A rollercoaster at a Gold Coast theme park suddenly stopped mid-ride, leaving passengers stranded on the track.

The incident occurred at Warner Bros. Movie World after the DC Rivals HyperCoaster came to a standstill at 1pm on Wednesday.

Terrified passengers were trapped ten metres above the ground for two hours before the issue was fixed at 3pm. They were given umbrellas to protect them from the sun as temperatures soared to 30 degrees.

A Village Roadshow Theme Parks spokesman said all 20 riders were safe, revealing the stoppage was caused by a ride sensor activation. 

‘We currently have a ride stoppage on DC Rivals HyperCoaster. All guests are safe and we are currently exiting them from the safe stop zones,’ he said. 

‘At all times throughout the stoppage, the guests on board were safe and our team were in constant communication with them.

‘The safety and wellbeing of our guests is our highest priority and ride stoppages are proof rides systems and operators are doing as they are designed and trained to do to keep our guests safe.’

Video shared to Facebook showed the rollercoaster stopped on a steep incline just before it was due to go over a near-vertical drop.

Riders were left stranded near the top of the ride, just before it was about to go over a drop