{"id":1962097,"date":"2026-05-29T14:43:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1962097"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:43:44","slug":"firefighters-rescue-8-students-from-top-of-texas-rollercoaster-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1962097","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters Rescue 8 Students From Top of Texas Rollercoaster, Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/17\/16by9\/2026\/05\/29\/17eecc118102490f9d5346f7f575c914_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Firefighters Rescue 8 Students From Top of Texas Rollercoaster, Watch<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Rollercoaster Rescue<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">8 Students Saved by Firefighters, on Video<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-05-29T07:43:44-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              May 29, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:43 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-fd8f77bc7f5d62871c1ae15cc64559ca\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c4900ba4-72bb-4428-b892-d9067d352ebc-1515467286-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/01\/16by9\/2026\/05\/29\/0177369160c34b7f96a2e2186c3fa2c0_md.png\" alt=\"052926 rollercoaster rescue kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-c4900ba4-72bb-4428-b892-d9067d352ebc-1515467286-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">SKY-HIGH SAVE<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/rollercoaster-rescue-05-29-2026\/\">Video: Firefighters Rescue 8 Students From Top of Texas Rollercoaster<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">LiveNOW from FOX\/Fox 26 Houston<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-83dbe29a0ba7f491bf9523424a721b4e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Eight students experienced a rollercoaster of emotions Thursday evening when their field trip nearly ended in disaster &#8230; resulting in a daring rescue mission by first responders.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c6567793115f9a81da39bc275fa73594\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Check out the scene from Pleasure Pier in Galveston, Texas &#8230; where firefighters went up in a fire engine&#8217;s basket to wrench the eight individuals from the ride.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3f4a675a679fc89f845a9220d655e00a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The two first responders busy themselves as the students sit and wait &#8230; the only thing the trapped patrons could do for numerous hours.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-141f6fdc1057cf838424bbd894504012\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The octet became trapped on the ride just around 5:20 PM local time &#8230; and the last person wasn&#8217;t successfully removed from the ride until 9 PM &#8212; a harrowing experience which reportedly left the eight, &#8220;shaken up, visually,&#8221; according to Galveston Fire Department Chief <strong>Mike Varela Jr.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-942ff2db9284622d92cf4f3d16a7b3d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-942ff2db9284622d92cf4f3d16a7b3d6-789970920-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/s.com\/davis_wx\">Posts by davis_wx<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4852e884cbe89ca2562c4f5d5e388f6c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>All eight of the rescued rollercoaster riders were checked for dehydration, and it was determined they were all in good shape &#8212; or as good as one can be after sitting close to 100 feet in the air all afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9dc822de25f1b3f9787f7be6d8d4c7e8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The eight riders rescued from the coaster were on a field trip organized by Energized for STEM Academy Middle School and STEM Academy High School.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3e0477ef27242443c8d85b1c917281b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for what happened &#8230; a rep for Landry&#8217;s Inc. &#8212; the company that owns Pleasure Pier &#8212; said the ride malfunctioned and shut down as it&#8217;s intended to do in such a situation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-872843ed13997c59ec62e57244d2ec1e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Glad to see everyone&#8217;s alright &#8230; though these folks may not be looking to ride another coaster anytime soon.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div 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