The amusement park ride is at the Yangzhou Amusement Park, and the incident happened Sunday at around 8pm.

All riders were safely rescued by 9:15pm by firefighters.

One of the riders, a Miss Meng, said the ordeal began at 7:48pm. She said the experience was a harrowing one in which she became dizzy and had chest pains during the first 30 minutes.

Although the park offered apologies and free bottles of water to frightened riders, they were not willing to issue refunds for park admission.

Incidents involving amusement park rides in China over the past few years have stranded a number of riders, and in some cases have resulted in fatalities.

Sixteen riders on a roller coaster at the Wanda theme park in Nanchang, Jiangxi were stranded 70 meters above the ground for an hour when it suddenly malfunctioned in May.

This past June, a malfunctioning roller coaster at an amusement park in Quanzhou, Fujian left riders stranded 30 meters above the ground for 30 minutes.

In March, the Crystal Heavenly Wing roller coaster malfunction at the Happy Valley amusement park in Beijing, stranding 26 riders 30 meters above ground for 20 minutes before they were rescued.

In September of last year, a mother and her son were seriously injured when they were flung from a giant octopus ride in Wuhan.

On Labor Day last year, two people were killed when five riders were thrown off the “Scream Crazy” ride located at an amusement park in Zhejiang.

Last April, 19 people were injured when an amusement park ride at a temple fair in Henan broke in half, throwing its riders to the ground.

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Thrill seekers at an amusement park in Fujian received more than they bargained for when the ride they were on suddenly malfunctioned, stranding them for hours while suspended 30 meters in the air.

The ride, at a park in Quanzhou, suddenly stopped on its own at 3pm on Monday.

The last rider was rescued at 5pm after firefighters used ladders to reach the stranded riders, described as mostly students enjoying themselves on summer break.

According to a park spokesperson named Yao, the malfunction is likely due to a steel wire getting caught in the ride mechanism.

The riders say the worst park of their experience was being caught in the sun with no shade. They said they were able to prevent themselves from becoming afraid by chatting to each other.

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The incident occurred on Monday at the Wanda theme park in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. The “Coaster Through the Clouds” suddenly came to a halt while climbing the ride’s steep incline.

It took park employees 20 minutes just to get to the riders. Once there, each rider’s safety harness had to be manually removed. Only after every rider was free did they make their decent on a narrow staircase.

This past March, 26 riders were left hanging 30 meters upside down for 20 minutes after the “Crystal Heavenly Wing” roller coaster came to an abrupt halt at Happy Valley Amusement Park in Beijing.

Last year Labor Day, an accident claimed two fatalities when five people fell off the “Crazy Scream” ride at an amusement park in Zhejiang when their safety harnesses were not properly secured. Last fall, a mother and her son sustained serious injuries when they were flung into the air from a giant octopus ride in Wuhan. And in April 2015, 19 people were injured at a temple fair in Henan when an amusement ride broke in half.

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Suspended 30 meters in the air, the riders were eventually rescued by park employees. Other than a few frights, no one was seriously injured.

Happy Valley released an official statement explaining that automatic safety measures, believed to have been activated by an errant bird, brought the ride to a standstill. The park confirmed that the ride promptly went back into operation following a security check.

While initial reports claim the rollercoaster riders were offered refunds, recent reports suggest otherwise. One of the riders interviewed by CCTV, identified as “Xiaolu”, said Happy Valley refused to offer ticket refunds:

Once we all came down (from the rollercoaster), they immediately made us leave without even offering an apology.

According to Xiaolu, being left hanging upside down was terrifying:

It was so high and we were all facing downward, and our legs were hanging freely. (We) didn’t dare make a move due to the way the safety belts (were designed). (We) were scared that with the slightest movement, the safety belts would come loose.

Xiaolu described being rescued as even more dangerous:

The way the situation was resolved was to have us climb down a ladder. Nobody helped us get down… My legs at the time were so bad that I could hardly climb down.

Although Happy Valley hasn’t seen many accidents before, a water ride which malfunction in 2013, stranded 20 park visitors ten meters off the ground for ten minutes.

Last Labor Day, two people were killed when five people fell off a ride at an amusement park in Zhejiang. The month before, 19 people were injured when an amusement ride at a temple fair broke in half. And last September, a mother and son riding an “Octopus” ride in Wuhan were injured when they were flung off while riding it.

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Due to open December 24, the ferris wheel is equipped with 30 compartments, which can hold four passengers each and offers spectacular views of nearby Suzhou Creek.

If you can’t wait until Christmas eve to catch a ride, Shanghai residents can always opt for the Shanghai Ferris Wheel located at Jinjiang Park in the city’s southern end. At 108 meters tall and requiring about 25 minutes to complete a rotation, the ferris wheel offers a view of the Oriental Pearl Tower on clear days.

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The woman was flung with such force that she broke three bars of the steel railing surrounding the ride, breaking a vertabrae in her lower back. The boy, also flung, was bleeding from the nose and ears after hitting his head on the ground.

Both victims were sent to hospital for medical treatment. They are currently in stable but serious condition with non-life threatening injuries.

Called the “Giant Octopus”, the amusement ride is located in the city’s Zhongshan Park.

Bystander Miss Liu described the scene of the incident:

After the child was flung outside the fence, he was crying heavily, but remained motionless on the ground. The mother was dazed for a number of seconds, and then sat herself upright against the fence.

Miss Ding, the woman’s cousin, said that the ride “seemed to run faster than any other time before” while they were on it. Reports say the only safety device onboard the “Giant Octopus” is a safety bar held across the riders’ lap.

This isn’t the first injury to occur at an amusement park this year. This past Labor Day, two people died when five riders on a ride called “Crazy Scream” in Zhejiang were thrown off. Back in April, 19 people were injured after being thrown off an amusement ride at a temple fair in Henan.

Here are more photographs from the incident:

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Five people fell off a motorized amusement ride in Zhejiang this afternoon, killing two.

Eyewitnesses say the five riders were not properly strapped into their seats with safety harnesses when the ride called “Crazy Scream” went into operation at a amusement park at Longshan Park in Pingyang County, Wenzhou. As a result of the accident, three park patrons fell to the ground directly below, while another two were thrown a distance away.

The deceased have been named as Chen and Zhou, both from Aojiang county. The other injured have been sent to Pingyang No. 1 Hospital where reports of their numbers vary between three and two.

Victims can be seen bleeding profusely onto the ground as bystanders are seen talking on the phone as others take pictures.

Police have shut down the park, which has been deemed as “operating illegally”. The operator of the amusement park has been taken into custody as police continue their investigation.

May 1st was the first day of operation for the amusement park.

Graphic photos taken at the scene can be seen here. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

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A temple fair in Henan turned chaotic yesterday as riders were thrown off an amusement ride that broke in half, injuring 19 people.

The incident happened at the Tonghe Temple in Changyuan County, Xinxiang at around 5:30pm. One rider sustained serious injuries from a leg fracture, while the other 18 have light injuries that are non-life threatening.

As seen in photographs, the mechanism of the “Outer Space Flying Saucer” ride somehow became separated from the chasis that is supposed to hold it in place. Riders are seen slumped in their seats, still held there by safety restraints.

The owner of the amusement ride has been arrested  by police, and the ride itself shut down.

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