This article is about the roller coaster at Cedar Point. For the roller coaster at Silverwood Theme Park, see Corkscrew (Silverwood). For other roller coasters of the same name, see Corkscrew (disambiguation).
The ride's station is located on the midway next to Super Himalaya and near Power Tower. It was the first coaster to have inversions featuring a walkway underneath.
Trains
Corkscrew originally had three 24 passenger trains painted red, white & blue, a color scheme inspired by the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976, the year the ride was introduced.[1] The ride currently operates with two trains to reduce the excessive stacking on the brake run. Riders are restrained by over-the-shoulder restraints with interlocking seat belts and are required to be 48 inches (120 cm) to ride. As the restraints cannot be unlocked by all cars at once, pedals are hinged on the backs of the cars to be manually released and locked individually by ride operators on the platform.
Ride experience
Layout
The train exits the station when the ride operator releases the pneumatic station brakes. The train reaches a slight decline that allows the car to roll out and around a 180 degree turnaround and ascends the 30-degree and 85-foot (26 m) chain lift hill, operating at a speed of 4 mph (6.4 km/h). The train then descends 65 feet (20 m) at a 45-degree angle at a top speed of 48 mph (77 km/h). The train enters a bunny hop, drops lower than the main drop, and enters a vertical loop. The train goes up to a short straightaway before descending a banked 180 degree right turn into the two consecutive corkscrews over the midway of the park, traveling at 38 mph (61 km/h). Lastly, the train enters a slight ascending right turn followed by a shallow left turn and then enters the brake run with trim and block brakes before returning into the station.[2]
Track
The ride is 2,050 feet (620 m) long, consisting of blue tubular steel track with a 48-inch (1,200 mm) separation between tubes, built on 5 acres (20,000 m2), rides for 1 minute and 40 seconds, and has two 24-passenger trains. 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. The ride was designed by Ron Toomer and built by Arrow Dynamics. The total cost of construction was US$1,750,000 (equivalent to $8,333,480 in 2021), and the ride has had over 30 million total riders since opening in May 1976.[citation needed]
Records
Corkscrew train going around corner and into corkscrew
^"Corkscrew". CedarPoint.com. from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
^. ThePointOL.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corkscrew (Cedar Point).
Cedarpoint.com - Official Corkscrew Page
POV of Corkscrew
at The Point Online
March 03, 2023
corkscrew, cedar, point, this, article, about, roller, coaster, cedar, point, roller, coaster, silverwood, theme, park, corkscrew, silverwood, other, roller, coasters, same, name, corkscrew, disambiguation, corkscrew, steel, roller, coaster, built, arrow, deve. This article is about the roller coaster at Cedar Point For the roller coaster at Silverwood Theme Park see Corkscrew Silverwood For other roller coasters of the same name see Corkscrew disambiguation Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster built by Arrow Development at Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio United States Built in 1976 it was the first roller coaster in the world with 3 inversions The coaster which features Arrow s first vertical loop was built during the same time period as The New Revolution at Magic Mountain However Revolution opened seven days prior and is therefore credited as the first modern day coaster to feature a vertical loop CorkscrewThe final inversion on CorkscrewCedar PointLocationCedar PointPark sectionGemini MidwayCoordinates41 29 1 N 82 41 7 25 W 41 48361 N 82 6853472 W 41 48361 82 6853472 Coordinates 41 29 1 N 82 41 7 25 W 41 48361 N 82 6853472 W 41 48361 82 6853472StatusOperatingOpening dateMay 15 1976Cost 1 750 000 USDGeneral statisticsTypeSteelManufacturerArrow DevelopmentDesignerRon ToomerModelCustom Looping CoasterTrack layoutOut and backHeight85 ft 26 m Drop65 ft 20 m Length2 050 ft 620 m Speed48 mph 77 km h Inversions3Duration2 00Max vertical angle45 Capacity1 800 riders per hourHeight restriction48 in 122 cm Trains2 trains with 6 cars Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train Fast Lane availableCorkscrew at RCDB Contents 1 Characteristics 1 1 Location 1 2 Trains 2 Ride experience 2 1 Layout 2 2 Track 3 Records 4 References 5 External linksCharacteristics EditLocation Edit Corkscrew train returning to station The ride s station is located on the midway next to Super Himalaya and near Power Tower It was the first coaster to have inversions featuring a walkway underneath Trains Edit Corkscrew originally had three 24 passenger trains painted red white amp blue a color scheme inspired by the U S Bicentennial in 1976 the year the ride was introduced 1 The ride currently operates with two trains to reduce the excessive stacking on the brake run Riders are restrained by over the shoulder restraints with interlocking seat belts and are required to be 48 inches 120 cm to ride As the restraints cannot be unlocked by all cars at once pedals are hinged on the backs of the cars to be manually released and locked individually by ride operators on the platform Ride experience EditLayout Edit The train exits the station when the ride operator releases the pneumatic station brakes The train reaches a slight decline that allows the car to roll out and around a 180 degree turnaround and ascends the 30 degree and 85 foot 26 m chain lift hill operating at a speed of 4 mph 6 4 km h The train then descends 65 feet 20 m at a 45 degree angle at a top speed of 48 mph 77 km h The train enters a bunny hop drops lower than the main drop and enters a vertical loop The train goes up to a short straightaway before descending a banked 180 degree right turn into the two consecutive corkscrews over the midway of the park traveling at 38 mph 61 km h Lastly the train enters a slight ascending right turn followed by a shallow left turn and then enters the brake run with trim and block brakes before returning into the station 2 Track Edit The ride is 2 050 feet 620 m long consisting of blue tubular steel track with a 48 inch 1 200 mm separation between tubes built on 5 acres 20 000 m2 rides for 1 minute and 40 seconds and has two 24 passenger trains 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 The ride was designed by Ron Toomer and built by Arrow Dynamics The total cost of construction was US 1 750 000 equivalent to 8 333 480 in 2021 and the ride has had over 30 million total riders since opening in May 1976 citation needed Records Edit source source source source source source source source source source source source Corkscrew train going around corner and into corkscrew1 First roller coaster to invert 3 times2 First roller coaster to go over a midway Preceded byCorkscrew Knott s Berry Farm First Roller Coaster With 3 InversionsMay 1976 March 1980 Succeeded byCarolina CycloneReferences Edit Corkscrew CedarPoint com Archived from the original on January 16 2013 Retrieved February 10 2013 Corkscrew ThePointOL com Archived from the original on May 13 2013 Retrieved February 10 2013 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corkscrew Cedar Point Cedarpoint com Official Corkscrew Page POV of Corkscrew Corkscrew at The Point Online Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corkscrew Cedar Point amp oldid 1138013927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
