Cedar Point riders forced to walk 200 feet down from stalled coaster

Last week, a groups of Cedar Point guests experienced a roller coaster of emotions while on a roller coaster ride.

According to multiple reports, riders on the Sandusky amusement park’s formidable Magnum XL-200 coaster were forced to leave the ride and descend 200 feet back to the ground using a staircase attached to the ride.

The coaster, according to Cedar Point, was recognized as the world’s fastest complete-circuit roller coaster when it was introduced in 1989.

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You can watch a video of the incident, which was captured by another Cedar Point guest, here.

Cedar Point director of communications Tony Clark told Fox News Digital referred to the stoppage as a “check engine light” scenario that automatically prevented the ride from restarting after it had stopped.

Earlier this year, another video involving a Cedar Point coaster made a splash on social media. This video depicted an employee who hiked up a steep roller coaster staircase to take a cell phone from a rider who continued to use it while the ride was ascending its initial climb.

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