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Design
- 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. 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
Manufacturing
- Investment
- $1.75 million
- Manufacturer
- Arrow Dynamics Inc., Clearfield, Utah
Physical Dimensions
- Dimensions
- 200 feet wide, 1,000 feet long, on 5 acres
- Lift Height
- 85 feet
- Track Length
- 2,050 feet
Vehicles
- Coaches
- Three trains with nylon wheels
Six four-passenger coaches on each train
- Train Colors
- Red, White, Blue
Ridership
- 2008
- 1,109,256
- 2007
- 937,816
- 2006
- 1,016,609
- 2005
- 994,029
- 2004
- 1,281,067
- 2003
- 1,303,542
- 2002
- 1,233,239
- 2001
- 1,347,482
- 2000
- 1,419,106
- 1999
- 1,487,893
- 1998
- 1,705,922
- 1997
- 1,582,250
- 1996
- 1,673,470
