These kids got stuck on a rollercoaster for nearly FOUR HOURS as firefighters worked to rescue them

Well, this will make me think twice about going on a roller coaster again.

Firefighters in Galveston had to rescue 8 passengers on a roller coaster at Pleasure Pier after it became stuck at the tip top of the track with the passengers sitting with their backs horizontal to the ground, staring straight up into the infinite sky.

YIKES!

All 8 passengers were on a field trip from a local STEM middle/high school.

Here's ABC 7:

The roller coaster on the pier, Iron Shark, is the tallest and has a 100-foot vertical lift hill.

SkyEye13 showed that the amusement park was closed during the rescue operation. Galveston Fire Department's Tower 1 engine occupied space on the pier to allow first responders to conduct the rescue.

Landry's Inc., which owns Pleasure Pier, confirmed that the ride experienced a malfunction but stopped as it was designed to do in a situation like this.

Yeah, stuck on your back 100 feet in the air. Absolutely terrifying.

Thank the Lord that the Galveston Fire Department doesn't participate in Los Angeles-style DEI hiring or who knows what would have happened??