66 riders evacuated after 400-foot Florida Ferris wheel stops

foxnews ^ | July 04, 2015

[JoeProBono]

A technical crew with The Orlando Eye safely evacuated all 66 stranded riders from the East Coast’s largest Ferris wheel Friday, an incident that caused the 400-foot attraction to shut down, authorities said.

Orange County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Kathleen Kennedy told The Associated Press no one was hurt following the incident and all were taken off the ride in about three hours with help from numerous firefighters.

Kennedy said the attraction, billed as the largest observation wheel on the East Coast, had initially stopped for more than 45 minutes.

[JoeProBono]

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Here's a photo of a tourist being rescued. "You're almost there...just another step...careful, one more step. We've almost gotcha! Keep coming."

[UnwashedPeasant]

Ferris wheel rule#1: If a government guy on a megaphone says to get out of the car, don’t do it.