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| Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard | ||||||||||
| Product | Hyper Coaster | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Giga | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 325 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 320 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 95 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 6602 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drop angle | 81° | ||||||||||
| Duration | 3:25 | ||||||||||
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Fury 325 is a steel giga roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The ride officially opened on March 28, 2015. It was built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
History
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Carowinds officially announced the addition of Fury 325 on August 21, 2014.[1] That same month, track pieces arrived at the park.[2]
Vertical construction officially began in September 2014 with the addition of the first track piece.[3][4] In November 2014, the lift hill began rising.[5] The highest point of the ride was topped off on December 4, 2014.[6] In January 2015, construction was completed when the last track piece was installed.[7]
On February 23, 2015, a lighting package was installed in the station and on the lift hill.[8]
Fury 325 performed its first test runs on March 4, 2015.[9]
Seats on the first three trains were auctioned to raise money for charity. The media day was held on March 25, 2015 (or "3/25" in shorthand).[10] Fury 325 then opened on March 28.[11]
Design
Fury 325 passes over and under two walkways from the parking lot to the park's new main entrance. During the construction of Fury 325, the park entrance was rebuilt.[10] It was built at a cost of $30 million.[12]
Trains
3 trains with 8 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 4 across in a single row, for a total of 32 riders per train. The front car from one of the trains was on show at B&M's booth during IAAPA 2015.
Significance
Fury 325 is the tallest roller coaster with a traditional lift hill, standing 325 feet tall (thus the namesake). It is tied with Steel Dragon 2000 as the fastest roller coaster without a launch. It is the longest steel roller coaster in North America. It is the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard.
Trivia
Like Millennium Force at Cedar Point, the amusement park sim game Planet Coaster has a B&M-type giga coaster called Rage inspired by Fury 325.
Images
The queue line
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References
- ↑ "Carowinds Announces Fury 325 B&M Giga Coaster for 2015". Coaster101. August 21, 2014. https://www.coaster101.com/2014/08/21/carowinds-announces-fury-325-for-2015/. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ "First pieces of track arrive for new record-breaking roller coaster coming to Carowinds". https://myfox8.com/news/first-pieces-of-track-arrive-for-new-record-breaking-roller-coaster-coming-to-carowinds/.
- ↑ "Fury 325 Steel Rises at Carowinds". Coaster101. October 2, 2014. https://www.coaster101.com/2014/10/02/fury-325-steel-rises-at-carowinds/. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ↑ "First Pieces of Fury 325 Now In Place at Carowinds". NewsPlusNotes. https://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2014/09/first-pieces-of-fury-325-now-in-place.html.
- ↑ "Fury 325's Lift Hill Going Up + New Entrance Work". NewsPlusNotes. https://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2014/11/fury-325s-lift-hill-going-up-new.html.
- ↑ "Fury 325 Topped Out at Carowinds". NewsPlusNotes. http://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2014/12/fury-325-topped-out-at-carowinds.html.
- ↑ "Fury 325 Completed at Carowinds + New Culinary Event". NewsPlusNotes. https://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2015/01/fury-325-completed-at-carowinds-new.html.
- ↑ "Fury 325's Impressive Night Look + First Rider Auction". NewsPlusNotes. https://newsplusnotes.blogspot.com/2015/02/fury-325s-impressive-night-look-first.html.
- ↑ Stilwell, Andrew (March 5, 2015). "Fury 325 Completes First Test Run". Coaster101. https://www.coaster101.com/2015/03/05/fury-325-completes-first-test-run/. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Stilwell, Andrew (March 26, 2015). "Fury 325 Media Day Report". Coaster101. https://www.coaster101.com/2015/03/26/fury-325-media-day-report/. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ↑ "World-record-breaking coaster catapults Carowinds to new heights (w/video)". https://morganton.com/entertainment/world-record-breaking-coaster-catapults-carowinds-to-new-heights-w-video/article_d3d8c1a4-d4c8-11e4-a9e8-7fda41952588.html.
- ↑ Macdonald, Brady (2014-10-29). "Carowinds’ Fury 325 joins an elite club of world’s tallest coasters". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/travel/themeparks/la-trb-fury-325-carowinds-20141027-story.html. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
External links
- Fury 325 on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
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