It wasn't the climax passengers were hoping for when their ride at a popular British amusement park, Alton Towers Resort, came to a sudden stop.
Amateur video shows passengers getting off the 'Oblivion' ride at the top of a hill with the help of a number of safety workers.
Alton Towers Resort - located in in Staffordshire, England near the village of Alton - later confirmed the ride was stopped as a precaution following a 'minor technical fault'.
In a Twitter video, Operations Director Francis Jackson explained workers were prepared with a "well-rehearsed" exit.
"At no point was guest safety compromised and it showed our procedures work exactly how they should," he said.
Mr Jackson said the incident was "completely normal" and it was "completely routine."
The Oblivion is a thrill seeker ride which is described as the world's "first vertical drop rollercoaster" topping speeds 100 kph. The track is is 373 metres long with twists and turns throughout it.
According to the theme park rules, riders must be at least 1.4 metres tall.
One-thousand-and-seven-hundred people can ride the Oblivion every hour.
Riders on the 'Oblivion' left at the top of the hill after the ride came to sudden halt. Source: Twitter
