Six Flags 'Superman' Coaster Closed After Passengers Spend Two Hours Stuck 150-Feet High

VALLEJO, Calif. (The Blaze/AP) -- A newly built roller coaster stalled 150 feet above ground Sunday afternoon, stranding a dozen riders for almost two hours at a Northern California amusement park, a park spokeswoman said. Luckily, the firemen set to rescue them had received training for this sort of situation.

The Superman Ultimate Flight roller coaster stopped at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the top of the ride, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom spokeswoman Nancy Chan told the Vallejo Times-Herald.

Vallejo firefighters arrived at about 3 p.m. A theme park crane equipped with a large personnel bucket was prepared to reach the riders.

Fire Battalion Chief Ray Jackson said firefighters were prepared to take riders down in the bucket if the coaster couldn't be restarted. CBS Local reports Jackson saying “We’ve actually done some training on this in case this situation arose."

A park mechanic eventually restarted the ride, which then went backward and lowered the riders safely to the ground. CBS reports a witness saying they "shot back down."

None of the stranded riders were injured, Jackson said, adding to CBS that the passengers "seemed relatively calm and in good spirits."

“We brought them water and sun block if they’re up there for potentially several hours. And also, the biggest priority is see if anybody had any medical problems or anything like that,” said Jackson, explaining they had a crane lift them supplies not knowing how long they would be up there.

Watch this footage of the incident:

The new ride opened June 30 at the Vallejo theme park, holds two cars with six riders each and can travel at up to 62 mph. It ride will be closed for a "thorough safety inspection," Chan said.

It was unclear what caused the two-car train to stop.

"If (a ride) stops, it usually detects something and it stops for safety reasons," Chan said.

Even though the ride remains out of commission during the investigation, the Times-Herald still reported a Modesto man who was taking his family to Six Flags today saying even if the ride were open, his family would not be getting on.