Europa-Park: Roller coaster passenger undergoes precautionary examination

Instead of the promised “looping action”, some passengers at Europa-Park Rust were literally hanging in the air on Wednesday. At midday, a train on the Blue Fire Megacoaster attraction tilted sideways during the ascent – this was confirmed by a spokesperson for the theme park. The 20 passengers had to wait 40 minutes on the train. There were apparently no children on board.

A woman complained of discomfort after the incident. She was examined as a precautionary measure. All 20 passengers received free tickets from Europa-Park for another visit.

According to a spokesman, the train had too little energy during the so-called launch and was therefore unable to overcome the first climb on the route. A small part needed for the magnetic start was then replaced. The train was driven back as planned – there was “no danger” to the passengers “at any time”. The people were able to get off on the ground.

SWR reporter Luisa Bleich explains how the roller coaster came to a stop:

Not the first incident with the roller coaster

There had already been problems with the Blue Fire in April. The train had not made it over the first hill after a catapult launch and had to be rolled back twice with people on board. A technical defect was identified and repaired at the time.