Corkscrew
First with 3 inversions Harness and seat belttight for some riders

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

Corkscrew

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Back row
for a 50 year old, she's doing great!
What riders love
  • Beautiful Lake Erie to the left as you ride up the hill.
  • Both riding and spectating this ride are great due to that integration alone, and provides a very unique experience for both parties.
  • The corkscrew over the midway is pretty iconic.
  • The next element is the saving grace; the vertical loop has great forces and is disorientating.
  • I don't see how it's rough, the inversions are so good as well.
  • On side note this happened to be the first coaster my son ever rode that went upside down and he was so proud of himself for doing it and I'll always appreciate that about this coaster!!!
  • The airtime hill actually provides some great flojector airtime which I wasn’t expecting and the vertical loop was enjoyable.
  • It's not often that an arrow looper has ejector airtime to this degree.
  • Plus, the airtime hill slaps.
Corkscrew Watch Performance Should I ride it? Specifications Reviews Planning History

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Corkscrew Front Seat POV 2023 FULL HD Cedar Point

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Cedar Point

It’s 5 seconds of sustained flojector and while the rest of the ride doesn’t do anything that one moment is good enough to make the ride

Carter Eckhart

However, what surprised me the most was the strong pop of airtime into the hill after the first drop.

Ride On_17

I sat in the front row and I got a nice pop of ejector airtime on the speed hill and the vertical loop pulled some insane G’s.

Nicolas Mattioli

It’s not often that an arrow looper has ejector airtime to this degree.

Coaster Great

I normally like Arrow first drops, but this one was really to short to offer any airtime.

Michael M.

It surprisingly wasn’t rough at all and seemed like a smoother Arrow coaster compared to the rough headbangers I’ve experienced.

Max S.

Very rough and outdated coaster nowadays, but still worth riding for its history alone since it was the first one to have three inversions.

Bryce Fourn

There’s headbanging on the corkscrews, but otherwise it’s a fun ride that I hope sticks around, especially because of how awesome the corkscrew midway is.

Eric Esty

The drop gives a nice pop of airtime in the back and the loop is really forceful, and it is an awesome photo op (credit no.

Sharon Ludwig

Overwhelming experience if I have to say so.

Rubber Ducker

The next element is the saving grace; the vertical loop has great forces and is disorientating.

Caiden Brauchler

Anyways, it’s rough and painful, but it’s pretty forceful throughout the ride, so it gets a middle of the road rating.

Bubble Gaming

Not only are there few significant forces, but the ride is, plain and simple, uncomfortable.

Alex Lents

This was a good starter coaster when I was a kid.

Paige Schmid

It’s also short, slow, and overall not worth the ride.

Taylor Williams

But other than, it’s slow as hell compared to everything else in the park.

@Rhythmmical

Only good thing is their is never a line, and the location over the midway is pretty iconic and cool.

Millan B.

Usually has a pretty short line.

Shaggy U.

Super quick loading.

Theo Smite

Way, way too short, but the line is never long and it’s worth the ride for the history of it.

dan r.

There was a somewhat decent wait, so I don’t know why they only had 67% of the train going.

Bubble Gaming

Waited way too long to ride it so I’m pretty soured on this Arrow.

IronChef C.

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

85 ftHeight
420 Top Thrill2 310 MillenniumForce 223 Valravn 205 MagnumXL-200 205 SteelVengeance 85 Corkscrew
65 ftFirst drop
400 Top Thrill2 300 MillenniumForce 214 Valravn 200 SteelVengeance 195 MagnumXL-200 65 Corkscrew
48 mphTop speed
Top Thrill 2120 MillenniumForce93 Valravn75 SteelVengeance74 Magnum XL-20072 Corkscrew48 0120 mph
45°Drop angle
95°Maverick90°Valravn90°SteelVengeance90°Top Thrill290°Siren’sCurse80°MillenniumForce45°Corkscrewdashed line: straight down, 90°
3Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great views

Criticised for

Painful or bruisingHead bangingRough or rattlyOverratedToo shortUncomfortable restraintsRider fit issuesPoor inversions

Corkscrew in particular is not my favorite of the model, however the airtime pop following the drop and the corkscrews over the path are both really solid.

Nicholas Greene, Captain Coaster review

But its so bad that 3 hours in to a Sunday, last day in June they weren’t even using all the cars because this is so awful and unpopular.

Will Anderson, Captain Coaster review

But for what it is, its a relatively fun ride that definetly exceeded my expectations and is better than similar Arrow Loopscrews.

Incredible Coasters, published review

When I rode it, however, the track was smooth, and the headbanging was nearly non-existent.

Tyler Davis, Captain Coaster review

It looks good from the outside with its corkscrew inversions going over the walkway but this ride just feels like a dated waste.

Christian K., Captain Coaster review

This is NOT a smooth ride, but thanks to being on the smaller side of Arrow loopers, it’s not all THAT bad.

GigaG11, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Corkscrew, roller coaster at Cedar Point
Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0
Corkscrew
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
Track of Corkscrew (Cedar Point) at Cedar Point
Sam Howzit, CC BY 2.0
Corkscrew train returning to station in Cedar Point
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Corkscrew train returning to station in Cedar Point
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Corkscrew at Cedar Point
Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pumpkins display during HalloWeekends near Corkscrew (Cedar Point) in Cedar Point
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Corkscrew Roller Coaster at Cedar Point,Ohio
Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
Corkscrew at Cedar Point
Patik at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Corkscrew
Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0
Corkscrew over the Midway
Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0

11 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

May 15, 1976Opened

A custom looping coaster, built by Arrow, designed by Ron Toomer.

$1.75 millionTo build

Past incidents

  1. June 2005In June 2005, the shoulder restraints unlocked on the ride.
  2. August 1999On August 29, 1999, the chain lift used on the ride broke causing riders to be stranded on one of the coaster's cars.
  3. August 1981On August 25, 1981, two people were injured when one of the cars on a train suddenly disengaged.
3incidents blamed on the ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Cedar Point. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, kicentral.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Eric Marshall (CC BY 3.0), Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia) (CC BY-SA 3.0), Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California (CC BY 2.0), Sam Howzit (CC BY 2.0), Gregory Varnum (CC BY-SA 3.0), Chris Light (CC BY-SA 4.0), Chris Light (talk) (CC BY-SA 3.0), Patik at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Nick Vilagi, rider review on Captain Coaster: “They are iconic and beautiful, and I still love…”; Theo Smite, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Beautiful Lake Erie to the left as you ride…”; Zach S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Both riding and spectating this ride are great due…”; Simon C., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The corkscrew over the midway is pretty iconic.”; Nicolas Mattioli, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I sat in the front row and I got…”; Caiden Brauchler, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The next element is the saving grace; the vertical…”; TheClassicRemake Man, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I don't see how it's rough, the inversions are…”; Ben Hietanen, rider review on Captain Coaster: “On side note this happened to be the first…”; Ride On_17, forum post on kicentral.com: “However, what surprised me the most was the strong…”; Inverted Thrills, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The airtime hill actually provides some great flojector airtime…”; Coaster Great, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's not often that an arrow looper has ejector…”; Wesley Vaughn, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Plus, the airtime hill slaps.”; Richard Buman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Of course it can't keep up with today's coasters,…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: coastercrutchfield's back row POV, Corkscrew Back Row (HD POV) Cedar Point (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.