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[rct_noob]

http://www.altontowe...o-the-corkscrew



The picture says it all, the Corkscrew is getting demolished

[coastercrazy]

I never been there but wow, that's pretty sad. First double helix (or corkscrew) in Europe. And now it's being demolished, I wonder what it's gonna get replaced by.

/CC

[rct_noob]

Well, actually it's a double helix AND a corkscrew in that coaster.


P.S: I have a strange feeling that rcthelp will post in this topic.

[rcthelp]

That is one of the really old school coasters. It's all based around a radial frame that sits on the surface of the ground. No concrete piles or pillars, no underground/dark elements.

So I reckon it should be possible to dismantle it and take it somewhere else....

[rct_noob]

It should be possible to dismantle it and take it somewhere else....

Right, but isn't there a version at Playland, PNE Vancouver?

I mean, they're both similar....

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[mushroomer]

^ Yes there is! Playland's my home park.

It's no too intense, and the line is SUPER short even at prime time
But the wooden coaster's much better

[rcthelp]

The replacement for corkscrew has been codenamed SW6 and this image claims to be an early plan of the layout.



Planning permission was submitted in December 2008: http://publicaccess....o=KBM3OQPG04H00

That second link contains some details about where, and some of the buildings, but not the track layout itself.

[Luketh]

So it'll be in an "X" formation?

that means the pic isn't working...

[rct_noob]

LOL how can a full circuit coaster have an "X" shape track!? It's not a FULL CIRCUIT.

[rcthelp]

You're right, it's not a full circuit. That's why it's labelled as 'switch backs' . Some of the world's very first coasters used switch backs. Essentially, the ride ends in a cul de sac, and is then 'switched back' to the beginning.