Corkscrew (Valleyfair)

Corkscrew
Corkscrew's current color scheme
Valleyfair
Location	Valleyfair
Coordinates	44°47′59″N93°27′23″W / 44.799611°N 93.456272°W / 44.799611; -93.456272
Status	Operating
Opening date	1980
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Arrow Development
Model	Custom Looping Coaster
Lift/launch system	Chain-lift
Height	85 ft (26 m)
Length	1,950 ft (590 m)
Speed	50 mph (80 km/h)
Inversions	3
G-force	3.5
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Trains	2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.
Fast Lane available
Corkscrew at RCDB

Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, ^[1] featuring one vertical loop and two corkscrews. Built in 1980, ^[2] Corkscrew was planned to reflect the design of its sister roller coaster Corkscrew at Cedar Point. It is notably one of the first roller coasters to feature a double corkscrew, as well as a vertical loop. The main differences that the Valleyfair model has is the addition of a finale helix and the omission of the camelback before the loop. Until the hypercoaster Wild Thing (the fifth highest and fastest roller coaster in the world at the time it opened in 1996), Corkscrew was the only outdoor all-steel roller coaster in Minnesota. Corkscrew is currently the only roller coaster at Valleyfair with inversions. The coaster's track was painted blue when it opened in 1980, but was repainted orange and yellow in 2011.^{[ citation needed ]}

Ride experience

After exiting the station and turning 180 degrees right, the train engages the lift hill and climbs to 85 feet in the air. After this, the ride drops directly into a vertical loop. This is followed by a short hill. After the hill, there is a rise and a banked right turn, leading into a double-corkscrew element. Exiting the second corkscrew, the ride goes over a small hill banked to the right, followed by an upward helix. The ride then makes a short left turn to align with the station and goes into the brakes.

References

1. Weber, Tom (2019-03-11). 100 Things to Do in the Twin Cities Before You Die, Second Edition. Reedy Press LLC. p. 44. ISBN   978-1-68106-157-3.
2. Gregory, John (2025-03-07). "Ranking the best roller coasters in Minnesota - Theme Park Tribune, theme park news". Theme Park Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-01.

External links

• Official page