Don't look down... Amusement park visitors spend HOURS at suspended at 300 feet as ride stops suddenly for second time in two weeks

Not what the signed up for: 20 passengers were left hanging for four hours on this Windseeker ride

Twenty riders expecting a short thrill were left dangling at 300 feet for nearly four hours when the Windseeker ride at Southern California's Knott's Berry Farm amusement park stalled.


Knott's said in a statement that the ride, which lifts fun-seekers high over the park with their legs dangling and spins them in a circle, came to a stop when its security system activated at about 4pm Wednesday.

It was the second time in two weeks that the ride stopped suddenly, and the it will remain closed while the cause is investigated.


'They didn't tell me that in the brochure,' said Jimmy Garrison, a tourist from Baltimore who was stuck on the ride.

Putting the bad feelings behind, Mr Garrison was sure to get a souvenir T-shirt that read 'I SURVIVED WINDSEEKER' before he left.

Television cameras showed riders sitting calmly as they dangled and the sun set, some casually swinging their legs.

'They were on the PA system and they were telling us "be patient with us," and that sort of thing,' Mr Garrison told KTTV-TV.

Bad track record: This was the second time that the Windseeker unexpectedly stalled in two weekw

High up: The passengers were left dangling 300 feet in the air

'I was looking over at the steel cables, they're about that thick,' he said, holding his thumb and forefinger several inches apart, 'there's a whole bunch of them so I know you can't fall.'

Garrison's wife Donna said her husband kept her from having a totally traumatic experience.

'I have a fear of heights so that first half-hour was a little bit daunting,' she said.

'But he's a great coach. He talked me through it.'

Maintenance workers brought all the riders safely to the ground between 7.30pm and 8pm, long after the park had closed and night had fallen.

Donna Garrison said she and her husband were returning to the park on Friday.

Asked if she'd try out the Windseeker again, she replied 'Oh, no, no no.'