glad that out of the 25,000 people that have ridden the coaster, only two have this badge of courage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The terrifying glitch left the two men dangling for 36 minutes before a relative called 911, according to the publicist, who said first responders then arrived about 10 minutes later and retrieved the trapped riders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cantu reported feeling \u201clightheadedness and symptoms consistent with blood pooling\u201d due to the alarming technical issue, with Sanchez allegedly experiencing \u201cnumbness in his upper leg,\u201d KXAN reported.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe thrill attraction, dubbed \u201cCircuit Breakers\u201d was stuck at a 90-degree angle due to a technical issue triggered by the ride\u2019s sensor. Youtube \/ CBS Austin<\/p>\n

The amusement ride is the first tilt coaster in Texas. It reportedly opened for preview rides in October ahead of its grand debut next year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, over in Cedar Point, another tilt roller coaster called \u201cSiren\u2019s Curse\u201d has repeatedly malfunctioned<\/a> since opening at the Ohio amusement park in late June.<\/p>\n

The coaster, which features a 160-foot lift hill and hits speeds of 58 mph over a two-minute thrill ride, reportedly hit a snag when a power outage brought it to a screeching halt on its very first day of operation.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A malfunctioning \u201ctilt\u201d roller coaster left two riders stranded over 100 feet above a Texas amusement park at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":95995,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[8370,12546,5033,27,29,28,734],"class_list":{"0":"post-95994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-texas","8":"tag-amusement-parks","9":"tag-freak-accidents","10":"tag-roller-coasters","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-texas-headlines","13":"tag-texas-news","14":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}