--- description: A passenger's urgent need for a superior photo shut down the Disney California Adventure roller coaster for nearly an hour title: Here's How a Selfie Stick Ruined a Roller Coaster Ride image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's How a Selfie Stick Ruined a Roller Coaster Ride by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2015 8:34 PM CUT by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2015 8:34 PM CUT The selfie stick, one of the great menaces of modern technology, briefly felled another American institution on Wednesday when the California Screamin’ roller coaster at Disney California Adventure was [ground to a stop](http://www.ocregister.com/articles/selfie-668467-stick-ride.html "undefined") after a passenger used the elongated rod mid-ride. Passengers were reportedly stuck on the ride for less than an hour, according to a park spokesperson. Though not banned from Disney California entirely, the use of selfie sticks on rides and other attractions is strictly forbidden for safety reasons. \[[_The_ _O.C. Register_](http://www.ocregister.com/articles/selfie-668467-stick-ride.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3936560/selfie-stick-california-screamin-roller-coaster/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3936560/selfie-stick-california-screamin-roller-coaster/"},"headline":"Here's How a Selfie Stick Ruined a Roller Coaster Ride","datePublished":"2015-06-25T20:34:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:21:30.195Z","description":"A passenger's urgent need for a photo shut down a Disney California Adventure roller coaster for nearly an hour","url":"https://time.com/3936560/selfie-stick-california-screamin-roller-coaster/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3936560/selfie-stick-california-screamin-roller-coaster/","name":"Here's How a Selfie Stick Ruined a Roller Coaster Ride"}}]}] ```