Corkscrew Roller Coaster: Difference between revisions

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===Construction===

Track has a tubular steel spine, connected to the outside edges of tubular steel running rails. Supports are large tubular steel posts. Trains are held on the track by wheels above, below, and inside the running rails.

===Special Track Elements===

*Banked Curves

*Vertical Loop (may need to be researched)

*On-Ride Photo

*Zero-G-Roll (RCT3 only)

===Constraints===

*Banked Curves - 50° banking

*Maximum Track Slope - 60°

*Maximum Lift Hill Slope - 25°

*Maximum Height - 239 Feet

===Vehicles===

*Roller Coaster Train

*Hyper Coaster Train (only if the track has no inversions; RCT1 only)

===Operating Modes===

*Continuous circuit mode

*Powered launch

*Reversed-Inclince launched shuttle mode

===Other Information===

Can give a slightly rough ride, but allows the most complex track elements to be used, and can be built to a large height. In the first [[RollerCoaster Tycoon]], a Hyper Coaster Train can be used in place of the standard train if there are no inversions in the track and if it goes at a high speed.

This ride is called Corkscrew Roller Coaster in both [[RCT2]] and [[RCT3]].

===In Real Life===

The most notable aspect of the Corkscrew Roller Coaster was how diverse the layouts could be. Arrow Dynamics is responsible for many of the Corkscrew roller coasters in the Six Flags parks featured in RCT2. The two most notable are Great American Scream Machine (Great Adventure, defunct as of Summer 2010) and Viper (Magic Mountain, still operating). Both of these rides were semi-copies of each other and were built in 1989 and 1990 respectively. Great American Scream Machine once held the records for World's Tallest, Tallest Looping and Fastest Rollercoaster in 1989 and 1990. Viper is now the world's tallest looping coaster. Compared to RCT2 though, both rides were taller than 185 ft. compared to what is stated in the game.

Arrow is credited for the inventing of the Boomerang coaster.