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Corkscrew
Built during America's Bicentennial year of 1976, the Corkscrew roller coaster at Cedar Point proudly displays its patriotic red, white and blue colors as it takes its guests upside down not once, not twice, but three times in approximately two minutes! Onlookers stand in awe as the Corkscrew gracefully turns its passengers upside down directly over the midway. When it opened, Corkscrew was the first roller coaster ever to span a midway and was the first triple-looping scream machine in the world.
The Corkscrew gave 1,016,609 looping rides in 2006 and more than 54 million since it opened 31 years ago. Guests must be at least 48 inches tall to ride.
May not accommodate Guests of Exceptional Size.
Loose articles are not permitted on this ride.
Rider Safety Guide
- The Corkscrew is a high-speed, looping roller coaster which turns riders upside down three times. The shoulder harness must be fastened and tightened securely across the chest at all times. Special access is via the exit flight of steps to second-story station. Please leave wheelchairs on midway.
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All The Details
| Capacity | Approximately 1,800 riders per hour |
| Features | When it was constructed in 1976, the Corkscrew was the first ride with a 360-degree vertical loop and two helical curves
Shoulder restraints hold riders securely and comfortably
Non-riders can walk directly underneath the ride as its track spans the midway |
| Model | Corkscrew roller coaster with two helical curves and a 360-degree loop |
| Ride Time | Approximately 2 minutes |
| Speed | 48 mph |
| Structure | Steel tubular track and support beams |
| Eye of Corkscrew | 38 mph |
| Track Construction | Two 5-inch diameter pipe rails on 48-inch centers, supported horizontally by 14-inch diameter pipe |
| Investment | $1.75 million |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics Inc., Clearfield, Utah |
| Dimensions | 200 feet wide, 1,000 feet long, on 5 acres |
| Lift Height | 85 feet |
| Track Length | 2,050 feet |
| Coaches | Three trains with nylon wheels
Six four-passenger coaches on each train |
| Train Colors | Red, White, Blue |
| 2007 | 937,816 |
| 2006 | 1,016,609 |
| 2005 | 994,029 |
| 2004 | 1,281,067 |
| 2003 | 1,303,542 |
| 2002 | 1,233,239 |
| 2001 | 2,218,338 |
| 2000 | 1,419,106 |
| 1999 | 1,487,893 |
| 1998 | 1,705,922 |
| 1997 | 1,582,250 |
| 1996 | 1,673,470 |
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