Passengers rescued from stalled roller coaster

Riders on the Joker’s Jinx roller coaster got some extra thrills Thursday, April 13.

The ride at Largo, Maryland’s Six Flags amusement park stalled in the middle of a run, stranding six cars full of passengers 100 feet in the air.

It took rescue personnel from Prince George’s County Fire/EMS four hours to retrieve all 24 trapped riders.

The stranded passengers seemed not to be concerned—after all, they expected a thrill ride and they got one.

According to the advertisements, Joker’s Jinx features a “cobra roll, a sidewinder loop a corkscrew, and countless swift reversals.”

Now advertiser can add to that list high-altitude emergency rescue.