Corkscrew (Cedar Point)
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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ron Toomer | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel | ||||||||||
| Product | Custom Looping Coaster | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1800 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 85 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 65 feet | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 48 mph | ||||||||||
| Length | 2050 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 3 | ||||||||||
| Duration | 2:00 | ||||||||||
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Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA.[1] When built in 1976, it was the first roller coaster in the world with three inversions. The ride was built by Arrow Dynamics and opened six days after Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Location
Corkscrew is located on the midway directly across from Top Thrill Dragster, between Power Tower and Magnum XL-200.
Design
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The ride is made out of blue tubular steel track with a 48-inch (1,200 mm) separation between tubes. Corkscrew was built upon 5 acres (20,000 m²) of land.
Trains
3 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train. The three trains are painted red with white stripes, blue with white stripes and white with blue stripes. They are designed like this because they debuted in 1976, the U.S. Bicentennial.
Almost daily, a train is transferred off the track once ridership reaches a point that permits two-train operation with little or no waiting in line. A different train is cycled off each day.
Ride experience
When the pneumatic station brakes are released, the train rolls out of the station due to a slight decline in the station and down a small drop. The train the goes round a declining 180 deg curve until reaching the lift hill. A lift chain pulls the riders up the 30 deg lift hill at a speed of 5 mph. Then riders drop 65 feet at a 45 degree angle, reaching speeds of 48 mph. After this riders traverse a hill and a vertical loop. It then coasts up a slight incline and curves around a 180 degree slight decline into the double corkscrew element, across the midway path. In the "eye" of the corkscrews, it is traveling at 38 mph. After this, Corkscrew goes through trim and block brakes and back to the station.
Historic Significance
Corkscrew was the first roller coaster with three inversions when it opened on May 15, 1976, overtaking Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm (now located at Silverwood Theme Park). It lost this record in March 1980 when The Demon opened at Six Flags Great America. It was also the second modern roller coaster with a vertical loop, opening six days after Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Also, Corkscrew was the first roller coaster to feature a corkscrew located above the midway, and the first inverting coaster ever at Cedar Point.
Trivia
- Corkscrew has given over 30 million rides since opening in May 1976.[2]
References
External links
- Corkscrew on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Most inversions on a roller coaster (3) May 1976 - 1980 | ||
| Preceded by Corkscrew |
Most inversions on a roller coaster (3) May 1976 - 1980 |
Succeeded by Carolina Cyclone Demon Demon |
