Ohio Parkgoers Walked Down a 160-Foot-High Coaster After 'Siren’s Curse' Malfunction

The incident occurred at Cedar Point, an amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, when the roller coaster stopped mid-ride.

July 28, 2025
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A different rollercoaster.
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The Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, calls the "Siren's Curse" rollercoaster "North America’s TALLEST, LONGEST & FASTEST tilt coaster."

"The sirens of the lake who lured sailors to their underwater demise with their sweet, seductive songs will finally rise to the land above Cedar Point and attempt to entrap you in a sinister two-minute fate of non-stop roller coaster innovation," the Ohio amusement park's website says.

Some parkgoers learned that the hard way when the rollercoaster stopped in the middle of the ride.

According to the New York Post, people had to walk down the "160-foot-high tracks to safety." Specifically, though, they were walking down a stairway, but it looked pretty steep in the video that went viral.

And that comes after another incident on July 2 left rollercoaster riders dangling upside down on the ride for under 10 minutes.

According to the Akron Beacon Journal, the July 22 incident came as a result of "the coaster's safety system halting the ride before engaging its signature tilt feature where riders dangle over the Midway."

No one was injured.

Parkgoers didn't have to walk down the tracks, though, because they were able to exit via stairs, according to the Beacon Journal.

Riders "had to walk down the coaster's evacuation stairs," the newspaper wrote.

According to the newspaper, the ride's main feature is its "160-foot-tall lift hill where the coaster train precariously tilts riders to the ground and track below."

And that's where it came to a stop, requiring the riders to be evacuated.

The park's website describes the ride as a "high-speed, tilt roller coaster featuring a tunnel. Riders will experience changes in speed and direction, weightlessness, and rapid movements from side to side."

"A shoulder harness with a between-the-legs safety belt secures each rider over the head and across the chest. The shoulder harness must be in firm contact with the body," the website notes.