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(In the RollerCoaster Tycoon World teaser, you can briefly see a rollercoaster that strikingly resembles the Corkscrew Coaster type.)
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*Powered launch
*Powered launch
*Reversed-Inclined launched shuttle mode
*Reversed-Inclined launched shuttle mode

===Pre-built designs===
===Pre-built designs===
====RollerCoaster Tycoon====
====RollerCoaster Tycoon====
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*Big Loop ([[Heide-Park]])
*Big Loop ([[Heide-Park]])
*Irn Bru Revolution ([[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]])
*Irn Bru Revolution ([[Blackpool Pleasure Beach]])



====RollerCoaster Tycoon 2====
====RollerCoaster Tycoon 2====
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*Shark Attack ([[Fun at the Beach]])
*Shark Attack ([[Fun at the Beach]])
*Slippery Eel ([[Fun at the Beach]])
*Slippery Eel ([[Fun at the Beach]])

===Other Information===
===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.
Can give a 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 Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster in [[RCT1]] and Corkscrew Roller Coaster in [[RCT2]].
This ride is called Steel Corkscrew Roller Coaster in [[RCT1]] and Corkscrew Roller Coaster in [[RCT2]].
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Arrow is credited for the inventing of the Boomerang coaster.
Arrow is credited for the inventing of the Boomerang coaster.
The boomerang coaster is one of the most common roller coaster design in the world. Another company has built a more modern Boomerang (Vekoma is the company). Both have built boomerang roller coasters with arrow halting their production in 2001. The early Vekoma Boomerangs used Arrow trains and most of the still operating Boomerangs from both companies are now using Vekoma Trains.
The boomerang coaster is one of the most common roller coaster designs in the world. Vekoma has built a more modern version of Boomerang. Both companies have built boomerang roller coasters with Arrow halting their production in 2001. The early Vekoma Boomerangs used Arrow trains and most of the still operating Boomerangs from both companies now use Vekoma Trains.
====Arrow Dynamics====
====Arrow Dynamics====
*Arrow is also famous for inventing and coining the term "hyper-coaster." The first Hyper Coaster was introduced in 1989 and stole the world's fastest and tallest title from Scream Machine, which opened only three months prior. Arrow's "Hyper-Coaster" sparked a huge revival in roller coasters known among enthusiasts as the "Coaster Wars." This "war" is still ongoing until this day, however has since slowed down.
*Arrow is also famous for inventing and coining the term "hyper-coaster." The first Hyper Coaster was introduced in 1989 and stole the world's fastest and tallest title from Scream Machine, which opened only three months prior. Arrow's "Hyper-Coaster" sparked a huge revival in roller coasters known among enthusiasts as the "Coaster Wars." This "war" is still ongoing until this day, however has since slowed down.
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