Overview

• A central support arm on the “360 Big Pendulum” fractured seconds after launch, sending the fully loaded gondola crashing to the ground.
• Emergency and security teams treated 23 guests, including three who suffered serious injuries, while others received on-site care.
• Governor Prince Saud bin Nahar ordered Green Mountain Park shut immediately and launched an official investigation into the accident.
• Officials are reviewing ride design documents alongside social media footage to reconstruct how the structural failure occurred.
• The incident has intensified scrutiny of safety standards in Saudi Arabia’s rapidly growing leisure and entertainment sector.