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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:43:36 PM EDT
A North Carolina amusement park closed down one of its roller coasters Friday after a massive crack was spotted on a support beam.
According to news reports, Carowinds shut down Fury 325 Friday evening after riders had been enjoying it on schedule throughout the day. The park's website advertises the ride as the 'tallest, fastest, longest giga coaster in North America' that crosses into both North Carolina and South Carolina. Fury 325 first opened to the public in 2015 and cost approximately $30million to build, according to news reports. It proved a popular attraction, being named the 'hottest ride in the park' when Time put Carowinds on its list of ten best amusement parks in the country in 2018. It hit speeds of up to 95 miles per hour and contains an 81-degree plunge along a track lasting just over a mile. The ride was the fifth tallest roller coaster on earth when it debuted, reaching a height of 325 feet. Carowinds did not say how long repairing the ride would take. The rest of the park will remain open. A spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Labor and the supervisor of the department’s Mecklenburg County inspectors didn’t respond to requests for comment. At least two park visitors reported the crack to officials, according to the Charlotte Observer. One resident posted a photo on Facebook showing the crack as early as June 24 on her visit to the park. A spokesman for Carowinds did not respond to questions regarding the crack being spotted long before it closed down the ride. A former paramedic told officials Friday after he'd spotted the crack as he was waiting to pick up his children in the parking lot, according to WBTV.    Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds cracked!!! Continued |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:45:29 PM EDT
[#1]
Its all fun and games until you are turned into pink mist
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:46:48 PM EDT
[#2]
JB Weld...
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:47:21 PM EDT
[#3]
The video is just frightening - the amount of shift in that piece is very large.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:49:10 PM EDT
[#4]
 
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:50:55 PM EDT
[#5]
Yikes!
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:51:53 PM EDT
[#6]
The lack of support has probably damaged a few of the surrounding supports too.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:52:11 PM EDT
[#7]
Yeah, that's a crack.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:53:01 PM EDT
[#8]
that'll weld up.....
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:56:37 PM EDT
[#9]
Shit Chinese steel. Road that coaster end of last year.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:56:53 PM EDT
[#10]
Quoted: A North Carolina amusement park closed down one of its roller coasters Friday after a massive crack was spotted on a support beam. According to news reports, Carowinds shut down Fury 325 Friday evening after riders had been enjoying it on schedule throughout the day. The park's website advertises the ride as the 'tallest, fastest, longest giga coaster in North America' that crosses into both North Carolina and South Carolina. Fury 325 first opened to the public in 2015 and cost approximately $30million to build, according to news reports. It proved a popular attraction, being named the 'hottest ride in the park' when Time put Carowinds on its list of ten best amusement parks in the country in 2018. It hit speeds of up to 95 miles per hour and contains an 81-degree plunge along a track lasting just over a mile. The ride was the fifth tallest roller coaster on earth when it debuted, reaching a height of 325 feet. Carowinds did not say how long repairing the ride would take. The rest of the park will remain open. A spokeswoman for the North Carolina Department of Labor and the supervisor of the department’s Mecklenburg County inspectors didn’t respond to requests for comment. At least two park visitors reported the crack to officials, according to the Charlotte Observer. One resident posted a photo on Facebook showing the crack as early as June 24 on her visit to the park. A spokesman for Carowinds did not respond to questions regarding the crack being spotted long before it closed down the ride. A former paramedic told officials Friday after he'd spotted the crack as he was waiting to pick up his children in the parking lot, according to WBTV. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/01/23/72753253-12254903-image-a-1_1688252248716.jpg https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/01/23/72753221-12254903-image-a-2_1688252259575.jpg  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67g1LNIV_9AContinued Holy shit! The gap in that crack when the cars went by was terrifying. That thing didn’t have too many more trips before it ripped a second support off and everyone died. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:56:56 PM EDT
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Glad they found it. Also.sgows there was some added design margin in the rest of the structure to sustain the loads. The location of the crack makes me wonder if the area wasn't properly annealed after welding and was overly brittle and eventually had a fatigue crack. I bet the crack initiation site is near the crotch of the two round tubes that come together.
Tough joint to get right and to weld. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:57:38 PM EDT
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Shitty weld and inadequate beam strength got that started.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:58:43 PM EDT
[#13]
Damn. Good thing we changed our plans last week.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:59:27 PM EDT
[#14]
At least they didn't find crack between the operator's buttocks.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 7:59:30 PM EDT
[#15]
pros:
-It was still doing its job, mostly -They shut the ride down before tragedy cons: -It was noticed by visitors rather than safety inspectors |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:03:25 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The video is just frightening - the amount of shift in that piece is very large. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:03:55 PM EDT
[#17]
jb weld
come on man it's the 4th of July china steel boss is mad said crack was supposed to go on other side welders who weld upside down have crack up Cornfusedus 18 AD |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:08:00 PM EDT
[#18]
A park patron saw it and alerted everyone. The park claims ‘they inspect their rides every morning’….sure they do.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:08:39 PM EDT
[#19]
Well there's your problem.
I wasn't expecting the top of the support to move when the coaster went by 
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:09:14 PM EDT
[#20]
Meh, give me an 80a Harbor Freight stick welder, some 3/32 7018, and about 50' of leads....problem solved.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:09:46 PM EDT
[#21]
Wife and daughters were there yesterday and rode it. Daughter says that the wife passed out on it.
 Not because of the crack, this was on the initial climb. Anyway after they got home they saw the video which was taken by a highschool friend.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:10:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:11:32 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Meh, give me an 80a Harbor Freight stick welder, some 3/32 7018, and about 50' of leads....problem solved.  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:11:59 PM EDT
[#24]
Absolutely final destination nightmare stuff! Would not take much more to be reality. Whoever saw that after riding would be jello knees. That close.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:14:55 PM EDT
[#25]
Calling that a crack is a bit generous. More like “complete fracture”.
Basically being held by the other supports, good ol fashioned load redistribution. I’m very curious how coasters are designed. My understanding it’s a very niche structural field (probably lots of dynamic loading and FE?) |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:16:06 PM EDT
[#26]
That’s not a crack, that is a complete separation.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:16:50 PM EDT
[#27]
That's a column , but still not good.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:17:17 PM EDT
[#28]
Just say no to crack
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:18:28 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote Historygotta go with the good stuff 
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:18:33 PM EDT
[#30]
Yeah that don't look too good.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:18:56 PM EDT
[#31]
Haven’t been there since Wayne’s World and Days of Thunder were a thing. Good catch though.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:20:12 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wife and daughters were there yesterday and rode it. Daughter says that the wife passed out on it. Not because of the crack, this was on the initial climb. Anyway after they got home they saw the video which was taken by a highschool friend. So…we’re they the passengers in the video? |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:21:51 PM EDT
[#33]
Drones…they need one. Would make inspections better…faster…easier.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:25:07 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So…we’re they the passengers in the video? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Wife and daughters were there yesterday and rode it. Daughter says that the wife passed out on it. Not because of the crack, this was on the initial climb. Anyway after they got home they saw the video which was taken by a highschool friend. So…we’re they the passengers in the video? Probably not but I don't know when he took the video. I am guessing that it was cracked when they rode though. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:27:04 PM EDT
[#35]
Wrap some carbon fiber around it and it will be fine.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:27:45 PM EDT
[#36]
My niece has an awesome job with Carowinds, makes fantastic money and she loves the job.
When we go see my dad and sister (my dad lives Lake Norman area, my sister lives right at Carowinds), we usually go and ride those things until we get bored. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:27:47 PM EDT
[#37]
I've been to Six Flags twice. Been on a few roller coasters. I have no interest in riding one again. I dont do well with heights anymore, and if I were to die on a roller coaster my last thought would probably be "I fucking knew I should never have gotten on this thing."
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:29:27 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: pros: -It was still doing its job, mostly -They shut the ride down before tragedy cons: -It was noticed by visitors rather than safety inspectors Reportedly a week ago. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:37:33 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: A park patron saw it and alerted everyone. The park claims ‘they inspect their rides every morning’….sure they do. You have spent much time around any metal under repeated load huh |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:38:56 PM EDT
[#40]
Another victim of global warming.
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:40:27 PM EDT
[#41]
Clamp it up, vee it out, lay some hot 7018 in that bitch, slap it a couple times and repeat "that ain't going anywhere"
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:40:34 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, that's a crack. No its not that's way passed a crack that is fucking broke. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:41:30 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: A park patron saw it and alerted everyone. The park claims ‘they inspect their rides every morning’….sure they do. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:42:17 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The video is just frightening - the amount of shift in that piece is very large. Yeah, fuck that |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:45:10 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, that's a crack. None more. It can be none more cracked. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:45:21 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: A park patron saw it and alerted everyone. The park claims ‘they inspect their rides every morning’….sure they do. I hope they lose money from lack of attendance this fourth of July for being negligent. |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:45:57 PM EDT
[#47]
Wonder what was the cause of this. Bad steel? Bad weld? Will this affect the relationship with the American company that does the fab work for B&M in the US?
What is the fix. Will they just put in a new support? |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:46:46 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Clamp it up, vee it out, lay some hot 7018 in that bitch, slap it a couple times and repeat "that ain't going anywhere"  Attached File |
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:48:54 PM EDT
[#49]
BREAKING!!!
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Posted: 7/1/2023 8:50:55 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Shit Chinese steel. Road that coaster end of last year. That was my first thought. |
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