Several people were left stranded on a roller coaster at Sea World on the Gold Coast as the ride's safety system was tripped on Friday.

It was believed the Storm Coaster ride stopped just before noon on Friday.

Several roller-coaster riders are helped out of the ride at Sea World. Credit:Nine News / Twitter

Photographs from the scene showed Sea World staff making their way up stairs to assist the passengers.

A spokesman for Village Roadshow Theme Parks, which owns Sea World, confirmed there had been a ride stoppage on the Storm Coaster but said the patrons on the ride were not trapped.