Tuesday, September 15, 2026

A park visitor's smartphone camera caught a crack in a steel support column on a roller coaster.... the inspectors didn't. So, what the hell is wrong with the inspection system, and inspectors? Isn't the roller coaster industry serious about preventing a deadly disaster?



 One of the easiest ways to see a broken column, is simply to watch a system in motion, and if any part support column moves, it's broken... it's that easy, that simple. No computers needed.

These two screen grabs prove that there's enough space made when the sheered off, to see daylight through. 

That is at Carowinds, the theme park outside Charlotte, North Carolina, in the summer of 2023.

(the operator, the inspector, and the manager should all have been fired for gross negligence)

The visitor was Jeremy Wagner, and the ride was Fury 325. 
It stands 325 feet tall and reaches speeds up to 95 mph

Wagner recalled the moment plainly: “I look up and I see a light come through the pole.” He filmed it. 

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