Video: Take a ride on the world's tallest and fastest giga coaster
This was the first test ride of the Fury325 coaster at the Carowinds theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina
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This is the terrifying first-person POV footage from the test run of the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster in the world, the Fury325.
The Fury325 begins with a 300 foot, before dropping down at speeds of 95 mile per hour along the track that is said to be 6,602 feet in length.
The ride, which is said to last just over three minutes, includes an 81 degree first drop, a barrel turn at 190 feet above the ground and an underground dive.It also includes a horseshoe turn at 157 feet and ends with two high speed camelback hills at 111 feet.
According to the park, the Fury 325 "will simulate the wild, daring and spontaneous flight of the hornet, whipping riders through the nearly three-and-a-half minute long attraction full of sharp turns and steep drops at blistering speeds.”
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