Guests were left dangling in the sky at Six Flags theme park in Mexico after a storm hit, and the footage looks like a true ‘nightmare’.
You may have reached the age you’re at and maintained your love for theme parks, but prepare to start questioning your life choices.
On August 18, a ride called ‘Sky Screamer’ at Six Flags Mexico took on a whole new, even more intense meaning.
Six Flags Mexico’s website details Sky Screamer – also known as Supergirl Sky Flight – as a ride which sees guests fly at ‘an astonishing height of 74 meters’ (242 feet) – the size of around eight double decker buses.
It’s dubbed as the ‘tallest and most exciting spinning attraction in the region’ which offers ‘a beautiful aerial view of Mexico city’ and holds 32 passengers flying at ’64 kilometers per hour’.
The ride ‘offers guests breathtaking panoramic views as they spin around the park and city below them for nearly two minutes’ which sounds pretty fun, right?
Well, yeah, unless you end up suspended on it mid air and a bad storm begins, which is exactly what Omar Hernández Medrano experienced.
Hernández managed to capture a terrifying video from the incident which shows a – still – pretty impressive view of the park below.
Riders were left dangling in the storm. (Storyful)
However, much of the rest of the landscape is clouded in fog and sat in their pairs, riders can be seen getting p*ssed on by rain too.
Riders are wobbling around in their seats, with the metal chains holding them not looking quite so secure as they’re battered by the wind and rain.
Hernández said: “We went up Supergirl and as it was underway it started to rain and quickly got worse. As we were high up, with the rain and the ride in motion, it stopped and we were stuck at the top for ten minutes in heavy rain.”
It’s no surprise people can be seen clutching the chains and their seats in terror and it’s not taken long for social media users to flood to their keyboards in horror.
One Twitter user said: “This some s**t you have nightmares about.”
“This why i don’t do roller coasters. I don’t care if its rare i aint taking that risk,” another added, while someone else said: “Never catching me on a roller coaster or rides like that. I’ll happily be the guy who holds everyone’s stuff.”
Riders were left clutching onto their seats. (Storyful)
Six Flags said in a statement posted to Twitter on August 22: [Translation] “On Sunday, August 18, 2024, sudden, heavy rain forced a temporary halt to the operation of a large number of rides and attractions at Six Flags Mexico, including Sky Screamer.
“As part of this process, park staff followed protocols set by the attraction manufacturer and all guests were safely evacuated. Unfortunately, the storm intensified during the evacuation process, creating some uncomfortable moments for our guests. Park staff attended to all guests and no incidents were reported. Sky Screamer resumed normal operation shortly after.
“At Six Flags Mexico, the safety of our visitors and employees is our top priority, as we strive to offer the best entertainment option for the entire family.”
UNILAD has contacted Six Flags for comment.
