Another break or crack has been identified on a well-known North Carolina amusement park ride. The discovery comes weeks after the roller coaster was shut down when a visitor spotted one in a steel support pillar, state officials say.
The additional “weld indication” was spotted during an investigation into the structural integrity of the closed Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Labor.
The agency said the wield indication “could be either a break or a crack.”
As one would expect, the Fury 325 will stay closed until inspections and repairs happen, per the park. It’s one of the tallest and longest rides in the region, one which takes riders to a peak height of 325 feet and reaches 95 mph.
The amusement park closed the roller coaster on June 30th after visitor Jeremy Wagner took a video of the crack and reported it to authorities.
Carowinds stated it’s not “uncommon to discover slight weld indications in various locations of a steel superstructure” when conducting a maintenance review, in a statement given to CNN. The park also said such indications “do not compromise the structural integrity or safety of the ride.”
