Investigation underway after major crack spotted on North Carolina roller coaster l GMA
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ธ.ค. 2024
- The state’s Department of Labor is inspecting the large fracture through the steel pillar of Carowinds' Fury 325 coaster.
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That is not a crack, that's a clean break
You took the text right out of my finger. Of course we have to not hurt the feelings of the steel workers who made that piece of shit so let's just call it a slight lmoerfection
That’s not a break because there’s already some remaining beams that doesn’t have certain cracks and breaks meaning they never broke off
@@ShampootheSpider2019 i mean this broke in half and the rides clearly kept pushing the beam so it broke like that
clean fracture then?
Thank god everyone is okay. They said they check everyday for safety… such a lie… BS. Lol
Right. How can they call it a Crack. A Crack is not see through!!! A Crack is just a crackkkk
this man should have been heard by the employees at the park. he shouldn’t have to call the fire department to try and make sure that a disaster doesn’t happen. he should be given an accommodation for making sure that people’s safety were priority
Where in the video does it say he called the fire department? They say he showed it to employees.
@@jonathanshumpert9549 In other video th-cam.com/video/o6DKVs1mCt4/w-d-xo.html
There was a longer cut of his interview somewhere else(I think Inside edition, or something like that) where he himself said he had to call the fire department before they shut the ride down an hour later.
@@jonathanshumpert9549everywhere else.
Notice that this beam would not be a big deal if it broke completely, thank goodness. Ok, so I read up on this somewhere and it said that the roller coaster would still be fully functional even if the whole support beam was gotten rid of. This company just wanted to take extra precautions. Just know that this company has been around for years and has never had a problem with ANY of their attractions. Just to clear the confusion and fear up.
That's not a crack. That's a full on BREAK.
Many people do not do their job and when you think of all the items that should be inspected (food, toys, clothes, houses) the shoddy work of so called inspectors is very questionable on everything. The man that caught this, took the video and made it public, is actually a hero!!!
No he did what God called him to do that day. Now that's it . Let this go. Don't let this get to the point that the free fall incident. It doesn't matter who noticed it or who was supposed to notice it. It got noticed no harm done. It's getting fixed. Human errors happen because no one is perfect. I say bs on someone said they saw it days ok. Why didn't you say anything. It's going to keep going and the family of that 14 yr old is going to chime in because they got that ride taken down thinking they can do the same here. Free fall didn't need removed and fury doesn't need to either.
Everyone did their jobs. The ride was only required to be inspected for fractures a few times a year, like most roller coasters (wood coasters are inspected much more often). Likely it's the job that needs to change, rather than the people doing the job.
He's a hero.
You don't have any idea what the inspection protocols are. You don't know what state regs are. If they followed state regs on when you have to inspect, then they aren't at fault as the crack could have formed between inspections.
@@chriskay1449 - the question is, per state regulation, how often per day, shift, etc - should coasters be evaluated/assessed. This is just non-complaint. They’re not inspecting shit.
If their employees missed this, what else have they overlooked?
Yeah Ive heard some of ppl have season tickets and don't trust any rides now. I understand that completely. I'd ask for my money back
Who says they missed this?IT seems the park followed state regs for inspections and that this happened between them.
It could’ve happened that day 🤡
@@chriskay1449 these rides are supposed to be inspected every day, before the ride opens to the public.
@@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564 We don't know that since we don't know what NC's state regulations are. IF the state doesn't require daily inspections, then they aren't required.
Thanks for posting this; a great example of 'see something, say something'.
Really, the shocking part if this is the lack of action taken when it was brought to their attention. Or even that a visitor had to point it out to them!
There’s no way they inspect these rides daily .
How the heck could they miss that 😠
Exactly! They totally knew about that! 🤔🧐 "check it on a daily basis" mmmkk 🤡
@@Vero2yuFalse.
@@JRNY07 Go away ugly creep.
And it is not false bcz manyyy does not care as long as they get paid.
Retard.
They did check it, the crack just appeared after they did the daily inspection.
nothing bad happened so chill man.
If I had seen the same thing that Jeremy Wagner did, I would've reported it. If the Park wouldn't have shut the Ride down immediately, I would've notified the Authorities of the Safety Issue. Jeremy Wagner saved a good amount of lives. He should be commended for his swift action.
If I were there, I would also have climbed the pole and fixed it myself with my equipment so it wouldn't break again.
@@narata1541 There's more than just "climbing up the pole" and fixing it. It has to be throughly inspected, along with the rest of the Ride. There's more involved than welding, bolting it down, and slapping a coat of paint on it.
@@southtexasprepper1837 1. No one was in any sort of danger even when the support was completely disconnected. These types of rides are incredibly over engineered to make sure things like this don't cause to many issues.
2. They are not just welding it back together, slapping some paint on it, and calling it a day. They are getting a completely new support fabricated.
@@sgt_yeet For the record, the Authorities not only had the Ride shut down and examined the support. They had the entire Ride examined to find out if there was any other problems that were not evident. I'm well aware that the entire support column was entirely replaced. Not to mention that the Inspection Authorities took the time to examine the other rides at the Park as well and examine the Inspection Records.
If that crack was left unattended, lawsuits will flow and the people in charge of that amusement park will have blood in their hands.
Thank you Jeremy Wagner ! You may have saved many lives..
Eh, rollercoaster of over engineered for these exact kind of things to happen. No one was in any immediate danger. They're definitely going to fix this, but rollercoasters have a redunant amount of support columns (many times more than they actually need) for this reason. Everyone was fine, no where close to an accident.
That isn’t a crack, it’s a complete break!
Somebody sure lucked out not getting sued. Could have been a catastrophe.
true, the riders could've pushed that part even more every time they zoomed by until it just straight snaps
@@madhatten00that probably wouldn't of happened.... this coaster was just fully inspected in the spring. Obviously someone should of caught the crack as it wad forming. The supports near would take the load just fine. These are build with anywhere of 2x-3x more support beams than they actually need. We've had alot of rain in NC in the last couple of months some ppl have commented that the footer could of sank and that caused the already high stress area to break.
@@amandamosteller1371facts
Nobody was at risk of being hurt or dying. You could remove that entire support column and the ride would still be fully functional. Enough with the hysteria...
@@jonathank2029safety factor of 4 or 5.
At least it was caught before someone died
Safety is our top priority... except that the employees shown this video yawned and didnt do anything and it took a private citizen to call the fire department as the amusement park sat on their hands and collected admission fees.....
Yep. Close it down.
Where did you see anything about him calling the fire department. It wasn't in this video.
@@jonathanshumpert9549 saw it in another video about this event.... employees blew it off
probably c8s they are like 16 years old and dont understand what someone is showing them
Getting really pissed off when I hear 'safety is our top priority'... If maintenance checks are done correctly, we wouldn't have near misses like this or horrible catastrophe's like all the horrible catastrophe's we've witness lately or unfortunately if you've had to endure situations like this first hand. If safety is the top priority then its the first thing accomplished.
I reported a crumbling column in an underground parking garage underneath multiple buildings… saved over 600 people. The city of Niagara Falls reacted promptly and evacuated the area. I have no idea if they actually repaired it since I have not been back.
Imagine calling this a "major crack" with a straight face. Same energy as news stations calling a very obvious tornado a "possible funnel cloud" lol
A crack in metal is a split in the metal reducing the amount of support structure; a fracture is where the metal no longer has any support structure. It’s like when the doctor says you have crack in your bone and puts you in a cast versus when he says you have fracture where bone no longer are together and you need surgery to attach pins in your bone.
That entire support beam (in my opinion) will be replaced, if not possibly the entire turn around section. B&M has likely already designed this, or they might re-design the support structure of the entire turn around section of this ride.
@@ComposerConductor First they need to do a failure analysis. A design error, installation damage, manufacturing error, metal foundry fault, etc.
@@reecom9884 Yea, I was wondering over the weld procedure, preheating, postheating and so on, also about the cemical properties of the steel, carbon content.
We had an incident some years ago at a car manufacture here in Sweden conserning a steel delivery from India. They have a sniffer that can detect radiation and it picked up something, it turned out that the grills on this batch of cars were slightly radioactive. They tracked that steel delivery to a plant in India and the hypoteses were at someone must have dumped decomissioned hospital gear without removing the isotop from the machine, they like dumped the whole shit in the scrap!!?
Everytime I hear stories like this or the highway collapse I think of the ppl who want to cut regulations and trust businesses to do the honest right thing😒😔
EXACTLY!!!
It's certainly not always possible, but it's best to avoid loading weldments. In this case there was a stress concentrator directly where the angular member welded to the vertical member.
This is exactly how all coaster supports of this type are. The weld isn't actually along the crack either. There is a vertical tube (whole) and the side tube cut to fit it and welded. The weld is vertical, with a horizontal portion at the top and bottom. However take a close look at the video. The top of the side member split as well, and the crack is horizontal and diagonal across the vertical weld. The whole beam broke. Both of them. This is unprecedented for steel coasters, especially B&M.
@@nathonizamboni875, from what I've read, B&M outsources another company to build their tracks/supports. I also read that this beam might have sunk a little, causing too much pressure on the support beam due to an uneven load. Mosley Erecting built the ride, but, I don't think they are at fault. The crack really is surprising, especially, like you said, on a
B&M coaster. This could have also been a mistake that B&M designers and engineers missed (the stress level).
@@ComposerConductor You're right. We'll see what the cause is when the full investigation is released. Though I doubt it's sinking. I've just heard too many rumors about sinking coasters that turned out to be untrue.
The fracture originated from the juncture point of 3 elements. There had to have been a weld over a weld to attach the element that protrodes horizontally. That welded juncture is cyclically loaded vertically upward and horizontally outward each time the cars pass by. The complete fracture is of the parent material of the vertical beam was caused by a stress raiser of a weld over a weld making the parent material brittle. The crack was allowed to propagate due to negligence. No one knew the highest stress points, so no one knew where to look for material failure. Now they know.
@@nathonizamboni875 Foreign steel and international assemblers...
Crack??? That was broken clean off.
That takes times to be like that , they don’t check regularly
As a local I know this last winter was the first year they started doing year round operations and were running fury in the cold and maybe that has something to do with it
The break itself is going to be multiple reasons, the heat, the cold, the rain, the constant stress, a bad/flawed weld. Not just one thing.
But the break getting to this point should have never gotten this far
Definitely Final Destination vibes
The steel from that roller coaster was manufactured in Batavia, Ohio at Clermont Steel Fabricators.
This could have also been B&M miscalculating the pressure the ride put on the support structure, or even the construction by Mosley Erecting, or Clermont Steel Fabricators. In any case, I'm sure B&M has already re-designed the structural support of that beam - maybe even the entire turn.
This man is a hero thank God for his swift action, he really saved a lot of lives 🙏👏💯👍
Not really. The ride cycled fine even without that support. It didn't even need to be there, however there's an investigation because it shouldn't have broken
@@foog86 Yeah that support actually appears to be completely separated and the other supports are what's keeping the track up. I don't think the ride is in danger of collapsing in the near future, now if there were other supports breaking then that would be a bigger issue.
Here we go. Bring on all of the craziness.
The rides are inspected in the morning before the park opens. When inspected there was no Crack showing.
The video was taken several hours afterwards. The Crack was discovered. The ride was shut down.
Let's not all be so dramatic.
FR. There is someone in the comments saying it was there for weeks. If someone came up to me and said part of the ride had split clean apart I would immediately stop the lift and send an op out to confirm. Once confirmed evac. I am quite confident other cedar fair ride ops would do the same. And I am sure this is what happened in this case as well.
How was this not caught before?? It could've been there a long time had that guy not called it out.
It could’ve happened that day 🤡
I would still ride this ride. B&M makes incredible rides. B&M did not construct this ride, and some think this particular beam had sunk, causing an abnormal amount of stress on the weld point. "Mosley Erecting" was the company that constructed the ride, and the actual pieces of the ride, and its supports, are built by a separate company. This could be the fault of several companies, like Cedar Fair who oversees Carowinds, Cedar Point, Knotts Berry Farm, and several other parks.
The main focus right now is obvious - find out HOW the crack was formed, and B&M will likely make adjustments, and possibly re-design the support structure for that entire turn. As to who will install the new support/supports, it could very well be Mosley Erecting, or B&M engineers, or some other company. Mosley Erecting, I really doubt they are at fault. In any case, I suspect that this
ride will be closed for several weeks to make adjustments, test the stress analysis the roller coaster is putting on the supports through HUNDREDS of test runs, and then, back to operation.
_"The main focus right now is obvious - ..."_
Find out how this monstrous, visible from 50 feet away crack/fracture had not been noticed by the safety inspections. This is something that takes weeks and months to get to that point, and in all that time, the safety inspectors never noticed it? A tiny, barely visible hairline fracture should shut a ride down and be immediately repaired. But this one just kept growing and growing with no one noticing.
I would think, if their safety inspection is that lax and unprofessional, that most of the other rides also have problems brewing...
B&M has been around for 35 years and is one of the many companies that has never had accidents. It looks likes the steel support has been fatigue due to possible speed and weight that the coaster trains are cycling on or probably weather conditions. They’ll definitely fix and make adjustments to the situation. Plus Giga coasters get more stress with wear and tear than your average coasters in your local theme park!
*The fact that it needs to be put in the news before they do something is wild, sick, smh.*
The crack has been over exaggerated B&M over designs their coasters. No person was gonna die even if they left it running. No lawsuits no deaths. Cedar fair just needs to invest more in maintenance, but it’s nothing really to worry about well riding coasters. Don’t let this scare you.
I mean to be fair not everyone is a roller coaster enthusiast and would know this information so the over exaggeration is kinda expected. Obviously this is something important and should have been spotted and reported but short term the other columns would have held the extra weight but would have developed stress fractures a lot faster in the long term. Fury325 is my favourite coaster but seeing something like this does raid the question as to how something like this could occur.
True
Says the nintendo expert here. This isn’t rollercoaster tycoon its real life. 😂
@@dracianfury325finally an educated response. Thank you
you make a good argument to that B&M are good designers but not for the ride being safe. When you find a major safety issue that clearly has been ignored you have to suspect that they have not been properly maintaining their rides, so even if this one issue is not catastrophic you still have to consider the danger of an unmaintained ride.
Ive been to Carowinds many times, and ive been on that ride a few times. One of the things my friend and I noticed were how cheap a lot of the welding areas were done. All super sloppy work. Im not surprised it completely broke in an area finally.
Welp bye bye to my bucket list coaster
@@GabrielFrFrNot to worry, B&M has an extremely clean track record in reliable and safety. There's a bunch of redundant supports just for cases like this.
It’s honestly surprising that a B&Ms welding work is so sloppy, could be the contractor or something
@@Jalmaan well let’s hope so
@@GabrielFrFr The odds of something happening are so slim I'd still ride it but understandable if you don't want to
I love how everyone loses their minds over this... Yeah, it's a failure of a support, but nothing would have happened even if they left the rollercoaster running!
Those things are designed to have two nearest supports completely failed.
I'm waiting for the info of what went wrong that this support failed so spectacularly.
They are designed with a factor of safety, however those calculations are made assuming the designed structure is intact. And they're designed for the just-in-case scenario. A broken support completely changes all of the forces that would be acting on the support structure, all gravitational and centrifugal forces shift onto the remaining beams. Of course we completely designed the ride with the ability to not be majorly affected by this at the moment of failure (hence the factor of safety), however over time the static and dynamic loads can weaken the remaining structures. There's also the potential the other beams are also potentially weakened which would increase the risks of a total collapse.
By all standards, whether ASTM F2291 or state code, the ride would be completely unsafe and would require immediate inspection and repair.
But, we have no clue what the status of the other supports is. Carowinds state they inspect the rides daily, and I, not being an engeneer, would think that there would be some sign earlier than a full on break. This would lead me to discount anything they have to say on the matter. Reports also say that it took speaking to several employees before anything was done to stop the ride, so there was no urgency on the part of the park, which would lead me to discount their "safety comes first" crap.
You Sound like a b&m employee lol
This is a bad take ngl. It is possible things would have gotten worse if the ride continued to run. The crucial thing was that the structure survived long enough for someone to reach the station and tell the ops to shut down the ride. That is why they are overengineered. Not so that the ride can have a part fail and then run for the rest of the day lmao.
Its a bit ridiculous. Many people don't understand every single ride is over engineered to the point there are multiple fail safes. Media is just blowing this up because causing fear = ratings.
How do you inspect a ride daily but didn't catch this huge crack
There are so many redundancies that it's safe but it must be closed down to be fixed or eventually stress will wear out the track and make it 1st uncomfortable then unsafe. Also the ride is only 95 MPH at the bottom of the 1st drop of 320'
Thank you. I wish these news people would do their homework before "reporting the facts"
I'm an inspector, I'll just walk by the ride drinking my coffee and sign a paper when I get back to my office.
No way was that ride inspected properly every day. Before a clean break, there is a crack and that crack had been there for a long time. There may be more cracks covered in paint.
stop calling it a crack, it's straight-up broken ... I can see blue skies through that broken beam when they ride past it ... Good thing the railing is still intact because that's the only thing holding it. That good samaritan is more qualified than those so-called inspectors inspecting rides on a daily basis. after watching this I wouldn't feel safe in that theme park
Love how they the call a obvious break in the metal a "crack" lol
And “it appears to open”
Daily inspection ? A weekly inspection would have caught that before it reached this point. There is simply no excuse for a clean break like that.
Major defect or to much heat in the welded joint area? How many others are affected too?
An NDT team is out inspecting it right now so hopefully we’ll find out
Damn man... I can't even ride roller coasters anymore😢
@ThemeParkProd then you get your ass on it!😂
Sure you can. The odds of you dying on a roller coaster are significantly lower than the odds of you dying in the car on the way to the park. If you're gonna be afraid of something, at least put your fears in a mathematically reasonable place ;)
Don’t blame you as a matter of fact I literally just back from Carowinds
@@brianabaker3256Aight bet
If you drive, you can ride roller coasters. You are at much more danger in a car.
This was missed because they might not have inspected that specific area of track on that specific day
They don’t inspect the whole length of the track every day, only the mechanics. The coaster is 6600 feet long and has multiple sections over 100 feet high, so that would require many heavy duty cranes and trucks and inspections take over a week to complete. Doing it every day is impossible and the ride would never be up.
Exactly
0:13 What is really shocking is the massive shoulder pads on her. I remember back in the 80's when they were popular and I was really hoping never to see them again.
Somebody sure lucked out not getting sued. Could have been a catastrophe.. Theres a huge difference between a "crack" and a clean "break"!.
This video just shows that B&m is one of the best builders of coasters. That fact that was a CLEAN BREAK but was still functioning normally is amazing
When was the picture taken that shows the crack when it was just starting? I heard a week I think. I wonder how long is has been like that? No way they inspected that everyday. There is no walk way for them to look at that.
It is my understanding that he reported it to carowinds security and they did nothing. He had to call the fire department to get action. Carowinds "cares" about safety????
They need a new inspector.
That crack just made it more fun lol
Yes
Come on! Why do people deride others for “not doing their job”. The problem was seen by a guest, reported to employees and the ride was shut down immediately! Yes, it was dangerous but I applaud the park for listening to the guest.
NOT THE FURY 325 THATS MY FAVORITE!?!?!😢
The media is blowing this way out of proportion. B&M's are over engineered coasters, and for good reason. Just because a support column broke doesn't mean the whole thing is gonna fall apart. I would ride it right now if Carowinds would let me, just to prove my point that it is still safe.
Us nerds know that they are all overreacting lol
Exactly
I would ride it as many times as they would let me right now even with that support. People are being over dramatic.
Lmao. B&M employees make me laugh. Lol. No engineering expertise but knows “they are over engineered”. Lmao. 😂
@@theruleoffire hmm watch a b&m coaster. Do you see it give or flex any while going through the elements. There is a reason for it.
Flex Seal it!
😂
According to the ads, that will do it. Maybe a little Gorilla glue for backup!
Throw some duct tape on it and I'm good to get in line.
Yeah!!
Was this coaster engineered by OceanGate?
question is how long has this been cracked before it broke
Wow a true Final Destination situation there you saw the beam shaking not good. The company should always do inspections weekly basis
Stop saying BEAM. A beam is horizontal and has two ends. That's like me pointing to my broken arm and saying 'my wing hurts'.
They do inspections on a daily basis and this still happened!!!! Somebody's not taking their job seriously!!!!!
@@malissahyatt2425 when the roller coaster flew by the rail beam you can see it move, not taking their job seriously that’s criminal negligence. Trust me attorneys will be trolling this situation
@@malissahyatt2425 whoever installed that rigid steel tracks will hear it or OSHA and attorneys will step in
@anthonyrose6686 hey dumb. How many rides has this manufacturer made. to date 131. No structural failure until this. This manufacturer has an astonishing safety record compared to other manufacturers.
What’s crazy is Carowinds has never reached out to him, thanking him, nothing. Tells me a lot.
Why would they thank him? Maybe he got season passes to all Cedar Fair parks, we don’t really know. But look at all of the hysteria in the media about this.
@@jlvannat I don’t know, maybe it would be better in your world to let it go, until the coaster hit the ground. In an interview yesterday he said no one reached out, and nothing given. As of yesterday. Maybe today he owns the park.
@@craigc1879 I know enough about coasters and the manufacturer as an enthusiast, to know that the train would’ve never come off the track. I’m glad they shut the ride down immediately, but some of y’all are treating this like a janky fair ride that moves from city to city every other week.
@@jlvannatI actually thought it was a janky ride, had no idea this was a huge amusement park. Rollercoasters are designed really well, so seeing such a break is kind of surprising.
I wish reporters would think before they dramatized. "The train passes at 95 MPH." NO! The ride's top speed is 95, and the crack is near the top of a hill. THINK!!!
Theres a huge difference between a "crack" and a clean "break"!
The size of the crack was fully seen when you notice how small the human workers look next to it. That’s a HUGE crack to go unnoticed.
I am grateful that the riders got off the ride without injury.
There wouldn’t be any injury they are made to handle that for a time
theres literally no way they could get hurt it was made so if something like this happened the ride could still go on for like a year
This is an out & out park daily safety inspection failure! I would be surprised if the park wasn't shut down until all rides had been thoroughly inspected and large fine levied.
Corporate ALWAYS says “we care about our customers safety first….” Blah, blah, blah. It’s ALL lip service. What they CARE about is MONEY of course, stock options, etc. Oh, and paying their employees as little as possible.
Sad but true
If they kill their customers, they have no more customers.
What you are saying is nonsense.
@@carysage Get a clue!! OF COURSE they don’t want to KILL their customers! What I’m saying is Corporations say they care about safety….it’s just lip service. What they care about is MONEY!! You must be young!! You don’t get it!!! As you get older, you realize the world is just about MONEY, and companies spending AS LITTLE money as possible to make the MOST MONEY. ….The crack/ break is there due to INSUFFICIENT, quality exams of the structure, I.e. MORE EXPENSIVE inspections.
It's been 33 years since I was on a rollercoaster. It will be Never before I ever get on any ride again. Just far too many rides aren't properly maintained, but when one hits a certain age, it becomes apparent that the human body isn't meant to be in some of the positions the rides put it into. VERY apparent!
This shows that even with a crack, roller coasters can run safely, nobody was in deadly danger, if it ran with the big crack for like a week after, yes it would’ve been a bit significant, but nobody was in danger.
It could just be me, but the shape of the crack, and the way it opened and closed, suggests to me that this might be a design fault more than anything else. Not a professional, though.
I thought the same thing
my understanding is the ground it is on is sinking
so the rides would keep pushing the support until it split like that due to opposite forces
sinking ground + gravity and pushing from the coaster
The support sunk is my understanding but the way it was designed does put great pressure on the joint. The weld probably split we’ll see.
No excuse for this situation companies today just worry about profits not human life. Do your jobs
As a lifelong industrial maintenance supervisor, this is disgusting on several levels.
I doubt anything major would have occurred as there were more supports in that same piece of track.
Yep. While obviously this is a catastrophic & problematic failure of the support. No one was in any danger.
One way to find out lets run the train fully loaded with dummies 100s more times. I m curious to find out if your years of engineering degrees hold up true. 😂
It could have broken sometime throughout the day after the inspection.
If Carowinds Maintenance Department inspects their rides daily, Then How in The (F) that crack in the Support Column wasn't noticed a week before the Column completely failed. I rode F-325 back in July of 2019.
I don’t think they check the supports. They check the roller coaster trains
@@doRAOnRoblox Wrong. I was friends with Ride Maintenance Personnel at Cedar Point, and They Definitely check more than The Trains, because if you look at any Amusement Park Documentary videos, they do a complete walk around the Coasters as well looking for Anything out of the Ordinary. Someone's heads are Going to Roll. For example, I knew one of the Maintenance workers who would scale the track of Magnum XL200, teathered in, looking for cracks on the Tracks. And during the winter months, Cedar Point does hire contractors that have equipment,in the off-season to look for metal fatigue that may be inside the metal.
@@ellexking9136So you think they’re gonna inspect all 6600 ft of track every day? Nah.
@@huntzzio It's apparent that you don't know anything about Rollercoaster Maintenance. Those Access roads by Rollercoasters are there for a reason. Part of the duties of Maintenance is to drive so many feet, get out and look at different sections of the Coaster Structure, and of course do the Maintenance of The Trains. I should know, because I had relatives who worked at Cedar Point in The Maintenance Department. And what they did during the off-season, you wouldn't recognize a Rollercoaster Train. The bottom line is, at Daybreak, The Maintenance Team at Carowinds are supposed to look at F-325 EVERY SINGLE DAY, to look at ANYTHING, That's out of the ordinary. They didn't do what they're paid to do.
Is it just me or is red force the tallest and fastest giga coaster?😎🤓
Bro I just went there yesterday lol
Steel erector for over 3 decades...It's nice that they saw the crack and it's fixable...( Shore up that curve, remove the column; install heavier one with maybe a brace tieing the other columns as a unit)...Reduces the torsion of the coaster..
Guess discovers crack but not the associates who work for the park? If they inspect the rides daily that means they knew, or somebody is lying
It probably happened after Mr octochins got on it the first time. Metal fatigue is a real thing, what this shows is how safe rollercoasters are. Even with a crack in one column there was no failure to the support of the ride.
I cant help but think of FD3 and the rollercoaster scene in that movie when I see this.
ALWAYS SAFETY FIRST
It was a crack prolly 2 years ago it’s a break. It broke for a reason like it’s taking more load then it can handle, the concrete the post is bolted to has settled/sank. They need to do more then just replace the broken section.
What in the "Final Destination" is going on here.
I think it's funny how they say "safety is our top priority" and "daily inspections" they probably see it running "yeah, looks great it's safe". Amazing they can't ever admit they're wrong and they made a huge mistake which almost was a disaster.
I can't believe people are awaiting for it to be reopened already. Parents terrified of a dude in a dress but won't give a 2nd thought to letting their kids back on that ride. 🙃
@@someoneout-there2165 It is legitimately one of the best rides on the planet, and thankfully engineered by a firm that overengineers the structure to prevent a single point of failure from becoming catastrophic.
This is going to shock some people that don't know much about roller coasters. In my opinion, this looks bad, but those riders were likely NOT in danger YET. Roller coasters have multiple support in all bending points. It would take a lot more than this crack to cause a major incident to this coaster. That is why you see the flex and retraction of the beam as the coaster passes. Other supports are holding it. I would ride that coaster right now in it's current condition without fear whatsoever.
Lol I said same thing im terrified from coasters but that dont look like it’s catastrophic
Yes it's a legit concern but not an emergency. Support columns don't fail unless say one has shifted and the welds in that support now receive more stress. That support could be removed entirely and there is enough to support the rest of the ride. The braces absorb the dynamic loads created by the trains. Normal hotspots of concern are the chain lift, ride restraints, track sensors, and the electronics and computer systems of the ride.
I completely agree, people are acting like that section of the ride was going to collapse if just a few more trains passed through that turn. In reality, there were other supports holding that track up. Now if more than one support in that same area were cracked or broken then I'd be concerned, there is no real danger here though. At most, maybe riders would've felt a slight sway of the track when rounding that bend but they're going so fast that I'm not sure if they would even notice that.
How did it go uninspected? Things fail suddenly all of the time.
5 months! 5 months since the state inspected it and the employees thought 'Eh, we're good. Don't need to worry about anything until next year'. Dude, seriously! It's your job to make sure that nobody dies on the ride.
They only expect the full length of the track twice every year. That is because it takes *weeks*. The ride would barely be up if they inspect all 6600 feet of track every week or even month. That’s not good money right there. There’s a reason this has only happened on one rollercoaster and you don’t hear about this weekly… because they’re safe!!!
This was terrible reporting.
The ride was shut down as soon as they saw the crack.
But this guy at the very end is like "and its the amount of time that passed from when the crack was reported until they shut it down that gets me".
But this story said absolutely nothing about how much time passed. Everything else I've seen said the ride was shut down immediately.
So what exactly is he talking about?
Plus, everyone one of those supports has a redundant support. And the structure is designed to sway...
It would have to be operated with a broken support many times before the other supports begin to strain from the extra force...
This news story is high on hype and low on facts.
Good Morning America, have a nice tasty bowl of fear. Fortified with hype and groupthink.
My understanding is that Carowinds did NOT shut down as soon as they discovered the crack. I heard they didn't shut it down until the fire department FORCED them to shut it down.
@@Monorail-Beyond-the-Veil Wow, I've seen about 27 videos on this subject this week and have not heard that at all...
is your name stockton rush?
@@carysage I think it was in the first one i watched.
@@madhatten00 Mine? No.
He reported to guest services, I wonder if they even knew who to call. Having worked at Carowinds many years ago, I would have gone directly to the ride operators.
Wow i wonder what the corrective action could be to get the equipment back in service?
Replace it .. ?
No that would be too simple. We need a progressive approach to these problems
@STD43 When something breaks, the normal thing to do is fix it .. what magical thing are you talking about .?
The break was not caught because the safety inspector did not do their job. Inspectors are not only required to ensure the ride is safe for operation but must also document & report any defects to the owner of the park. The safety inspector most likely just filled out a report as the coaster to be safe to operate without actually doing an inspection.
That's terrifying. Glad no one was killed let alone hurt if this gave away.
This man just saved millions of lives
I wouldn't say 'he saved millions of lives' but he certainly saved alot of lives.
he saved no lives actually, because no one was in danger there. If you have a slight understanding of roller coaster supports, you would know that if one support fails, then the redundancy of the other supports will keep the ride up. The ride ran with this crack for a week with no problem at all. In fact, you could straight up remove that support and the ride could run without it. The only reason that support is there is to decrease stress on the other supports over long periods of time
Millions of lives? Really? That coaster doesn’t seat millions of people, 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😊
Exactly everyone is being over dramatic.
Yeah, pretty sure its just 32 riders on that train...
Daaam. That looks like negligence.. thanks to that resp therapist.. inspections needs to be more frequent..
Carowinds: safety is our top priority
Also carowinds: *fails to realize the ride has multiple cracks and splits on it*
Support columns are not inspected daily, they’re not required to be inspected daily. That is done during the off-season along with the track and footers. Every day inspections are for hydraulics, brakes, seatbelts, restraints and chain lifts. The same people jumping to demonize Carowinds are the same people who willingly get into a car every day. Is that vehicle inspected every day?? Yeah, didn’t think so ……
My heart nearly stopped when I saw the crack MOVING!!!
Why is media making such a fuss about this? It was noticed, the ride shut down, now the ride will be fixed. This is being blown way out of proportion just to scare people and get views.
1. No one got hurt.
2. Mr Wagner is really milking his 30 seconds of fame.
3. They'll get it fixed, and review if other changes need to be made to this ride before reopening.
People are making way too big of a deal over this when there's far more pressing matters in the US going on.
I don't think that corner or the metal is designed to hold that energy over time, they have to reengineer that corner, simply replacing it would just fracture again.
Thats a clean break. Holy.
I used to work as a roller coaster support beam but i cracked under the pressure