Getting Off a Ferris Wheel at a Theme Park

"I don't know why I love an amusement park, like horror stories so much," she says. "Part of the fear and the excitement of writing a roller coaster is the idea that these are just things made by people ... There's true risk involved." The ride was eventually brought to a stop on its own but not until maintenance had reset the system. Some parents have said their kids were traumatized after being forced off early.