Two riders stuck on COTA roller coaster drop for ‘nearly an hour’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two men were stuck at 130 feet in the air Wednesday night after a roller coaster at the Circuit of the Americas malfunctioned, according to an email from a publicist representing them.

KXAN reached out to COTA for its statement about what happened.

The roller coaster “Circuit Breaker” was the first ride to open at “COTALAND,” a theme park at the racetrack. The section where the cars stopped can be seen in a video provided to KXAN by COTA, at around the 1:30 mark:…

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