Take a 95-mile-per-hour test ride on the new 325-foot tall roller coaster

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Brian Koerber
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You may not be able to ride the new 325-foot tall coaster at Carowinds Park in Charlotte, North Carolina, just yet, but a virtual ride offers a pretty good idea of just how terrifying the ride will be.

The monster coaster, dubbed Fury 325, hits a top speed of 95-miles-per-hour with a whopping 81 degree initial drop. Once opened, it will be the largest and fastest gigacoaster in the world. (A gigacoaster is a roller coaster that completes a full circuit and has a drop height more than 300-feet tall. )

The park is slated to open March 28, however there is a contest to be the first person to ride the coaster, which goes to benefit the Cam Newton foundation.

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