Famed Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster is shut down after mid-ride malfunction

NEW YORK (AP) — The well-known Coney Island Cyclone curler coaster in New York Metropolis was shut down indefinitely after coming to a cease mid-ride this week.

The 97-year-old wood curler coaster at Luna Park was on its ascent on Thursday when journey operators took it out of service as a result of a broken chain sprocket within the motor room. The operator stopped the journey and a number of other folks had been faraway from the curler coaster with out damage, in accordance with New York Metropolis’s Division of Buildings.

Video posted on social media reveals an individual being fastidiously escorted down the tracks.

Inspectors with the buildings division had been on the scene Friday and issued the house owners of Luna Park violations for the broken gear and for failure to instantly notify the division concerning the incident.

A posting on Luna Park’s web site Sunday stated the Cyclone will reopen when the restore is full and the journey passes inspection.

“At Luna Park in Coney Island, security is our primary precedence and journey upkeep, and thorough testing occurs each day earlier than Luna Park opens and all through the day as crucial,” the assertion learn. “The Coney Island Cyclone is a 97-year-old curler coaster that’s meticulously maintained and examined each day.”