Guests riding Hersheypark’s oldest roller coaster, the Comet, were unexpectedly evacuated mid-ride on Sunday due to a “guest disturbance on the platform”, officials confirmed on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Video footage shared online shows riders calmly exiting the coaster cars and walking down a set of stairs beside the iconic wooden track after the coaster came to a halt. You can watch a clip in the Facebook post below:
A Hersheypark spokesperson said the incident was not caused by any mechanical failure…