US | Knott's Berry Farm Park Ride Again Strands Passengers 300 Feet in Air Malfunctions for 2nd time this month By Matt Cantor Posted Sep 20, 2012 10:42 AM CDT Copied People on the Windseeker ride at Knott's Berry Farm are stuck a few hundred feet off the ground Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Buena Park, Calif. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Rod Veal) Thrill seekers might want to hold off on trying one especially thrilling California theme park ride: The Windseeker at Knott's Berry Farm has malfunctioned twice this month, leaving passengers dangling for hours. Yesterday, 20 riders were stuck for three and a half hours, 300 feet off of the ground, the Orange County Register reports. "It basically got stuck," says a rep. Crews finally lowered the ride. No one was reported hurt. Just a few weeks before, 15 riders were stuck on the ride for three hours; crews had to manually bring the ride to its highest point before lowering it. The problem, in that case, was apparently not with the ride itself: Authorities blamed a faulty reading of an electrical safety switch. The year-old ride has been closed for an investigation. It's not the first such story this summer. Read These Next JD Vance in hot water over birthday boating trip. Two state troopers were shot in Pennsylvania "Rock's forgotten genius" said no to Led Zeppelin. Kelly Clarkson's ex died a day after she disclosed he was ill. Report an error