My son and granddaughter were on this thing two or three times, just last Thursday! They said it was awesome (and they survived).
By the way, this is not a crack, it is a fatigue fracture total failure. The pylon holding the track section is completely severed. If you look at the video as the car passes by, you can see daylight thru the fracture. The park needs to reevaluate the entire structure. A fatigue fracture like this one may point to a serious flaw in the overall design of the ride. It may also point to substandard material used in its construction. Chinese made steel? Just speculating.... No, I’m not an engineer but you don’t really have to be to recognize poor design or materials failure.
My question would be are there any more fatigued areas?......that thing needs to be inspected with a fine tooth comb........and the rest of the rides in that park while they’re at it.
Chinesium is the “technical term” I believe you are looking for.
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And yes, I wondered the same.