Roller coaster shuts down for nearly an hour at Arkansas theme park; ride manually returned to station

FILE PHOTO - Passengers on the X-Coaster at Magic Springs.
FILE PHOTO - Passengers on the X-Coaster at Magic Springs.

A roller coaster at an Arkansas theme park stopped running for almost an hour Monday afternoon.

A spokesman for Magic Springs Water and Theme Park said the X-Coaster stopped running at 2:31 p.m.

Park maintenance employees spent the next 57 minutes checking the ride's safety system, according to a news release. At 3:28 p.m., they manually returned the ride to the station.

"The guests are now enjoying the park," the release said.

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