Big Trouble on Big Thunder

Towards the end of day 1 at Disneyland, Jesse and I decided to ride Disney's fast moving train ride Big Thunder. This was probably the longest line we stood in (about 15 minutes) but I assured Jesse that it would be well worth it. We finally got on and began our adventure through the Old West. As we neared the finale of the ride we ascended a small mountain at a nearly 45 degree angle, and stopped. There was an announcement over the speakers that there was a small delay, but that we'd be back on track shortly. About 5 minutes later another announcement came over the speakers that the ride will have to be shut down and asked everyone in line to go. In the meantime Jesse and I were still stuck in the train near the top of the mountain. There were two gentlemen in front of us, I'd say from England, that we started talking with to help pass the time. They had asked if this was common. It wasn't. Finally a few staffers came by and started helping out people of the train. It was a little tricky since we were so high up, but they finally got everyone off. We then got a rare look at a Disneyland ride by walking through the highly detailed decor of the place. Then, to finally get out, we had to walk through the power plant. We entered into a door, went through a long hallway then got to see all the machinery used for the ride. It was pretty cool! I wished I had a camera with us to take a few pics at something I'll probably never see again. Once outside all the passengers went their merry way. I didn't think too much of it since we knew what was going on, but when we finally got back together with Melissa and the now awake Owen, I didn't realize to think that they had no idea what was going on. Melissa was near panic mode and was beginning to assume the worst. We had a happy reunion, was given 2 Fast Pass tickets for our inconvenience, then went on our way back to Space Mountain.