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Carowinds amusement park in North Carolina closed a roller coaster Friday after discovering a crack in a support pillar, park officials said.
The park says the Fury 325 is one of the tallest and longest rides in the massive park that straddles the North and South Carolina state lines.
State or local governments have overseen fixed-site amusement parks since Congress revoked that authority in the 1980s from the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission. Nearly 40,000 injuries were estimated last year on amusement attractions, including rides, waterslides and inflatables, the commission reported.
A “giga” roller coaster has a drop between 300 and 399 feet, according to Kings Island in Ohio.
Carowinds says the Fury 325 takes riders to a peak height of 325 feet and reaches 95 mph.
The rest of the Carowinds amusement and water park is open Monday, its website says.
All rides, including Fury 325, “undergo daily inspections to ensure their proper functioning and structural integrity,” Carowinds said.
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