Disney shuts down roller coaster after rider pulls out a selfie stick

California Screamin'.
(Image credit: David McNew/Getty Images)

When Disney says no selfie sticks on their rides, they mean it.

On Wednesday afternoon, the California Screamin' roller coaster at Disney's California Adventure park in Anaheim came to an abrupt stop when a rider whipped out a selfie stick. Guests are instructed to secure their belongings while on rides, and to make sure that rule is enforced, there are cameras everywhere so eagle-eyed employees can spot infractions. Officials say the ride was only shut down for a few minutes, and there's no word yet on what happened to the wayward rider.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.