EXCLUSIVE: Teen girls recall Jersey Shore ride malfunction that left them stuck hanging upside down

Two 13-year-old friends were trapped upside down for five to seven minutes on the Wipe Out ride at Playland’s Castaway Cove in Ocean City, New Jersey. The girls described the frightening experience as feeling like an hour, fearing they would pass out or fall. After the ride eventually restarted and they were let off, they felt the ticket refund offered by the park was insufficient compensation for the ordeal.

• More than a dozen people were trapped upside down on a malfunctioning Wipe Out ride in Ocean City, New Jersey.
• Two 13-year-old girls, Charlotte Hacker and Emilia Gordon, were among those stuck for five to seven minutes.
• The girls described the experience as terrifying, fearing they would pass out or fall.
• Family members on the ground were also distressed by the malfunction.
• After the ride resumed, passengers were not immediately let off, and the park offered ticket refunds.
• It remains unclear what caused the malfunction or if any injuries were reported.