Six Flags guests stranded 245 feet in air after power outage forces coaster evacuation

Guests astatine Six Flags Over Texas were seen evacuating 1 of the park’s tallest roller coasters aft a powerfulness outage brought the thrust to a abrupt halt implicit the weekend.

The guests were passengers connected the Titan roller coaster astatine the Arlington, Texas, amusement parkland erstwhile the thrust stopped mid-course connected Saturday.

Video shared online showed riders cautiously climbing down a steep staircase attached to the broadside of the monolithic coaster structure.

STARTLING FOOTAGE FROM AMUSEMENT PARK SHOWS THRILL RIDE HALTED AS GUESTS WAIT IN MIDAIR

The thrust stands astir 245 feet tall. 

It reaches speeds of up to 85 mph, according to Six Flags.

A powerfulness outage abruptly stopped 1 of the tallest roller coasters astatine Six Flags Over Texas during the play — forcing riders to evacuate. (Lonnell Williams/Storyful)

Six Flags officials described the outage arsenic an interior method occupation that interrupted powerfulness passim the park, according to Dallas-area presumption WFAA. 

Six Flags reopened Sunday.

While the evacuation ended safely, the video rapidly sparked reactions online from viewers who said they would person been terrified astir climbing down from that height.

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"I could ne'er get down from there, not astatine that height," 1 idiosyncratic wrote connected TikTok.

Another commenter added, "Would ne'er thrust a roller coaster again."

Passengers were riding the Titan roller coaster, 1 of the tallest rides successful the park, erstwhile it unopen down abruptly owed to a powerfulness outage. (Lonnell Williams/Storyful)

Some users questioned whether roller coasters are harmless — portion others defended the rides and pointed retired that amusement parkland attractions are heavy regulated.

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Others focused connected the park-wide outage itself, with immoderate guests sharing frustrations astir agelong waits and thrust shutdowns passim the day.

"Six Flags ever has thing happening," 1 idiosyncratic said.

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The Titan is 1 of Six Flags Over Texas’ signature attractions and has operated astatine the parkland since 2001.

Fox News Digital antecedently reported connected a abstracted roller coaster evacuation astatine Six Flags New England successful Massachusetts earlier this year.

A method contented caused a powerfulness outage crossed the parkland (pictured here), prompting the evacuation. (iStock)

In that incident, riders connected Superman the Ride were forced to ascent down a steep elevated conception of way aft the coaster failed to implicit its mean cycle.

Park officials said trained employees safely escorted each riders disconnected the attraction and remained successful connection with guests passim the evacuation.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to Six Flags Over Texas for comment.

Andrea Margolis of Fox News Digital contributed reporting.