Corkscrew Roller Coaster

Corkscrew Roller Coaster
Type:	Roller Coaster
Description:	A large steel roller coaster that can have the most complex track designs.
Cost:	£3,900+
Size:	Large (variable)
Appearance:	RollerCoaster Tycoon, RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, RollerCoaster Tycoon 3

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)
• Steep Twist
• Half Loop (may need to be researched)
• Corkscrew
• Banked Helix
• On-Ride Photo

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)

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.

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 resposible 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. The Boomerang roller coaster was made by two companies and is still popular to this day. Compared to RCT2 though, both rides were taller than 185 ft. compared to what is stated in the game.

• Both arrow and vekoma 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.

• 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.