CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After passing inspection, Carowinds Water Park is ready to open for visitors Memorial Day weekend.
Safety inspectors had to sign off on the replacement of stairs and landings on the towers of two water slides after engineers found problems.
Last week, a spokeswoman for the park said they had found the problems on a routine inspection this spring.
But North Carolina state inspection records show that inspectors had identified problems on those same towers last year.
In an email, the spokeswoman said safety is their first priority and that Carowinds has one of the best safety records in the industry.
The water park is set to open on Saturday.
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