| Corkscrew | |
| Logodimensions: | 175px |
| Imagedimensions: | 275px |
| Location: | Cedar Point |
| Section: | Top Thrill 2 Midway |
| Coordinates: | 41.4836°N -82.6853°W |
| Type: | Steel |
| Manufacturer: | Arrow Development |
| Designer: | Ron Toomer |
| Model: | Custom Looping Coaster |
| Track: | Out and back |
| Status: | Operating |
| Height Ft: | 85 |
| Drop Ft: | 65 |
| Length Ft: | 2050 |
| Speed Mph: | 48 |
| Duration: | 2:00 |
| Angle: | 45 |
| Inversions: | 3 |
| Capacity: | 1,800 |
| Cost: | $1.75 million |
| Restriction In: | 48 |
| Trains: | 2 |
| Carspertrain: | 6 |
| Rowspercar: | 2 |
| Ridersperrow: | 2 |
| Virtual Queue Name: | Fast Lane |
| Virtual Queue Image: | Cedar_Fair_Fast_Lane_availability_icon.svg |
| Virtual Queue Status: | available |
| Rcdb Number: | 13 |
Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Built by Arrow Development and designed by Ron Toomer, it opened to the public on May 15, 1976. The coaster features Arrow's first vertical loop and was built during the same time period as The New Revolution at Magic Mountain. Revolution, which opened seven days prior, is credited as the first modern-day coaster to feature a vertical loop, while Corkscrew is credited as the first roller coaster in the world with three inversions.
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.
Corkscrew originally had three 24-passenger trains painted red, white, and blue, which was a color scheme inspired by the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976, the year the ride was introduced.[1] The ride later began operating with two trains to reduce excessive stacking on the brake run. Riders are restrained by over-the-shoulder restraints with interlocking seat belts and are required to be 48inches to ride. Unlike more modern coasters, the restraints in every car cannot be unlocked all at once. Pedals are hinged on the backs of each car, which must be manually released and locked individually by ride operators on the platform.
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 4mi/h. The train then descends 65feet at a 45-degree angle at a top speed of 48mi/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 38mi/h. In its final stretch, the train enters a slight ascending right turn followed by a shallow left turn, and then it reaches the brake run before returning to the station.[2]
The ride is 2050feet long, consisting of blue tubular steel track with a 48inches separation between tubes, built on 5acres. It takes 1 minute and 40 seconds to complete the course, and the coaster operates three 24-passenger trains. One of the trains is transferred off the track once wait times in the line queue is adequately served by two-train operation. The ride was designed by Ron Toomer and built by Arrow Dynamics. The total cost of construction was, and the ride has accommodated over 30 million riders since its opening in 1976.
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