Roller coaster malfunction leaves 30 people stranded at Osaka's USJ

A popular roller coaster at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka ground to a halt Friday leaving around 30 ride-goers suspended in the air, some for up to 30 minutes, before they were safely extricated, the theme park operator said.No injuries were reported to those stranded on the Jurassic Park-inspired Flying Dinosaur roller coaster, according to the movie theme park in western Japan.At around 2:10 p.m., a system error alarm forced the roller coaster into an emergency stop with patrons close to the end of their ride. It took about half an hour to extricate all the stranded people, USJ represe…READ FULL ARTICLE