Gyeongju World Suspends Operations After Roller Coaster Incident Following Ferris Wheel Accident

Gyeongju World has decided to temporarily suspend operations until Thursday, following a roller coaster malfunction just two days after a Ferris wheel accident.

The initial incident occurred on July 9.

An empty cabin on the Gyeongju World Ferris wheel, known as Time Rider, fell while in operation and collided with two other cabins.

Five passengers were transported to a hospital for treatment following the accident.

Then, another issue arose.

On July 11, two days after the previous fall, the roller coaster Draken came to a halt.

It stopped just before a vertical drop from a height of 55 meters.

The 24 passengers on board were stranded in the air for approximately 10 minutes before being rescued through manual operation of the machinery by safety personnel.

Fortunately, there were no casualties.

In response to the series of accidents, Gyeongju World plans to fully suspend operations until July 16 to conduct thorough safety inspections of all amusement facilities and provide safety training for all employees.

Tickets purchased for the period of the closure will be fully refunded without any cancellation fees.

(Source: Threads freecoorea)
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