--- description: "It was terrifying," one rider said title: Breakdown of Classic New York Roller Coaster Forces Riders to Climb Down By Foot image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbaa0312be229697/698785b6a988ca18966ad21a/cyclone-roller-coaster.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Breakdown of Classic New York Roller Coaster Forces Riders to Climb Down By Foot by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2015 11:50 AM CUT  Workers assist thrill seekers on the Luna Park Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster after it got stuck on its inaugural run of the Summer 2015 season, on March 29, 2015 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Workers assist thrill seekers on the Luna Park Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster after it got stuck on its inaugural run of the Summer 2015 season, on March 29, 2015 in Brooklyn, N.Y.Richard Levine—Demotix/Corbis by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 30, 2015 11:50 AM CUT Thrill-seekers had a scarier ride than anticipated Sunday when the legendary Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York [got stuck](http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cyclone-Gets-Stuck-on-Opening-Day-Forcing-Riders-to-Take-Long-Climb-by-Foot-297930981.html "undefined") on its first run of the season. Staff members were forced to spend Luna Park’s opening day assisting shaken roller coaster riders climb down the wooden structure by foot. “It was terrifying, because I was up there and everything was spinning,” Gabriella Centeno told [NBC](http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cyclone-Gets-Stuck-on-Opening-Day-Forcing-Riders-to-Take-Long-Climb-by-Foot-297930981.html "undefined") after taking the long climb down. “I’m scared of heights.” The amusement park staff said the coaster had been tested in preparation for opening day. \[[_NBC_](http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cyclone-Gets-Stuck-on-Opening-Day-Forcing-Riders-to-Take-Long-Climb-by-Foot-297930981.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3763100/coney-island-cyclone-roller-coaster-stuck/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3763100/coney-island-cyclone-roller-coaster-stuck/"},"headline":"Breakdown of Classic New York Roller Coaster Forces Riders to Climb Down By Foot","datePublished":"2015-03-30T11:50:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:18:10.377Z","description":"\"It was terrifying,\" one rider said","url":"https://time.com/3763100/coney-island-cyclone-roller-coaster-stuck/","keywords":["Newsfeed","U.S.","coney island"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbaa0312be229697/698785b6a988ca18966ad21a/cyclone-roller-coaster.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbbaa0312be229697/698785b6a988ca18966ad21a/cyclone-roller-coaster.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Workers assist thrill seekers on the Luna Park Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster after it got stuck on its inaugural run of the Summer 2015 season, on March 29, 2015 in Brooklyn, N.Y.","caption":"Workers assist thrill seekers on the Luna Park Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster after it got stuck on its inaugural run of the Summer 2015 season, on March 29, 2015 in Brooklyn, N.Y.","creditText":"Richard Levine—Demotix/Corbis","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/3763100/coney-island-cyclone-roller-coaster-stuck/","name":"Breakdown of Classic New York Roller Coaster Forces Riders to Climb Down By Foot"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Take a Ride on The Newest Record-Breaking Wooden Roller Coaster","description":"It may not be as tall as some steel roller coasters out there, but Goliath at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Ill. brings the fear factor to another level.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/xU0OJJig/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-07-24T14:17:05.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xU0OJJig.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3763100/coney-island-cyclone-roller-coaster-stuck/","duration":"PT1M45S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3763100/coney-island-cyclone-roller-coaster-stuck/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```