This North Carolina Roller Coaster Was Just Named Best In The World
With temperatures cooling down and everyone wanting to get their spook on to ring in the season, Scarowinds has always been a beloved destination to get extra scary during fall. While it offers the usual, dark and haunted alleys, ghosts and monsters that pop out right at you, and thrilling roller coasters in the dark, one certain coaster will give you an extra heart-pumping experience.
The Fury 325 was named best new ride for 2015 and just received another honor - No. 1 steel coaster in the world.
The adrenaline amplified coaster received both honors by the Golden Ticket Awards Ceremony - a highly respected annual award of the amusement park industry.
The Fury is the world's tallest and fastest giga coaster. At 1.25 miles, it's the world's longest steel coaster.
Carowinds, where the ride is located, has the perfect description of the whirlwind ride: "Riders begin their adventure on one of three 32-passenger, open-air trains to the peak height of 325 feet - following a dramatic 81-degree drop. Then, like an angry hornet chasing its target, riders race into a massive 190-foot tall barrel turn and a high-speed S-curve reaching speeds of up to 95 mph.
Just above the front entrance of Carowinds, riders experience an astonishing 91-degree overbanked horseshoe turn, and then take the "HIVE DIVE" underneath a pedestrian bridge, swarming at full force into the back half of the ride, through a high speed banked curve, camelback hill and an intense double maneuver."
Carowinds, where the ride is located, has the perfect description of the whirlwind ride: "Riders begin their adventure on one of three 32-passenger, open-air trains to the peak height of 325 feet - following a dramatic 81-degree drop. Then, like an angry hornet chasing its target, riders race into a massive 190-foot tall barrel turn and a high-speed S-curve reaching speeds of up to 95 mph.
Just above the front entrance of Carowinds, riders experience an astonishing 91-degree overbanked horseshoe turn, and then take the "HIVE DIVE" underneath a pedestrian bridge, swarming at full force into the back half of the ride, through a high speed banked curve, camelback hill and an intense double maneuver."
The Fury is a mecca for adrenaline junkies and those who love a crazy ride. It's easy to see why it's received such accolades.
With Halloween and Scarowinds approaching, there couldn't be a better time to try the world's best roller coaster.
Scarowinds runs select Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in September in October. The park is open till midnight, and you never know what fears you might encounter. For more information
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I can’t wait to go to Scarowinds and take this amazing ride this fall! Have you been on the coaster before?
If roller coasters aren’t your thing, but you still want to experience a haunted North Carolina, check out this ghost tour trolley ride.
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