Overview
- The stoppage occurred around 10:45–11 p.m. Saturday during the park’s Screeemfest, leaving riders roughly 20–30 feet above ground.
- Salem firefighters used a tower ladder, a boom lift and restraint systems to bring all 12 down in about 25 minutes.
- The park described a “power issue,” while fire officials cited a failed electrical transformer as the cause under review.
- Battalion Chief Corey Ward said this was the department’s first rescue at the park in his 18-year career.
- It was the second incident in just over a week after an Oct. 17 Untamed coaster stoppage; that ride has reopened as state inspectors assess both events.