{"id":5126,"date":"2026-08-08T19:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5126"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:41:25","slug":"roller-coaster-stalls-mid-ride-with-terrified-riders-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5126","title":{"rendered":"Roller Coaster Stalls Mid-Ride With Terrified Riders on Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Eighteen riders were left stranded on a Texas roller coaster on Saturday night until firefighters reached them with a ladder truck. The Texas Tornado, an 80-foot steel coaster that opened in 1985, stalled mid-circuit at Wonderland Amusement Park in Amarillo, Texas, during the park\u2019s 75th anniversary season. The double-loop ride tops out at 50 mph and carries 20 people across five cars. Amarillo Fire Department said the ride suffered a \u201cmechanical malfunction.\u201d The department sent three engines, its technical rescue team and an aerial ladder. Riders came off the track individually. Amarillo Medical Services checked one person over. Nobody was hurt. The coaster has been shut since. Wonderland said it \u201cwill remain closed while we conduct a thorough investigation to determine the cause.\u201d The Texas Department of Insurance told the station every ride at the park was inspected on June 17.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5122\">Cause of Deadly L.A. Wildfire Is Finally Found<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read it at <span>Entertainment Weekly<\/span><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eighteen riders were left stranded on a Texas roller coaster on Saturday night until firefighters reached them with a ladder truck. The Texas Tornado, an 80-foot steel coaster that opened in 1985, stalled mid-circuit at Wonderland Amusement Park in Amarillo, Texas, during the park\u2019s 75th anniversary season. 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