Pleasure Pier
Coverage of Pleasure Pier in the Nexus archive.
- Eight riders left dangling atop 100-foot roller coaster for over three hours at Texas amusement park
Eight riders were stranded near the top of the Iron Shark roller coaster at Texas' Pleasure Pier for over three hours before firefighters rescued them. The incident involved students from two HISD charter schools, and the cause of the malfunction remains unexplained. All individuals were safely evacuated.
- Texas roller coaster malfunction leaves riders stranded 100 feet in the air for hours
Eight passengers were rescued on Thursday after a roller coaster malfunctioned at Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas, leaving riders stranded 100 feet in the air for hours.
- Eight students rescued after being stuck at top of rollercoaster for hours in Texas
Eight students were rescued unharmed after being stuck at the top of the Iron Shark rollercoaster for almost four hours at Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas. The malfunction caused the ride to stall at the peak of a nearly vertical drop, but no injuries were reported.