The spokesperson for Canada’s Wonderland said everyone got off safely
Guests at Canada’s Wonderland amusement park were left upside down on the ride for nearly 30 minutes this past weekend.
Several amusement park guests were riding the “lumberjack” when it “flipped upside down” around 10:40 p.m., park officials said. Saturday local time.
A spokesperson for Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario told Fox News Digital that passengers on the ride were safely disembarked at 11:05 p.m.
“Guests were safely disembarked and assessed by first aid personnel before being released back into the park,” the spokesperson said in a statement; “The safety of our guests is always our number one priority.”
The spokeswoman said two guests reported chest pains; They were evaluated before being released without further medical attention.
Spencer Parkhouse, 11, was on the ride and told CBC News he wonders if the ride will ever go back; “[I’m] just like feeling — when are we going to go down? Are we ever going to go down?” Parkhouse said.
However, the boy said the ride didn’t stop even after the problem was fixed.
“The ride has yet to end; so, the ride continues and we’re all like, ‘No, please, I don’t want to get stuck again,'” he said.
According to the report, it was Parkhouse’s first chance to go on a “big ride” at the amusement park, and he painfully left. He said one of them vomited while they were upside down.
His sister, Mackenzie Parkhouse, said she might reconsider some of the rides when she revisits the amusement park; “I’m thinking the next time I go to Canada’s Wonderland, am I going to go on these big rides? Because now I’m scared to go on them,” McKenzie said.
The Lumberjack ride at Canada’s Wonderland has a maximum height of 75 feet and, according to the park, “carries guests on two swinging ax pendulums, propelling them into a looping 360-degree experience”.