Corkscrew (Playland)

Corkscrew
Location	Playland (Vancouver)
Coordinates	49°17′02″N 123°02′09″W / 49.283890°N 123.035719°W / 49.283890; -123.035719Coordinates: 49°17′02″N 123°02′09″W / 49.283890°N 123.035719°W / 49.283890; -123.035719
Status	Operating
Opened	1994
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Model	Corkscrew with Bayerncurve
Height	75 ft (23 m)
Drop	68 ft (21 m)
Length	2,400 ft (730 m)
Max speed	40 mph (64 km/h)
Inversions	2
Corkscrew at RCDB
Pictures of Corkscrew at RCDB
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Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster located at Playland At the PNE amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for its appearance in the 2006 motion picture Final Destination 3 (known in the movie as Devil's Flight), as well as the popular television series Smallville (season three's "Magnetic"). The bonus disc of the FD3 DVD set includes behind the scenes footage shot on and around the coaster, documenting the challenges involved in shooting the complex scenes.

History

Vekoma of the Netherlands originally built the ride in 1985 for Boblo Island park in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. The corkscrew concept was introduced by Arrow Dynamics in 1975 with a roller coaster that now operates at Silverwood in Idaho. Several models can be found throughout the world, some with additional inversions such as a vertical loop. Known for delivering high thrill without high cost, many parks include them in their ride list.^{[citation needed]} While milder than today's larger coasters, they are ideal for a guest's first upside down ride.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Playland's official website