Among the visitors were Fina and Brad Arnold of Pasadena, who brought their three sons and daughter to the Carlsbad theme park for a quick vacation on Thursday.
They were in line for a boat ride Thursday afternoon when the power failed about 3:30 p.m.
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"Everything stopped," said Fina, a 41-year-old nurse, and the family could see one roller coaster stalled high above the park. "We were thanking God that our kids weren't on that ride."
With the bustling park at a standstill, the family spent about $20 on old-school carnival games that only require throwing balls at targets, not electricity, before leaving for the day.
They tried to check into a hotel, but couldn't even get inside because the electronic doors weren't working. They ended up at a park, eating a packed lunch of fruit, bread and cheese. At one point the father joked they would have to sleep under the stars.
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