Fury 325 is the fastest and tallest giga coaster of its kind in the U.S. and is North America's longest steel coaster. Parkgoer Jeremy Wagner noticed the fracture of the steel column from the parking lot as he was leaving the park. He took pictures and a video of the crack around 6:45 p.m.

The roller coaster in North Carolina famous for a significant fracture is Fury 325 at Carowinds, located on the border of Charlotte. In the summer of 2023, a viral video captured a complete structural break in a steel support pillar as a train full of passengers rounded a high-speed curve. The fracture was later attributed to "unidirectional bending fatigue" along a weld line. Following the incident, the park replaced the entire steel column and implemented a rigorous 2026 inspection protocol that now includes drone-mounted cameras to inspect hard-to-reach "high-stress" areas of the 325-foot tall Giga-coaster. As of March 2026, the ride is fully operational and remains one of the highest-rated coasters in the world, having passed thousands of test cycles and independent third-party certifications. The incident led to industry-wide changes in how steel supports are monitored for "micro-fractures" that are invisible to the naked eye but can be detected through ultrasonic testing.