Cedar Point confirmed the Siren’s Curse tilt coaster stranded riders for about 20 minutes over the weekend, leaving them facing straight down. The ride resumed after a full system check following a technical issue on both June 6 and June 7, the park said, with
Riders on Cedar Point’s newest attraction were left hanging face down as the track stalled over the weekend—then did it again just a day later.
Videos circulating online show riders strapped into Siren’s Curse as the coaster holds them straight toward the ground. The park later confirmed the ride stranded guests for about 20 minutes due to “technical delays,” and said its safety system kept riders secure while workers ran checks.
Siren’s Curse, which debuted in June 2025 at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, suffered the issue after a technical problem, according to the company. Park spokesman Tony Clark confirmed to the Akron Beacon Journal that the ride got stuck on both Saturday, June 6, and Sunday, June 7.
Clark said the safety system “performed as designed, keeping all guests safe.” He added that after workers completed a full system check, the ride resumed and riders finished their ride.
Another clip shows riders waiting in the cars with their faces angled downward while a worker stands on the side of the coaster. In later footage. the track slowly unlocks and lifts riders to a forward-facing position—one rider even gives a thumbs-up and claps—before the coaster locks back into place and drops. sending them squealing again.
The stuck ride was not the first interruption since the coaster opened. In August 2025. the roller coaster had gotten stuck at least five times at the top of the lift hill. delaying the ride or forcing riders to evacuate. the Beacon Journal reported. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents, the outlet said.
There are a lot of moving parts built into a modern thrill ride like this—and when they disagree. the system stops it. Mechanical engineer and roller coaster enthusiast Nick Weisenberger told the Beacon Journal that thrill rides are designed for fail-safe performance. saying there are “hundreds of sensors” and they all have to agree; otherwise. the ride stops “out of an abundance of caution.”.
Cedar Point markets Siren’s Curse as a record-chaser: “North America’s tallest. longest and fastest tilt coaster. ” with elevation reaching 160 feet and a top speed of 58 miles per hour. according to the park’s website. The tilt coaster was made by Vekoma, a Netherlands-based ride manufacturer, which described the attraction in its June 2025 news release.
Vekoma said the name comes from tales of creatures that dwell beneath the surface of Lake Erie, luring sailors underwater. In the release, the manufacturer wrote that riders hear siren melodies as the cars climb a 160-foot-tall shipping crane tower. It also described a “signature moment” when riders reach a “broken off” section of the coaster’s track: the platform holding the train of riders tilts the entire coaster into a 90-degree vertical position. forcing riders to look straight down. The track then locks into place before sending riders speeding around to complete the ride. which also includes two 360-degree zero-gravity barrel rolls.
Cedar Point did not describe any injuries or escalation. USA TODAY contacted both Cedar Point and the roller coaster’s manufacturer for comment on Wednesday, June 10.
For riders, though, the timeline is what stands out: a 20-minute hold, visible as the cars hang pointed toward the ground, followed by the same outcome the next day—then the relief of a completed system check and the ride resuming.
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