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• 10 years ago
Carowinds amusement park apparently had problems with its Windseeker ride Saturday, according to The Herald’s news partner, WSOC-TV.
A viewer sent WSOC-TV photos after he noticed the ride had stop, leaving people stuck in mid-air.
The WindSeeker is a swing ride that, at 301 feet, is the tallest ride at the park.
WSOC-TV reporter Alexa Ashwell spoke to the witness who snapped the photos.
Raul Liberto said the ride had gone up about three-quarters of the way Saturday afternoon when it stopped. Liberto said he could see riders on-board swinging their legs and could hear some faint screams. Liberto said it lasted for around 20 minutes.
No one has been on the ride since it became stuck earlier in the afternoon. and Ashwell observed what appeared to be park officials testing the WindSeeker.
This is not the first time the WindSeeker has experienced problems. A couple of years ago a viewer showed cellphone video a man took while being stuck on the ride for an hour.
The WindSeeker also broke down the summer before that, prompting an internal review into the safety of the ride nationwide.
Read more here:
A viewer sent WSOC-TV photos after he noticed the ride had stop, leaving people stuck in mid-air.
The WindSeeker is a swing ride that, at 301 feet, is the tallest ride at the park.
WSOC-TV reporter Alexa Ashwell spoke to the witness who snapped the photos.
Raul Liberto said the ride had gone up about three-quarters of the way Saturday afternoon when it stopped. Liberto said he could see riders on-board swinging their legs and could hear some faint screams. Liberto said it lasted for around 20 minutes.
No one has been on the ride since it became stuck earlier in the afternoon. and Ashwell observed what appeared to be park officials testing the WindSeeker.
This is not the first time the WindSeeker has experienced problems. A couple of years ago a viewer showed cellphone video a man took while being stuck on the ride for an hour.
The WindSeeker also broke down the summer before that, prompting an internal review into the safety of the ride nationwide.
Read more here:
