Riding a rollercoaster is thrilling enough, but 16 tourists who rode one recently had an even more thrilling experience when it suddenly stopped – way above ground.

The 16 tourists who were riding the rollercoaster in a Wanda theme park located in Jiangxi province’s Nanchang city got stuck on the ride when it suddenly stopped at the height of 70 meters above ground Monday, the Shanghaiist reports.

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It took about 20 minutes for theme park workers to arrive with a solution: walk down to safety. The crew unfastened the tourist’s safety belts, then helped them to walk through a narrow staircase going down.

Bird Problem

CCTV reports that the rollercoaster came to a halt when an abnormal signal was sensed by the ride’s sensors. While it is still unknown as of the moment, the Shanghaiist notes that it could be a bird, similar to a rollercoaster experience that tourists had at the Happy Valley Amusement Park in Beijing last March.

According to Sina, the rollercoaster was climbing uphill and switching to an upside-down position when a bird suddenly alighted on a safety sensor and caused the ride to immediately stop. At that time, 26 passengers were riding, and they had to hang upside-down for some time before any crew or worker from the amusement park could come to their aid and help them down.

Witnesses report that it took about 20 minutes for workers to help all passengers go down from the rollercoaster. Upon reaching solid ground, the passengers were clearly shaken because of the incident.

Amusement Park?

 Meanwhile, although Shanghai Disneyland is yet to open to the public, many Chinese tourists are already coming to check – and trash – the place.

Chinese tourists, known for their ‘uncivilized’ behavior whether at home or abroad, notes the Shanghaiist, have been thrashing the still-closed Disneyland. Photos that can be seen in social media website Weibo feature certain areas or facilities of the amusement park being damaged or filled with garbage.

Some places where walking in prohibited, such as grassy areas, are already marked with footsteps, and signages have been stepped on too. Some areas are already laced with garbage, and some

Some grassy areas are either laced with trash, or have simply become a toilet of sorts for children. Some signages have been stepped on, and some lamp posts have been defaced with markings. Sadly, Disneyland isn’t even opened yet.

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