![]() As a responsible brand, who has worked tirelessly to provide millions of people with unique memories over the past 10 years, we always keep our customers' safety first. We just got aware of this post and hence responding to it. They wrote, "In light of the recent event that occurred at Worlds of Wonder Amusement Park in Noida, we would like to inform you that no one was seriously injured or suffered any severe injuries. The amusement park's reply to Astha's post There are no emergency breaks added to such rides due to the size and speed of the ride: Worlds of Wonder Explaining their part of the story, Worlds of Wonder replied to Astha's post after almost a fortnight. The manager came after some time to say that it was just a technical fault and the man suffered 'minor' injuries." Despite that, the ride continued and when it finally stopped, we were hanging in the air for over 45 minutes, helpless." She adds, "After getting off the ride, some people rushed to confront the operator, but he ran away. The man's wife, who was waiting near the swing, was pleading the operators to stop the ride. Everyone on the ride saw the man falling and started screaming to stop the ride. But it was really scary, I thought I would be the next person to fall. Even my shoulder harness came off, but thankfully there was another latch, which I held on to. ![]() It was within a few seconds when the ride started and gained speed that the safety harness around his shoulder broke and the man fell from his seat and landed on the bushes below. While the man who got hurt was seated in the front row, I was sitting just behind him. ![]() Astha Jain's post on Facebook 'People were hanging in the air for 45 minutes' When we got in touch with Astha, who recalled how even after the accident, the ride didn't stop for 15 minutes and once it was stopped, "people were hanging in the air for 45 minutes." She tells us, "I went with four of my cousins and the seating arrangement on the ride is such that four people can sit in one row. ![]()
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