Roller coaster in Europa-Park stopped for 40 minutes after first climb

There was an incident at a popular attraction in Europa-Park near Rust. The roller coaster “Blue Fire” stopped tilted sideways before the first climb on Wednesday. The passengers therefore had to wait a total of 40 minutes on the ride.

A total of 20 people were affectedsaid a spokesman for the park. The ride was put back into operation that afternoon. “The problem has been solved.”

The train was carefully analyzed. A small part needed for the magnetic start was weakened and replaced. Europa-Park in Rust near Freiburg is Germany’s largest theme park.

“A train on the roller coaster was unable to overcome the first climb at around 1 p.m. due to insufficient energy at the start and came to a standstill there.”the spokesman said on Wednesday. The train was able to be driven back as planned so that the passengers could leave the train on the ground.

“At no time did a dangerous situation arise.” “The safety and well-being of guests are always the top priority for Europa-Park.”is the speaker’s name.

This is not the first incident involving the roller coaster. The “Blue Fire” had already failed to complete a turn in April and had rolled back four times. A spokeswoman for the park spoke at the time of a so-called rollback.

At the time, technical reasons were identified. The roller coaster rolled back twice with passengers. After that, there were two attempts without passengers. The error was rectified, it was said. (dpa)