Sahara’s Speed the Ride Stopped April 6th due to a magnetic motor failure, Stranding 16 people for over an hour.

The riders were 15 feet in the air on a flat part of the track.  Firefighters were called around 3:30pm and a ladder truck was used to rescue the 16 people safely.  There were no injuries.

The riders said the cars slowed down before the loop and rolled backwards, came to rest and then were rescued. A short and sweet story!

Ron Garrett a Sahara spokes person said that the rides saftey features worked as expected.  This is the second failure in 8 years.

Tags: Sahara Las Vegas, Speed the Ride

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