| Corkscrew | |
| At Knott's Berry Farm, circa 1980 | |
| Location | Silverwood Theme Park |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1975 (at Knott's Berry Farm) 1990 (at Silverwood) |
| Closed | 1989 (at Knott's Berry Farm only) |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Ron Toomer |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift |
| Height | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Drop | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Length | 1,250 ft (380 m) |
| Max speed | 46 mph (74 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Capacity | 600 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 0 in (122 cm) |
| Corkscrew at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Corkscrew at RCDB | |
| Amusement Parks Portal | |
Corkscrew is the name of an Arrow Dynamics roller coaster formerly located at Knott's Berry Farm and currently located at Silverwood.[1] Developed by Ron Toomer of Arrow Dynamics, a Utah based design firm, the "Corkscrew" was the first steel inverting roller coaster open to the public.
Many identical clones of "Corkscrew" were built. rcdb.com lists at least 13 different clones built. Clones of note include the Screamroller at Worlds of Fun, which briefly operated as America's first Stand-up Roller Coaster, and the Canobie Corkscrew, which previously operated at Old Chicago indoor amusement park as the Chicago Loop.
When Corkscrew first opened at Knott's Berry Farm, it achieved two things of historical significance. Corkscrew was not only the first modern inverting coaster in the world, but it also was the first roller coaster to take riders upside down twice.
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