Rollercoaster nightmare as Universal Studios Japan ride breaks down at its 150ft height - UPSIDE DOWN

A rollercoaster ride in Japan turned into a nightmare for theme park guests after it broke down at its 150ft height - while upside down. 

Terrifying footage shows 32 passengers dangling upside down after the Flying Dinosaur coaster at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka broke down today mid-way through the ride.

The amusement park said the packed ride made an emergency stop midway through the 1,100m ride at around 10.55am this morning - at its peak height of 150ft.

Footage shows the terrified thrill-seekers stuck upside-down on the Jurassic Park-inspired ride, as panicked guests looked up in horror at the scene.

Universal Studios Japan said that all those on board were rescued by staff and taken down via a set of emergency stairs, reports Asahi newspaper.

The evacuation took around 45 minutes, staff said, adding that there were no injuries and no one felt unwell.

The amusement park told Nikkei newspaper: 'A sensor that detects abnormalities was activated and the system stopped.' 

After an hour and a half of tests, engineers said that the ride was safe and let other brave thrill seekers on board. The operating company said the exact cause of the malfunction is not known. 

The Flying Dinosaur is a rollercoaster based on the film Jurassic Park in which the passengers are suspended in the air before a dinosaur flies with them through the air.

The attraction, which was set up in 2016, has suffered a series of incidents in recent years where the rollercoaster had to make an emergency stop with passengers still on board.

In May 2018, 64 passengers were left dangling face-down for up to two hours on the rollercoaster while suspended 100ft above the ground. 

The thrill seekers were midway through the Flying Dinosaur ride when the coaster stopped. At the time, the amusement park said the two carriages stalled midway through the ride.

As with today's incident, all the riders were evacuated safely with no injuries reported.  

Universal Studios Japan averages more than ten million visitors per year. 

It is one of four Universal Studios theme parks in the world, and contains selected attractions from Universal Orlando Resort, such as the The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.