top priority, and we appreciate the patience and understanding of our valued guests during this process. it makes me second guess getting on a roller coaster now. reporter: fury 325 is one of carowinds premier attractions. its website touts it as the tallest, fastest, longest giga coaster in north america. this photo taken by a park visitor a week earlier appears to show the crack starting to form. the coaster has been operating since 2015, carowinds says all of its rides undergo daily inspections. it s putting the spotlight on ride safety just as amusement parks are starting the summer visitor crush. last year missouri 14-year-old tyrese sampson fell out of a drop tower seat and died at orlando s icon park. despite the harrowing incident, jim shay says safety measures are rigorous. the same types of tools that are used in aerospace
amusement parks for summer fun. new questions swirling about safety after this alarming video of a giant crack in a roller coaster support beam, causing it to shift outwards. jeremy who took the video was shocked by what he saw. i m like, i can see light through it. i m not an energy, but that s not good. wagner whose family had just ridden the coaster told park security and the fire marshal and the ride was shut down indefinitely. carowinds writing in a statement, safety is our top priority. it makes me second guess getting on roller coaster now. fury 325 is one of the premiere attracts, the tallest, fastest, giga coaster in america
Days after Carowinds shut down one of its most popular roller coasters, state inspectors descended on the amusement park to check on a broken support beam that used to hold up a section of Fury 325.