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| Corkscrew |
| Location |
Alton Towers |
| Park section |
Ug Land |
| Type |
Steel |
| Status |
Open |
| Opened |
1980 |
| Manufacturer |
Vekoma |
| Designer |
Vekoma |
| Model |
Corkscrew with Bayerncurve |
| Track layout |
custom |
| Lift/launch system |
Chain lift hill |
| Height |
75 ft (23 m) |
| Drop |
68 ft (21 m) |
| Length |
2,400 ft (730 m) |
| Max speed |
44 mph (71 km/h) |
| Inversions |
2 |
| Duration |
1:45 |
| Max vertical angle |
43° |
| Capacity |
1,100 riders per hour |
| Cost |
£1,250,000 |
| Acceleration |
no launch |
| Max g-force |
3.1 |
| Height restriction |
4 ft 0 in (120 cm) |
Corkscrew at RCDB
Pictures of Corkscrew at RCDB |
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Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster made by Vekoma of the Netherlands. The coaster is located in the Ug Land area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England. It is the park's oldest ride and received much publicity in the 1980s. Being over twenty years old, the ride is notorious for jerking rider's heads and necks in the firm headrests - riders often complain of slight neck pains after riding.
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