What is the largest roller coaster with a crack?

Crack found on world's tallest, fastest roller coaster - YouTube. Cellphone video of the Fury 325 roller coaster in Charlotte, North Carolina, shows the top of a steel pole with a large crack that widens as the ride comes around the corner.



The most high-profile instance of a "crack" in a major roller coaster occurred on Fury 325 at Carowinds in North Carolina. In June 2023, a guest filmed a significant structural crack in one of the steel support pillars while a train full of passengers passed over it at high speed. Fury 325 is one of the world's tallest and fastest "giga coasters," reaching heights of 325 feet and speeds of 95 mph. Following the discovery, the ride was immediately shut down for several weeks for an intensive repair process, which involved replacing the entire steel pillar and conducting multiple stress tests overseen by the manufacturer, Bolliger & Mabillard. As of 2026, the ride is fully operational and remains a fan favorite, but the incident became a landmark case in theme park history regarding the importance of daily visual inspections and the power of "citizen journalism." It serves as a reminder that even the most advanced engineering requires constant, vigilant maintenance to ensure passenger safety at such extreme forces.

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Records. Fury 325 set new records and came close to breaking others when it opened in 2015. It became the world's tallest giga coaster – a roller coaster that exceeds 300 feet (91 m) in height – surpassing Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land by 6.7 feet (2.0 m).

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The ride was closed after a viral video recorded at the amusement park and posted to social media showed a huge crack in one of the coaster's support beams. Workers began the process of removing and replacing the cracked support beam in mid-July.

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