Park Ride Again Strands Passengers 300 Feet in Air

Thrill seekers might want to hold off on trying one especially thrilling California theme park ride: The Windseeker at Knott's Berry Farm has malfunctioned twice this month, leaving passengers dangling for hours. Yesterday, 20 riders were stuck for three and a half hours, 300 feet off of the ground, the Orange County Register reports. "It basically got stuck," says a rep. Crews finally lowered the ride. No one was reported hurt.

Just a few weeks before, 15 riders were stuck on the ride for three hours; crews had to manually bring the ride to its highest point before lowering it. The problem, in that case, was apparently not with the ride itself: Authorities blamed a faulty reading of an electrical safety switch. The year-old ride has been closed for an investigation. It's not the first such story this summer. (More Knott's Berry Farm stories.)