Canobie Corkscrew

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Canobie Corkscrew
Canobie Lake Park Corkscrew.jpg
Canobie Corkscrew in 2013
Canobie Lake Park
Location Canobie Lake Park
Coordinates 42°47′36.43″N71°14′59.82″W / 42.7934528°N 71.2499500°W / 42.7934528; -71.2499500
StatusRemoved
Opening date1975 (Old Chicago), 1982 (Alabama State Fairgrounds), 1987 (Canobie Lake Park)
Closing date2021 (2021)
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Arrow Development
ModelCorkscrew
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height73 ft (22 m)
Speed45 mph (72 km/h)
Inversions 2
Duration1:30
Height restriction48 in (122 cm)
Canobie Corkscrew at RCDB

Canobie Corkscrew was a steel roller coaster located at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire, United States. It was one of many Arrow Development Corkscrew models produced between 1975 and 1979. The coaster was removed in 2021.

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History

Canobie Corkscrew in 2007 Canobie Corkscrew.jpg
Canobie Corkscrew in 2007

Canobie Corkscrew first operated in 1975 as Chicago Loop at Old Chicago in Bolingbrook, Illinois. [1] It was only the second roller coaster in the world to take riders upside down twice. It stayed at Old Chicago until the park's closure in 1980. It was featured in the 1978 film The Fury .

The ride was moved to the Alabama State Fairgrounds in 1982, where it operated as Corkscrew until 1986. It was moved to Canobie Lake Park in 1987, where it was renamed Canobie Corkscrew. The ride was featured in an advertisement for the video game RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 . [2]

The ride was removed after the 2021 season due to rising maintenance costs, [3] and its second corkscrew was donated to the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives, where it will be restored and put on display. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Marden, Duane. "Canobie Corkscrew - Canobie Lake Park (Salem, New Hampshire, United States)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Archived from the original on 2006-09-17. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 Trailer". YouTube . 12 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Canobie Lake Park verwijdert looping coaster Canobie Corkscrew". 6 November 2021.
  4. ↑ ChantelChantel (2023-02-09). "A Retired Canobie Lake Park Rollercoaster Has Some Big News". 94.9 HOM. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
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