Festival visitors at a large music event were suddenly closed in a heartbreaking situation after a popular entertainment ride, so that several people were stranded upside down in the air.
The incident happened early on Thursday morning at Boardmasters, a surf and music festival that was held annually in Cornwall, England. According to the video made by attendees and a statement from the organizers of the event, the Apollo 13 ride suffered a short power outage around 1 o’clock.
Eyewitness video circulated on Tiktok with drivers that are hung high above the ground, unable to move for about 20 minutes.
A tap user who filmed the scene called it “Mad”, while another joked about the wind that possibly shifts the ride in the suspension.
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Several riders were stranded for a short period after the Apollo 13 ride no longer worked during a popular British music festival. (Apollo 13 Ride Facebook/Hugh R Hastings/Getty images)
Another user who claimed to be on the ride said, “It was just cold.”
The Apollo 13 ride, which travels to festivals and fairs in the United Kingdom, is named after NASA’s fatal space emission from 1970, when an oxygen tank exploded in the service module of the space vessel.
The attraction has a rotating arm and seats up to eight people, four at each end, waving riders as high as 180 feet in the air. During the malfunction, a maximum of four people were reportedly stuck in an inverted position.
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Employees are seen when installing the Apollo 13 Thrill Ride. (Apollo 13 Ride Facebook)
Despite the dramatic visuals, the organizers insist that safety protocols worked exactly as intended.
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General statue of the main stage at the Boardmasters Festival in Watergate Bay on August 9, 2025, in Newquay, England. (Hugh R Hastings/Getty images)
“At no time, guests were in any danger,” the explanation continued. “The ride has since undergone a complete safety control and resumes normal operation.”
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The Apollo 13 ride was launched in 2024, and the Operators regularly post updates and are on its maintenance work behind the scenes Official Facebook page. A message from April sketched the rigorous checks that were carried out before each event, including gear inspections, lighting fixes and lubrication points.
The four -day festival will be closed on Sunday 10 August.
