"I was glad to get on and glad to get off when I was supposed to," Rokos said. Thankfully, the second trip went much more smoothly. Later, around 10 p.m., the Pirates ride was operational again and he got back on, Rokos said.
Rokos said Disneyland gave the rider Fast Passes for the long wait. RELATED: Kit Kat Halloween costume for 4 people breaks apart just like the candy In total, it took about 90 minutes to go from the ride breaking down to getting off the ride and outside, Rokos said. "That was an interesting view of the ride, the back side of the ride," Rokos said.Īfter being led through several hallways and doors, Rokos said the riders made it back outside. RELATED: "Fortune teller" arrested for fraud, Riverside police find snake, voodoo doll, satanic itemsĪround then, announcements were being made over the intercom, asking Disneyland cast members to assist with the broken ride.Įventually, Rokos said two cast members in rubber waders came into the room and started pushing the boats to a place where riders would be able to get out of the boats safely onto dry land.Īs the riders exited the ride, Rokos said they went backstage and got to see behind the scenes of the ride, where there were "wooden planks holding up facades" and "stuff kind of laying about." "No one was yelling, I didn’t hear anyone complaining. "I was surprised that people hardly said a word," Rokos said. In another area of the room some of the animatronics continued to move.ĭespite the long wait and the noise, Rokos said everyone remained calm, including a young boy, who started playing a video game and a baby, who slept through the entire ordeal. "This situation was really different because in the spot where we stopped, it was three feet of water on either side of us."Īfter 30 minutes of the ride being stopped, Rokos said the lights were turned on and the animatronics and audio were mostly turned off. "That’s no big deal because you get off the car and just walk back through the ride and you’re off," Rokos said. However, he said has had to get off other malfunctioning Disneyland rides before, including Pinocchio's Daring Journey and Alice in Wonderland. He said that as an annual pass holder, he’s never been evacuated from the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.
FILE - isitors to Disney California Adventure line up to enter Oogie Boogie Bash, A Disney Halloween Party, at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday, Sept.
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