( CNN ) -- A 20-year-old man waiting in line for a ride at Disney 's California Adventure Park fell 25 to 30 feet Wednesday night , Anaheim police spokesman Sgt . Rick Martinez said Thursday . The man was in the building housing the queue for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror , when he put his leg over the railing and fell , Martinez said . `` The guest was standing in line with friends on a second-floor platform when he climbed over a barrier to the area below and lost his balance and fell approximately 25 feet , '' Disneyland spokeswoman Suzi Brown said in a statement . Paramedics on site treated the man , Martinez said . A dispatcher for Metro Cities Fire Authority , which serves seven Orange County cities , said the man was brought to University of California Irvine Medical Center . `` The guest was transported by ambulance to the hospital . We understand his injuries were minor and he has been treated and released , '' Brown said . The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. , the Metro Cities dispatcher said . It caused Disney to shut down the ride briefly while paramedics attended to the fallen park-goer , Martinez said , adding that the ride reopened soon thereafter . The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is a ride that brings visitors to the top of an elevator shaft , then drops them . The Disneyland website says , `` Join thrill-seekers at the mysterious Hollywood Tower Hotel for the ultimate adrenaline rush . For the longest 2 minutes of your life , rise and fall at terrifying speeds in the hotel 's haunted elevator . '' The California Adventure Park is adjacent to Disneyland in Anaheim . CNN 's Samuel Gardner and Rosalina Nieves contributed to this report .
The decades - old man was in line for the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror . He was not badly injured and was treated and released from a hospital . The incident temporarily shut down the ride .