Fury 325's first drop.

On Sunday, Aug. 2, at 10 p.m., on the Travel Channel, the show Epic Attractions will focus on Carowinds’ new gigacoaster, Fury 325, giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look of what it took to build it. 

Fury 325’s first drop.
From the plant in Cincinnati which built the ride’s 6,000 feet of track to the water dummies that took more than 100 test rides, the show will examine the world’s tallest and fastest gigacoaster culminating in host Chris Perry taking it for a test ride himself. 

It should be an interesting look at the making of one of the Charlotte area’s most popular attractions.

This article appears in Jul 22-28, 2015.

Jeff Hahne became the music editor for Creative Loafing Charlotte in March 2007. He graduated with a degree in journalism and minor in Spanish from Auburn University in 1997. Since then he has worked for...

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