Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. ‘Your drink will be made a little wrong’: Starbucks worker issues PSA to customers who order through drive-thru in viral TikTok At around 11 p.m., the carnival ride appears to detach from its foundation and begin to tip backward as the ride carrying people was spiraling in the air. ‘When the customer says their fries aren’t hot’: McDonald’s worker has PSA for customers who ask for fresh fries Terrifying video shows the moment that the Magic Carpet Ride spun out of control at the week-long National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan. People screamed as the Magic Carpet Ride appeared to come off its foundation and sway backward and forwards at the 95th annual National Cherry Festival in Traverse City on Thursday night. Today’s top stories ‘I don’t tolerate minimum wage behavior’: Domino’s manager posts job interview with candidate who had 2 ‘strikes’ on TikTok, sparking debate The ride was dismantled and removed overnight. Visitors near the Magic Carpet Ride heard a a loud bang as the base of the ride lost.
“We’re not sure exactly what happened,” Joey Even of Traverse City-based Arnold’s Amusements told the Record-Eagle. Heart-stopping footage was recently captured at the annual National Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan. “They unplugged it, so it was still moving, and they had to wait for it to slow down.”įortunately, no one was injured, but people are looking for answers for the almost tragedy. The annual National Cherry Festival is held in Traverse City. local time and that the ride was taken down and gone the following morning on Friday. “I think if they hadn’t been holding it, it would have fallen back,” Ramirez said. The incident reportedly occurred at about 11 p.m. The operator soon switched the power off, and dozens arrived to add weight to the ride’s base to prevent it from tipping over. Some Michigan fairgoers jumped into action as a packed carnival ride was seconds from tipping over - and its pretty clear these folks earned themselves free. “We were walking by and saw the ride going faster than it normally does, and then parts started breaking,” festivalgoer Kobe Ramirez told the Traverse City Record-Eagle, before also stating the ride was “tipping back toward the river.” Screams of horror can be heard in the videos. People looked on in terror as the machine appeared to be on the verge of toppling. "Inspections of the rides happen daily and written reports are filled out and completed on each ride every morning prior to operation," Paye said. "I am grateful for the quick response of staff and community members and very thankful that there were no injuries.Bystanders at the Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan rushed over to stop a carnival ride from tipping over from HumansBeingBros Videos show people rushing towards the ride and using their collective weight to stop it from tipping over. A carnival ride at the Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan came loose from its base on Thursday night. Kat Paye, the festival's executive director, said the magic carpet ride that "malfunctioned" was removed and was en route to its manufacturer to be inspected. Fairgoers can be seen clinging onto the rails of the 'Magic Carpet' ride that almost toppled over on July 8, 2021. Joey Even, of Traverse City-based Arnold’s Amusements, told the Record-Eagle the ride came off its blocking.
The ride at a festival in Traverse City, Michigan, malfunctioned on. There were no injuries, according to festival spokesperson Susan Wilcox Olson. THIS is the terrifying moment a magic carpet ride spun out of control and almost toppled over as passengers screamed in fear. "I think if they hadn’t been holding it, it would have fallen back."
"We were walking by and saw the ride going faster than it normally does and then parts started breaking," Kobe Ramirez of Traverse City told the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
More than a dozen people use their weight to stabilize the front of the ride as others nearby shout expletives. Some Michigan fairgoers jumped into action as a packed carnival ride was seconds from tipping over - and it's pretty clear these folks earned themselves free. One person on the ground can be seen raising their hands to their head in disbelief before running toward the ride and hanging onto the front railing. It begins to rock back and forth, threatening to tip over. According to local news outlet WPBN, the fair attraction is called the Magic Carpet Ride and is supposed to spin in circles along a single axis as riders are seated. As it swings in a pendulum motion, the base of the ride becomes clearly unstable. Videos shared to social media of the incident in Traverse City show the Magic Carpet ride vehicle descending from several stories in the air. DETROIT – People rushed to stabilize a malfunctioning ride Thursday night at the National Cherry Festival in northern Michigan, according to festival organizers.