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Corkscrew was a steel roller coaster located at the "Playland At the PNE" amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It appeared in the film Final Destination 3 (known in the movie as Devil's Flight), the 2012 motion picture Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, as well as the popular television series Smallville ("Magnetic" in season three ).
| Corkscrew | |
|---|---|
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| Playland | |
| Location | Playland |
| Coordinates | 49°17′02″N 123°02′09″W / 49.283890°N 123.035719°W |
| 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 | |
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 scenes.
As of March 2019, it was no longer listed on the park’s website and has been sold to an unannounced purchaser. Following its closure, it was dismantled by Clearview Demolition Ltd. and removed from the site to make room for Playland's planned renovation and expansion.[1][2]
History
editThe Dutch manufacturer Vekoma 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.
References
edit- ^ "Clearview Demolition Ltd. Project Details - Corkscrew Roller Coaster".
- ^ "Hastings Park / Pacific National Exhibition Master Plan A New Vision for Hastings Park" (PDF). January 2011: 11, 34–35.
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