CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carowinds detailed on Thursday its plans for fixing the popular Fury 325 roller coaster’s damaged pillar, and how inspection procedures will change at the amusement park going forward.
The Fury 325 was shut down last Friday after a guest spotted and reported a crack in one of the ride’s steel support pillars. Carowinds said it runs daily inspections, but it is still unclear why it took a patron to call attention to the problem.
The park’s maintenance team, representatives from ride manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers Inc. of Switzerland and inspectors from the state Labor Department’s Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau are investigating what caused the fracture in the pillar.
