![]() ![]() Afterwards, the train climbs the 325-foot (99 m) chain lift hill. Once the train is loaded and secured, it dispatches from the station and immediately passes over the transfer track. On March 25, 2015, Carowinds held the coaster's media day. Fury 325 completed its first test run on March 4, 2015. On January 30, 2015, the final piece of Fury 325's track was put in place. On December 4, the lift hill and first drop were completed. By October 26, the base of the lift hill was installed. By October 22, the majority of the brake run was complete two days later the final pieces for the section were put into place. Within the week, the structure for the storage track was erected. The first piece of track was installed on September 29, 2014. Ĭarowinds officially announced Fury 325 on August 22, 2014, at an event held at the park's Harmony Hall Marketplace. A similar hoax was conducted by Kings Island leading up to the announcement of Banshee in 2013. On August 12, a microsite on Carowinds' website was found advertising a new ride called Centurion. At the beginning of August, the park sent a beekeeper to deliver a partially burnt bug net with a card saying, "you're gonna need a much bigger net to capture the thrills of the 2015 Carowinds season", to several media outlets in the Charlotte area. In July, the blueprints for Fury 325 were leaked showing the exact layout of the roller coaster. In February, the Centurion trademark was suspended after another trademark application using the same name was found by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. ![]() On October 18, January 23, 2014, and June 9, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, the owners of Carowinds, filed trademark applications for the names Centurion, Fury, and Fury 325. In a closed-session meeting, it was mentioned that the roller coaster would stand 70 feet (21 m) higher than the park's Intimidator roller coaster which stands at 232 feet (71 m), meaning the new coaster would be 302 feet (92 m) high. In September 2012, the Charlotte City Council discussed plans for a proposed roller coaster in one of its meetings and it was revealed the ride would cost approximately $30 million. Sections of track waiting to be installed in 2014 ![]()
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