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In 1975, then-director of park operations Dick Kinzel took a ride on the Wabash Cannonball with 2 inversions during his visit at the now-defunct Opryland USA in Nashville, Tennessee. Fascinated by the ride, Kinzel contacted Ron Toomer at Arrow Development to design and build a custom version of the model at a cost of $1.75 million. The coaster was planned to be named The Great Eerie Roller, but was changed to Corkscrew at the suggestion of board members.[1][2]
The ride opened as "Corkscrew" at the park on May 15, 1976. Although it featured the same double corkscrew element as earlier corkscrew coasters manufactured by Arrow, it introduced a new vertical loop after the drop. This made Corkscrew the world's first roller coaster to feature three inversions.[3][4] This also helped Cedar Point span the midway and achieve 3 million guests.[2] Arrow Development went on to introduce its Loop & Corkscrew design in a shorter layout.[5]
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Like earlier corkscrew models, this coaster features 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows in each car for a total of 24 riders per train.
Corkscrew at the Roller Coaster DataBase
Corkscrew (Cedar Point) at the Roller Coaster Wiki
Corkscrew (Cedar Point) at Wikipedia
