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Alton Towers Guest Says Skyride Halt Left Family Stranded for 90 Minutes

The resort says the pause was routine, stating all riders disembarked by 4:33pm.

Overview

  • Léla-Jane Jack reports four adults and four children were stuck in a Skyride gondola on October 27 for about an hour and a half.
  • She says pre-existing conditions in the group, including autism, ADHD, anxiety disorder and IBS, were exacerbated, with vomiting and a panic attack reported.
  • Jack describes repeated calls to the park’s emergency line that provided no estimated fix time and no direct link to technicians.
  • Alton Towers states guest safety was not compromised, procedures worked as designed and some riders exited within minutes while others waited longer.
  • The resort highlights care boxes in each gondola with water, foil blankets and information packs, and it offered return tickets and refreshments, which Jack declined.