Alton, UK - After an incident this past week at Alton Towers, the Rita roller coaster has temporarily been closed. On Tuesday morning, Rita snapped her launch cable during a test run. According to Theme Park Tourist, while the coaster is shut down, guests are being routed around the ride to the other major Dark Forest attraction, Thirteen.

Opening at the park in 2005 as Rita: Queen of Speed, the Intamin launched coaster cost £8 million and opened as only the fourth of its kind in the world. Following Xcelerator (2002), Top Thrill Dragster (2003), and Storm Runner (2004), Rita is tiny by the standards they set, with maximum hill height of 69 ft, and a 61 mph launch. Unlike its three predecessors, Rita featured no top hat elements, but rather a series of low speed hills and turns.

Featuring a launch system that uses hydraulic pumps and metal cables attached to a “catch car” to pull the coaster up to top speed, the Intamin accelerator coasters seem to be known for multiple cable-snapping incidents. Some, such as the one that occurred on Xcelerator at Knott’s Berry Farm in 2009, created clouds of metal shards and debris which caused multiple lacerations to rider’s bodies. Some of the incidents were due to cables not being properly maintained, other times the incidents were purely accidental and unavoidable.

Thankfully, in this instance, the ride was undergoing morning testing and had no passengers aboard, so no injuries occurred. The ride will remain closed until a replacement cable can be installed.