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Riders rescued from Universal Studios' Battlestar Galactica ride after it stops due to apparent malfunction
The Battlestar Galactica roller coaster was stuck with people aboard the ride.PHOTO: STOMPER MIRA
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Sanjay Nair
SINGAPORE - Adrenaline junkies on the popular Battlestar Galactica roller coaster at Universal Studios Singapore (USS) were stuck on the ride for about 20 minutes on Wednesday (April 6) after an apparent malfunction.
A theme park goer, who wanted to be known only as Mira, first alerted citizen journalism website Stomp to the incident, which is believed to have occurred around 4.15pm.
Speaking to The Straits Times later, she related how USS staff were seen rescuing people one-by-one from the ride, guiding them along the rails to safety.
She said: "From what I saw, it took about 20 minutes for everyone to be rescued.
"I was really scared as I myself had been on the ride twice earlier in the day. Now, after seeing this incident, I won't ever go on it again."
Mira said she saw the ride resuming operations after going through several test runs without people on board.
Touted as the main attraction at USS when it first opened in 2010, the Battlestar Galactica ride has been through some ups and downs.
Barely a week after its opening, a seat fell off the ride during a routine test. No one was hurt, but the ride's licence was suspended immediately.
It subsequently went through 11 months of investigations, redesigning, reassembling and testing.
In July 2013, RWS closed the ride for a review. When it reopened last May, its previous four-seater vehicles had been replaced by two-seater vehicles to allow riders a better view of their surroundings.
Themed after the American science-fiction series about a war between humans and a robot race, the pair of duelling roller coasters climb to around 14 storeys, or 42.7m, at their highest point, travelling at up to 90kmh for 90 seconds.
The Straits Times is awaiting a reply to queries sent to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which manages USS, about Wednesday's incident.
Riders rescued from Universal Studios' Battlestar Galactica ride after it stops due to apparent malfunction
The Battlestar Galactica roller coaster was stuck with people aboard the ride.PHOTO: STOMPER MIRA
PUBLISHED1 HOUR AGO
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Sanjay Nair
SINGAPORE - Adrenaline junkies on the popular Battlestar Galactica roller coaster at Universal Studios Singapore (USS) were stuck on the ride for about 20 minutes on Wednesday (April 6) after an apparent malfunction.
A theme park goer, who wanted to be known only as Mira, first alerted citizen journalism website Stomp to the incident, which is believed to have occurred around 4.15pm.
Speaking to The Straits Times later, she related how USS staff were seen rescuing people one-by-one from the ride, guiding them along the rails to safety.
She said: "From what I saw, it took about 20 minutes for everyone to be rescued.
"I was really scared as I myself had been on the ride twice earlier in the day. Now, after seeing this incident, I won't ever go on it again."
Mira said she saw the ride resuming operations after going through several test runs without people on board.
Touted as the main attraction at USS when it first opened in 2010, the Battlestar Galactica ride has been through some ups and downs.
Barely a week after its opening, a seat fell off the ride during a routine test. No one was hurt, but the ride's licence was suspended immediately.
It subsequently went through 11 months of investigations, redesigning, reassembling and testing.
In July 2013, RWS closed the ride for a review. When it reopened last May, its previous four-seater vehicles had been replaced by two-seater vehicles to allow riders a better view of their surroundings.
Themed after the American science-fiction series about a war between humans and a robot race, the pair of duelling roller coasters climb to around 14 storeys, or 42.7m, at their highest point, travelling at up to 90kmh for 90 seconds.
The Straits Times is awaiting a reply to queries sent to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which manages USS, about Wednesday's incident.
