A power outage has stranded visitors on at least three rides at a North Carolina amusement park.
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A power failure at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte Thursday night left riders stranded for hours.
An eye witness video shows the popular Windseeker, the second tallest ride at the Carowinds theme park in Charlotte, motionless at its full height of 301 feet.
The park expects to open today, but say that could change depending on the status of the power outage.
The power went off parkwide at about 7:50 p.m. Thursday and stayed out for two or three minutes, according to Harry Scheeler, who was in the park at the time.
Photos posted online show riders dangling high in the air on a rotating swing ride called the WindSeeker.
Medic said they are on the scene, but no patients have required treatments. Several rides were stopped and safely evacuated.
Riders were also stuck on the Intimidator roller coaster and it took some riders hours to be lowered to the ground.
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However, WSOC reports several people were stuck on rides. Carowinds confirmed the park was experiencing sporadic power outages, but did not initially confirm that riders were stuck.
