CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carowinds was awarded two distinctions by amusement park-themed magazine "Amusement Today" over the weekend.
The 25th annual Golden Ticket Awards were announced by Amusement Today over the weekend. Despite recent repairs to its cracked beam, Fury 325, the longest steel coaster in North America, won its seventh title as "Best Steel Coaster" in the world.
Fury 325 also won an award for "Best New Ride" in 2015, its inaugural year.
Carowinds' new aviation-themed area "Aeronautica Landing" was also awarded the "Turnstile Award," an honor that is personally selected and given out by the magazine's publisher.
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