Nope: Six Flags lost power and forced people to climb down a 250-foot roller coaster

A power outage at Six Flags Over Texas shut down the park completely and left riders stranded at the top of The Titan, a 250-foot roller coaster.

The riders had to unbuckle, stand up, and walk down a set of maintenance stairs from the top of the coaster back to the ground. Led by a couple of teenage park employees who were the only people wearing helmets for some reason.

Power outage at Six Flags over the weekend…lol

Power outage at Six Flags over the weekend 😳 pic.twitter.com/7shI23LBsa
— Dallas Texas TV (@DallasTexasTV) May 18, 2026

I know they’re just walking down some steps but at the same time that’s a 250-foot set of metal maintenance stairs on the side of a roller coaster. In the wind. With 30 other people all of whom are being led by a bunch of dumbass teenagers.

The videos of people walking down single file while the wind blows and the metal stairs rattle underneath them is genuinely one of the most anxiety-inducing things I’ve seen this year.

Every person in that line is trying to look calm while their brain is screaming at them to not look down. At least one person in that group is openly panicking and convinced the whole structure is about to collapse, which only adds to the stress for everyone else trying to keep it together.

Just Thank God the Coaster Was Right-Side Up

If that thing had stopped while inverted or mid-loop, we’d be having a completely different conversation right now. The fact that it happened to stall at the top of the hill while the cars were upright is the only reason this is a funny story and not a tragedy.

Riders walked down some stairs and everyone made it to the ground safely. That’s the best possible outcome of a terrible situation.

Sorry Six Flags, I Could Never Walk Down That Thing

There is absolutely no chance my body would physically allow me to walk down a roller coaster from 250 feet. Being strapped into a seat at that height is one thing. Your brain accepts it because you’re locked in and the machine is in control.

Standing up, unbuckling, and walking down a narrow set of metal stairs with nothing but a handrail between you and the ground? My legs would stop working immediately. I would sit down on the top step and wait for the power to come back on. I don’t care if it takes six hours. I don’t care if the park closes for the season. I’m not walking down those stairs. Send a helicopter or fix the electricity. Those are my two options.

It’s one thing to be strapped into something and be that high up. It’s a completely different thing to be free-balling on a tiny set of metal stairs with nothing holding you in place except your own grip strength and the hope that the wind doesn’t pick up. My body would physically refuse to cooperate. I would become a permanent resident of the top of The Titan until someone figured out how to get me down without using stairs.

Every single person who walked down that coaster deserves a lifetime Six Flags pass, a refund on their tickets, their parking fee, and whatever overpriced food they bought inside the park and a handwritten apology from whoever is responsible for maintaining the electrical grid at Six Flags Over Texas.