A ride at Chessington World of Adventures (CWOA) was put out of commission briefly this afternoon.

Troublemakers forced Dragon Falls to close for about half an hour, the amusement park said.

@mrssudd tweeted from the ride: “Oh my goodness my ride at chessington has broken down!!waiting to be evacuated!!”

CWOA said in a statement: “Dragon Falls went down for a very short period this afternoon due to guest misbehaviour on the ride.

“Well-rehearsed emergency procedures were immediately implemented and the ride was stopped.

“All guests safely disembarked and within 30 minutes the ride was back up and running again.”

Last month 40 people were stuck on the Rameses Revenge ride for hours after it broke down.

Firefighters were called by people trapped in their seats and used cutting equipment to free them.