A fun day at Six Flags turned into a sky-high nightmare when a towering thrill ride suddenly stopped, leaving riders dangling 260 feet above the ground.

The scary scene unfolded June 14 at Six Flags Over Georgia, where several guests, including children, were stuck on the park’s SkyScreamer after what the park later called a “technical delay.”

For anyone who has ever climbed onto a massive amusement park ride and quietly prayed it would not break down, this was the exact fear come to life.

Shocking video from the ride showed passengers stranded high above the park as panic set in.

Riders were left dangling 260 feet in the air after one of the Six Flags rides suddenly stopped. A rider who was stuck took video of the park and joked it would be his "last day at Six Flags" after the experience. pic.twitter.com/UZ2ZWloFdO

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“Why the f— are we stuck up here, bruh?” one rider said in the footage. “Yeah, this is my last day at Six Flags. I’m not doing this s— no more.”

Content creator David Early, who was on the ride with a friend, said the terrifying pause lasted about 10 minutes.

Early told WSB-TV he tried to stay calm as the ride hung in the air, but his friend quickly became frightened.

“She did start panicking and getting scared and cry,” Early said. “I just started praying to God, Jesus Christ to be exact.”

The situation was even more upsetting because children were reportedly among the riders stuck high above the park.

“They were all just crying,” Early said. “I was praying to Jesus, making sure that everything is going to be okay.”

Thankfully, no one was hurt.

Six Flags operators were eventually able to get the ride moving again and bring everyone safely back down to the loading area.

A spokesperson for the park said guest safety remains the company’s “top priority” and compared the malfunction to a “check engine light.”

“The ride experienced a technical delay that paused its operation,” the spokesperson said. “Its safety system performed as designed, keeping all guests safe.”

The park said the ride underwent a complete systems check before riders were allowed to exit.

Still, for those stuck hundreds of feet in the air, the safe ending did not make the experience any less terrifying.

For at least one shaken rider, the message was clear: his Six Flags days may be over.