The most notable recent incident involving a structural crack in a major rollercoaster occurred in June 2023 on Fury 325 at Carowinds amusement park, located on the border of North and South Carolina. Fury 325 is one of the world's tallest and fastest "giga coasters," and a guest famously captured video footage of a support pillar completely severed at the weld, with the track visibly shifting as the train sped over it. The park immediately shut down the ride for several weeks to replace the steel column and perform exhaustive safety tests. While this was the most high-profile case due to the dramatic footage, other coasters have faced similar issues; for instance, the Everest attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom has long-standing rumors of structural "cracks" in its internal mountain support, though Disney maintains it is a separate structural system for the Yeti animatronic. These incidents highlight the extreme physical stresses placed on steel structures during high-G maneuvers and the critical importance of daily visual inspections and ultrasonic testing in the amusement park industry to ensure passenger safety.