THESE unlucky thrillseekers got more than they bargained for today when their rollercoaster got stuck - leaving them hanging upside down 50ft from the ground.
A carriage on the Mumbo Jumbo ride at Flamingo Land, near Malton, North Yorkshire, stopped this afternoon.
The passengers spent around 20 minutes upside down before being rescued by staff from the theme park.
Nigel Warburton, from Darlington, who was at Flamingo Land for a day out, photographed the incident.
"There was quite a crowd gathered watching," he said.
The £4m ride opened last July. It is the steepest rollercoaster in the world, and plunges people down an overhang of 112 degrees from a high point of 30 metres.
Passengers experience forces in excess of 4Gs - similar to those faced by fighter pilots.
Flamingo Land could not be contacted for comment tonight.
*Were you the passengers stuck on the ride? Call The Northern Echo newsdesk on 01325-505065.
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