Cornball Express at Indiana Beach
Back car3 of 3 riders who named a row

Indiana Beach, Monticello, Indiana

Cornball Express

“More really crazy ejector air!”

POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
What riders love
  • airtime is actually elite, this is one of the most underrated coasters i've ridden, one of my favorite woodies for sure.
  • Love wooden coasters and made this my 200th as this thing is a beast with airtime in the front and back with tons of laterals at the end while running buttery smooth.
  • Some really good airtimes.
  • Cute family wooden coaster with some solid floater moments made excellent by the buzz bar restraint.
  • The front and middle seats provide a solid ride with only a slight rattle, and the buzz bar allows for fun floater/ejector.
  • It's tucked away in the section of the park where all the kiddie rides are, the ride itself is elevated 30 feet in the air to make room for said kiddie rides, and it just so happens to have some of the best ejectors in the state of Indiana thanks to those buzz bars.
  • Great airtime, my favorite first drop ever, great laterals, good length, smooth for its age.
  • The first drop has great laterals to it.
  • The first drop, while lacking air, has a very cool lateral slam in the back row.
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Cornball Express front seat on-ride HD POV @60fps Indiana Beach

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Cornball Express - Indiana Beach - Back Row (4K HD POV) - June 2024

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Indiana Beach Cornball Express Commercial (2001)

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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Indiana Beach

The rear seats give the best air, but unfortunately it rattles a lot back there and you get slammed back into the seat after each airtime.

Coaster Nut

More really crazy ejector air!

Incredible Coasters

Cute family wooden coaster with some solid floater moments made excellent by the buzz bar restraint.

Ethan S.

Absolutely incredible ride, the best drop on any coaster I’ve ridden, and then more airtime and insane laterals in the rest of the ride.

Scott Quisenberry

Call me crazy but for me Cornball Express had almost no airtime while Hoosier Hurricane had a fair amount of floater.

@bailey2103-3

Love wooden coasters and made this my 200th as this thing is a beast with airtime in the front and back with tons of laterals at the end while running buttery smooth.

Evan S

It’s also much smoother than its other wooden coaster counterpart.

Max S.

The coaster felt slightly rough in a spot or two with an uncomfortable jolt during the helix but overall was excellent for that airtime.

David

Will beat you up but the elements are so good that they completely overrule any roughness you will encounter.

Zach S.

Ride this in the back row for maximum effect, but on most days, it’s a walk-on, so snatching it is not a problem.

I'm NotHere

It has good capacity because there’s never a line!

Along 4 The Ride

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Car 6, the back: 3 of 3 riders who named a row

Specifications

55 ftHeight
108 AllAmericanTriple 96 Steel Hawg 77 HoosierHurricane 55 CornballExpress 44 Tig'rr 35 LostCoaster ofSuperstition
50 ftFirst drop
101 AllAmericanTriple 98 HoosierHurricane 50 CornballExpress
45 mphTop speed
All AmericanTriple Loop53 HoosierHurricane51 CornballExpress45 Steel Hawg41 Tig'rr31 Cyclone31 053 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Strong airtimeRider favouriteEjector airtime

airtime is actually elite, this is one of the most underrated coasters i’ve ridden, one of my favorite woodies for sure.

smacd, Captain Coaster review

I rode this a few years ago back when the park was run by apex, so it might have gotten smoother under Gene Staples, but this was so uncomfortable I had a migraine for the rest of the day.

Bubble Gaming, Captain Coaster review

The front and middle seats provide a solid ride with only a slight rattle, and the buzz bar allows for fun floater/ejector.

Coaster Nut, Captain Coaster review

Absolutely incredible ride, the best drop on any coaster I’ve ridden, and then more airtime and insane laterals in the rest of the ride.

Scott Quisenberry, Captain Coaster review

Fantastic coaster with major airtime where you are practically ejector from your seat in multiple drops.

Tom Fairnie, Captain Coaster review

A short lift hill and then a great first drop and then on that first hill you get wonderful airtime and a few more moments of airtime throughout.

David, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Cornball Express reaching the top of its lift hill
Bgtbbum at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5
Cornball Express at Indiana Beach
Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, (primary), CC BY 2.5
Cornball Express at Indiana Beach
Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, (primary), CC BY 2.5
Cornball Express at Indiana Beach
Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, (primary), CC BY 2.5

4 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

May 18, 2001Opened

Built by Custom Coasters International.

Golden Ticket Awards, top wood coaster: ranked in 13 polls, 2002 to 2022

18th2002, its first poll
13th2003, its best placing
44th2022, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Indiana Beach guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, incrediblecoasters.com, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Bgtbbum at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 2.5), Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, (primary) (CC BY 2.5). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

Quote at the top of the page: Incredible Coasters, published review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): David, rider review on Captain Coaster: “A short lift hill and then a great first…”; smacd, rider review on Captain Coaster: “airtime is actually elite, this is one of the…”; Evan S, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Love wooden coasters and made this my 200th as…”; Along 4 The Ride, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Some really good airtimes.”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The lap bars are super loose which helps you…”; Ethan S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Cute family wooden coaster with some solid floater moments…”; Coaster Nut, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The front and middle seats provide a solid ride…”; I'm NotHere, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's tucked away in the section of the park…”; Scott Quisenberry, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Absolutely incredible ride, the best drop on any coaster…”; J&B FitzTubeKidz, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Great airtime, my favorite first drop ever, great laterals,…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop has great laterals to it.”; Ethan S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop, while lacking air, has a very…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: ThemeParkMark's back row POV, Cornball Express - Indiana Beach - Back Row (4K HD POV) - June 2024 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.