{"id":398,"date":"2026-05-31T11:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:13:30","slug":"roller-coaster-riders-rescued-after-terrifying-malfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=398","title":{"rendered":"Roller Coaster Riders Rescued After Terrifying Malfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Eight students were stranded for hours on Thursday atop Pleasure Pier\u2019s Iron Shark roller coaster in Galveston, Texas\u2014a ride towering 100 feet above the pier. Fire crews were called to the scene at around 5:37 p.m., and the amusement park was closed during the rescue operation. The students, who were on a school field trip, became trapped after the ride suddenly malfunctioned and came to a stop, according to ABC 7. The final rider was rescued after 8 p.m., roughly three hours after the malfunction occurred. Firefighters used a ladder truck to reach the riders, who were left suspended at a near-90-degree angle several stories above the ground. Rescue crews removed each rider individually, securing them before lowering them into a basket attached to the top of the ladder. Student Cayce Escobar, who spoke with ABC 7 and was next in line for the ride, said the roller coaster made \u201ca big bang\u201d noise before suddenly stopping. Escobar said the ride operator then tried pressing several buttons before telling everyone waiting in line to leave the area. \u201cWe are grateful that all students, staff, and chaperones are safe,\u201d the Houston Independent School District said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=392\">Squeezed Americans Ditch Euro Vacations to Save<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Read it at <span>ABC 7<\/span><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight students were stranded for hours on Thursday atop Pleasure Pier\u2019s Iron Shark roller coaster in Galveston, Texas\u2014a ride towering 100 feet above the pier. Fire crews were called to the scene at around 5:37 p.m., and the amusement park was closed during the rescue operation. 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