Panic at popular theme park as stranded riders scramble to escape broken roller coaster

Guests astatine a beloved amusement parkland successful Massachusetts were seen being evacuated from the park's astir iconic roller coaster successful an eye-popping video taken past week.

The guests were passengers connected Superman the Ride astatine Six Flags New England, a parkland that brands itself arsenic the "Thrill Capital of New England," erstwhile the thrust appeared to malfunction connected Friday.

Video shows guests cautiously stepping down a steep, elevated conception of way on a constrictive attraction walkway.

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The parkland said each riders were safely taken disconnected the coaster, according to a connection obtained by Western Mass News.

"On Friday, April 24 the thrust did not implicit its emblematic cycle," Six Flag New England's connection said. "Trained employees safely unloaded each guests from the ride. Our squad was successful changeless interaction with the guests, and each riders were invited to instrumentality to the park."

Passengers were seen exiting Superman the Ride on a constrictive attraction walkway aft the roller coaster stopped mid-cycle connected April 24, according to parkland officials. (@lexistp via Storyful)

The passengers appeared to beryllium precocious supra the ground, which unsettled commenters connected X.

"I would person an implicit panic attack," 1 X idiosyncratic wrote.

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"Well that's terrifying, fixed I person ridden that coaster aggregate times," different chimed in.

A 3rd commenter said, "You’d deliberation they person amended options, particularly if a kid was stuck up there. I’d person nary occupation climbing down though."

Park officials said trained employees safely unloaded each guests aft Superman the Ride failed to implicit its emblematic rhythm past week. (iStock)

Others were relieved the concern wasn't worse.

"At slightest they weren't stuck upside down," an X idiosyncratic said. "That would beryllium my nightmare lol."

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The park, located successful Agawam, Massachusetts, is astir 25 miles northbound of Hartford, Connecticut, and 90 miles westbound of Boston.

The parkland is 1 of the largest successful New England, known for its expansive lineup of thrill rides and its Hurricane Harbor h2o park.

Superman the Ride has agelong been a signature attraction astatine Six Flags New England, drafting thrill-seekers since its aboriginal years, including this infinitesimal captured successful 2000. (Darren McCollester/Newsmakers via Getty Images)

Six Flags New England is besides the oldest Six Flags location, having opened up successful 1870 arsenic Gallup's Grove, according to the Agawam Historical Association.

For astir of the 20th century, the parkland operated arsenic Riverside Park and was rebranded aft Six Flags acquired it successful the precocious 1990s.

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The incidental came amid a abstracted lawsuit astatine different Six Flags park.

At Six Flags St. Louis, aggregate fights involving juveniles broke retired connected Saturday during opening day.

Six Flags New England features Hurricane Harbor h2o parkland arsenic portion of its expansive lineup of attractions successful Agawam, Massachusetts, drafting visitors during the warmer months. (Darren McCollester/Newsmakers via Getty Images)

Officials said that the fights progressive arsenic galore arsenic 100 radical and were rapidly dispersed by police, according to First Alert 4.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to Six Flags New England for comment.