A video was captured on video at Six Flags Over Texas theme park showing a malfunction on the Roaring Rapids attraction sending guests into the water, eliciting screams and gasps of surprise from spectators.
A Six Flags spokesperson told WFAA that the incident, which has been going viral since it was posted to TikTok, occurred this week after “one of the Roaring Rapids rafts became stuck” and “guests were instructed to remain seated in their rafts until the ride reopened.”
The footage begins with five rafts bunched together in one section of the ride in Arlington, Texas, before the current on the water ride appears to be reversed and multiple people can be seen jumping into the water to try to escape the rafts.
All made it safely to shore, but a young child who had jumped from the raft and appeared to be struggling to swim against the current was helped to safety by another raftsman.
In the video, a person can be heard yelling, “Get the kids out!”, followed by, “Okay, this ride is going to be out of service for a while.”
A Six Flags spokesperson said: To WFAA “All passengers safely exited the vehicle and no one was injured.”
According to the Six Flags website, each of the ride’s rafts can hold up to 12 people.
“Zip up your vest and hop aboard this wobbly rapids boat for a playful and dangerous ride down the river! Don’t be surprised if your turning boat gets swept away by raging waves. Oops, did we say water? We meant fun!” the ride description reads.
“There’s nothing cooler than a bucket of cold river water rushing down your back in the middle of a hot Texas afternoon! Who among you will get the wettest?” it adds.
In 1999, a 28-year-old Arkansas woman on the same ride drowned and 10 people were injured when the boat capsized in about 2 to 3 feet of water, according to WFAA.
