Which roller coaster broke at Carowinds?

Fury 325 has been closed since June 30 after a park visitor spotted the first broken support beam as a cart full of riders went by the pillar. Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers Inc., the Swiss company that designed and built the roller coaster, replaced the steel column in mid-July.



The roller coaster that famously "broke" at Carowinds is Fury 325, one of the world's tallest and fastest "giga" coasters. In June 2023, a guest filmed a massive structural crack in one of the steel support pillars as a train full of passengers barreled past at 95 mph. The video showed the pillar visibly shifting and the track detaching from the support. The ride was immediately shut down for over a month. The manufacturer, Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), replaced the entire steel support column, and the park implemented new inspection protocols, including the use of drone cameras to check high-altitude welds that are difficult for human inspectors to reach daily. In 2026, Fury 325 is fully operational and remains the park's flagship attraction. While another minor "weld indication" was found during the 2023 repair process, engineers confirmed it did not compromise safety. The incident led to stricter state-level oversight of "extra-large" thrill rides across North Carolina and South Carolina, ensuring that Fury 325 remains one of the most strictly inspected machines in the industry.

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