Redeem now - Every person's worst nightmare happened on Wednesday as the breaks broke on a theme park ride.
- The Pirate ship was carrying kids as well as adults.
- The swinging ride was out of control for over 10 minutes before engineers brought it to a standstill.
- One kid said: “It just kept on going, and I just got really scared, and I was feeling really sick, and I was crying. I was just terrified”.
A group of children on a theme park swinging ship ride were left trapped, swinging, and terrified after the brakes failed.
Visitors were stuck on the Pirate Ship ride at Kennywood theme park, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for around 15 minutes when staff realised they didn't know how to make it stop.
The Pirate Ship ride is around 35 years old, according to CBS Pittsburgh. It was eventually stopped by a secondary braking system.
A child who was on the ride told CBS Pittsburgh: "It just kept on going, and I just got really scared, and I was feeling really sick, and I was crying. I was just terrified."
A parent who was on the ride said: "I was terrified. My kids are crying. There was people behind us panicking. There was a guy in front of us, he was ready to get sick."
A Kennywood spokesman said the ride had a good safety record and characterised the incident as "relatively minor," according to CBS.
After the malfunction the ride was closed for maintenance.
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