Corkscrew (Playland)

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Corkscrew
Playland
Location	Playland
Coordinates	49°17′02″N 123°02′09″W / 49.283890°N 123.035719°W / 49.283890; -123.035719Coordinates: 49°17′02″N 123°02′09″W / 49.283890°N 123.035719°W / 49.283890; -123.035719
Status	Removed
Opening date	1994
Closing date	2018
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Model	Corkscrew with Bayerncurve
Height	75 ft (23 m)
Drop	68 ft (21 m)
Length	2,400 ft (730 m)
Speed	40 mph (64 km/h)
Inversions	2
Duration	1:29
Height restriction	48 in (122 cm)
Corkscrew at RCDB Pictures of Corkscrew at RCDB

Corkscrew was a steel roller coaster located at Playland At the PNE amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for its appearance in the 2006 motion picture Final Destination 3 (known in the movie as Devil's Flight) and the 2012 motion picture Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, as well as the popular television series Smallville (season three's "Magnetic"). The bonus disc of the Final Destination 3 DVD set includes behind the scenes footage shot on and around the coaster, documenting the challenges involved in shooting the complex scenes.

As of March 2019, it is no longer listed on the park’s website, and has been sold to an un-announced purchaser.

History[]

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Vekoma of the Netherlands originally built the ride in 1985 for Boblo Island park in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. The corkscrew concept was introduced by Arrow Dynamics in 1975 with a roller coaster that now operates at Silverwood in Idaho. Several models can be found throughout the world, some with additional inversions such as a vertical loop.

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External links[]

• Playland's official website