The Siren’s Curse has once again left riders stranded high above the amusement park’s Midway.
The newest coaster at Cedar Point abruptly stopped atop its 160-foot-tall tower on the night of July 22.
Park spokesman said the “delay” was the result of the coaster’s safety system halting the ride before engaging its signature tilt feature where riders dangle over the Midway while the coaster attaches to the track below.
“Its safety system performed as designed, but the ride could not be restarted,” Clark said. “Guests were safely escorted off the ride.”
The guests had to walk down the coaster’s evacuation stairs.
This is the second time in less than a week that the coaster experienced a delay.
The popular ride that opened a month ago stopped mid-tilt the evening of July 19 and left passengers on the coaster train stranded at about a 45-degree angle for about 20 minutes.
This marks the fourth instance that sensors on the coaster have stopped the train atop the tower since its public debut on June 28.
On the coaster’s opening weekend, the coaster stopped with passengers dangling straight down over the midway for about 10 minutes.
And on July 2, the coaster train stopped on top of the tilt hill before the tilt even started.
Like Tuesday night, passengers had to be evacuated from the coaster using stairs.
The Siren’s Curse reopened after Tuesday’s incident.
Clark said the ride’s safety systems are performing as they should.
“This was a standard check engine light type of delay, similar to all of our other rides,” he said.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Not again! Guests on Siren’s Curse at Cedar Point evacuated from coaster Tuesday night
Reporting by Craig Webb, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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