Magic Carpet Michigan ride appears suddenly lose control fair-goers rush to its ...

Magic Carpet Michigan ride appears suddenly lose control fair-goers rush to its ...
Magic Carpet Michigan ride appears suddenly lose control fair-goers rush to its ...
Terrifying moment 'Magic Carpet' ride at Michigan festival comes loose from its base as fairgoers rush in to prevent it from tipping over Magic carpet ride at a Michigan festival seemed to come lose from its base The ride could be seen on the cusp of toppling over as it became unbalanced Some onlookers screamed in horror as they saw what was happening Others rushed to the base of the ride in an attempt to provide counterbalance  The ride is no longer being used and has been sent back to manufacturers  

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Terrifying video captured the moment a fairground ride at a Michigan festival almost ended in tragedy as the entire construction seemed to come loose while people were on it.

The Magic Carpet ride was in full swing when its base suddenly appeared to detach from its support with the entire unit almost toppling over at the Traverse City's National Cherry Festival on Thursday night.

In a scene that could have come straight from a horror movie, those on the ride didn't know anything was amiss until there was a huge clatter of metal.

A Magic carpet ride at a Michigan festival seemed to come lose from its base

A Magic carpet ride at a Michigan festival seemed to come lose from its base

The ride could be seen on the cusp of toppling over as it became unbalanced

The ride could be seen on the cusp of toppling over as it became unbalanced

Video posted to social media shows the ride's operator dashing for cover after hearing sounds he knew were not good. 

All the while, the pendulum on the ride continued to swing.

It's not clear if there was an

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