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COTALAND coaster stops twice with riders aboard
Circuit Breaker stopped twice with riders aboard during its opening weekend at COTALAND, a theme park at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas.
On Saturday, 19 riders were held in a vertical position for about nine minutes before the ride was lowered and they got off.
On Sunday, riders were delayed for about two minutes before the ride returned to its normal position.
The park said nobody was injured or needed medical treatment in either incident.
The coaster’s safety systems can stop it automatically when operating conditions are not met, and staff carry out checks before it resumes.
COTALAND said such stops can happen on modern amusement rides, but the incidents add to earlier concerns about the attraction.
A separate lawsuit alleges negligence and ride defects after Matthew Cantu said he and a companion were left dangling for more than an hour and he was injured.
The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million, and the sources give no next steps in the case.
COTALAND’s Circuit Breaker roller coaster stopped twice while riders were aboard during its opening weekend.
In the first incident, 19 riders were held in a vertical tilt position for about nine minutes.
The second stop left riders aboard for about two minutes.
COTALAND said nobody was injured or needed medical treatment in either incident.
The park said safety systems can automatically stop the ride when operating conditions are not met.
- Who
- Riders on COTALAND’s Circuit Breaker roller coaster.
- What
- The ride stopped twice while riders were aboard.
- When
- Opening weekend, at the end of September; the first stop was on Saturday and the second on Sunday.
- Where
- COTALAND at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas.
- Why
- COTALAND said a required operating condition may trigger the ride’s safety systems to stop it. The specific cause of these stops was not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
COTALAND officially opened to the public.
Circuit Breaker stopped with 19 riders aboard in a vertical tilt position for about nine minutes.
Circuit Breaker stopped again with riders aboard, and returned to a horizontal position in about two minutes.
- Ride
- Circuit Breaker, Texas’ first tilt roller coaster
- First stop
- 19 riders; about nine minutes in a vertical tilt position
- Second stop
- About two minutes
- Injuries
- No injuries or medical treatment reported
- Location
- COTALAND, Circuit of the Americas, Texas
What people are saying
No injuries occurred and no medical treatment was required.
Occasional operational stops are a normal part of operating sophisticated amusement rides.