Makes Tourists Trapped At 71 Meters High, Halilintar's Ride Worth IDR 375 Billion In London Closed

JAKARTA - Rollercoasters or rides around Thorpe Park in London, England are closed for the third time in the aftermath of the tourist incident being trapped at an altitude of 236 feet or about 71 meters.

"Due to unexpected circumstances, Hyperia's operations were not opened today, Wednesday, June 19," said Thorpe Park's management statement, quoted from Metro.co.uk, Wednesday, June 19.

Halilintar, which was built at a cost of 18 million or around Rp. 375 billion, was stuck on Saturday, June 15.

A number of visitors panicked above a height of tens of meters when the new hallintar ride experienced an incident.

One of the park's visitors said a man climbed up using a safety line to evacuate trapped tourists.

The hallintar ride named Hyperia was just launched last month. Until this incident happened, it had been closed three times.