Corkscrew Roller Coaster POV Classic Arrow Dynamics Knotts Berry Farm Silverwood Nagashima Spaland

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Arrow Dynamics is responsible for the modern steel coaster turning riders upside down! Here is some vintage footage of the original Corkscrew coaster at Knott's Berry Farm, current video of the ride today at Silverwood Theme Park, and one of the 14 original Arrow Corkscrew roller coasters still in operation at Nagashima Spaland in Japan!
Knotts Berry Farm footage by Shane Huish
Silverwood footage by Silverwood Theme Park
All other footage by Robb Alvey

[@elofkjellson3906]

Don't care how rough they can be, there is nothing more beautiful or satisfying than a classic Arrow coaster going through those double corkscrews...god that is so nice to watch.

[@andymann1667]

the corkscrew was my very first ride on a big people coaster at Knotts when I was ten years old and I was privilege to ride it on the last ride before it was moved. Great memories.

[@andrewschannel4259]

If you want to ride it again you can go to Silverwood!

[@James-rt8gd]

Love the mini documentary format

[@Ashtonwoerz]

I really like that you added he history to the ride!!

[@Doggeslife]

Arrow Dynamics' shop on Moffett Blvd in Mountain View was right across the street from my grandmother's house. My late mother would tell me about seeing people making the original teacups for the Mad Hatters ride. I didn't see any of that, having been born in 1960. The site is now an auto body shop. I myself remember them making coaster tracks right next to the drive-in at their newer location, and I saw very interesting things whenever I went to see a movie there.

[@pattym9182]

Does it make me weird that I LOVE the noise Arrow coasters make on the chain lift? It's just so...unique. I could literally listen to it all day. I wish every single coaster could sound like an Arrow on the chain hill. Ahhhhhhhhh like no one seems to truly appreciate that sound!

[@lcarpetrondookmariot7620]

you're definitely not alone

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Me too. And i love how the track looks like a skeletal steel snake and how smooth the trains fly through them.

[@kquttersanford3635]

pattym9182 same

[@terrimeakin-rosario2508]

I love the chain lift noise on any coaster boasting!

[@jimmaloney1121]

Absolutely love the sound of an Arrow lift hill.

[@kickyoface3000]

Love the coaster facts you've been putting in the last couple videos, awesome work.

[@brad3266]

You can find this coaster in indonesia, DUFAN theme park. The corkscrew rollercoaster in dufan was since 1985 and it also has a loop on its first drop

[@MondoCoasters]

Hi Robb, Love this new type of format. You should do it more often! :)))

[@daphix]

the original corkscrew surprisingly runs pretty smooth even for its age

[@pl1guru]

Opryland in Nashville had a version of this coaster that opened in 1977 or 1978 called the Wabash Cannonball. It was the first modern coaster I rode on. I loved it, but thought it was too short.

[@NoodleyBits]

Love the vintage footage

[@lozarmusic]

Arrow dynamics was the best I wish they were still here

[@FanOfVacuums2]

Me too! At least they went out with a bang and left us with X2.

[@lozarmusic]

FanOfVacuums2 Agreed

[@andmit]

Ahh Corkscrew, The Mellow Alternative to Aftershock at Silverwood in Idaho. You can see it in the distance as the corkscrew goes up it's track

[@biker7766]

Love history videos like this! Please make more!

[@Vylkeer]

Can’t believe this is the first coaster ever to include a corkscrew loop and it also had 3 inversions which was also a first.

[@TheDuwath]

Ich really like those History Lessons! Keep bringing me the Coasterknowledge. Greetings from Germany.

[@CommanderOmegaTau]

The one thing to sum up the Corkscrew Coasters: WE'RE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN!!! In all seriousness, its good to see some vintage footage of coasters.

[@CommanderOmegaTau]

Do you know which one it is?

[@Cows2000]

The ride opened up in 1977. The corkscrew at cedar point was the first arrow looping coaster. The first modern looping coaster was revolution at SFMM which opened up in 1976.

[@alfiewhitnell6965]

Wooooahhhh! We are getting corkscrewed!

[@replicaoflife4963]

Really like the trivia tidbits you're throwing into these vids lately!

[@ianwyma2334]

If you guys make it out to Idaho any time soon Silverwood has some great coasters and other thrill rides :)

[@terrimeakin-rosario2508]

omg, this is our local mini coaster at silverwood! omg, its the first of its kind, everyone! yup, it will box your fricking ears if you don't brace yourself, but its been around since theme parks were just starting, so don't shun it!

[@vekomaboomerang4094]

The Corkscrew was at Knott's from 1975 to 1989.

[@TheTrebizom]

This was my first ever roller coaster. I rode it with my uncle when it was at Knotts Berry Farm. I believe I was maybe 7 or 8.

[@JackSassyPants]

So the same year that this was built Arrow Dynamics ALSO built the interlocking loops of Loch Ness Monster in Busch Gardens? Does that mean it was the first ride to have a vertical loop? This is all really interesting.

[@SendyTheEndless]

We're getting corkscrewed!

[@clk543543]

3 POVS in one 1 video

[@ryanpenrod1859]

Interestingly, Silverwood operators do NOT want you to stand in the exit path below the first drop where the cutaway from the POV is- I wonder if they're worried about people climbing up/tall people touching the tracks?

[@mirrorwing4826]

the corkscrew has been a staple at Valley fair in minnesota...

[@L00PdeL00P]

Hey! I have one of these at my local park! cool

[@x_x.proxy.x_x5817]

I rode corkscrew yesterday at Silverwood

[@ngtflyer]

Interesting how the very first one doesn't beat the crap out of you.. until the sudden stop right at the end :)

[@kyleeaton2660]

I rode one of those ride designs at Busch Gardens Tampa many years ago, "The Python." Sadly, that one is no longer there.

[@brigitteyvonne1571]

Cool vid!👍🏼

[@explorepaul]

Cool video

[@mikethewhizz5085]

Was it also the first roller coaster ever to feature two inversions?

[@skylerpowers8871]

Are they going through all of the notable Arrow loopers or something? Tennessee Tornado should come eventually but I suppose it isn't a "classic"

[@The2Trolles]

+Skyler Powers Tornado was one of, if not the last Arrow looper ever built. Sure, it's by far the smoothest, but far from the most notable.

[@skylerpowers8871]

The2Trolles Yeah I know.

[@MattMcIrvin]

These coasters aren't very good... but they're historically important. The second one was Old Chicago's Chicago Loop, an indoor coaster. It is now operating outdoors as the Canobie Corkscrew at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, NH.

[@SN_-qs6rk]

We have a arrow dynamics loop and corkscrew coaster even in Indonesi Edit: sorry turns out is a boomerang

[@dollarsundaes167]

that roller coaster looks exactly like the one at rainbows end, but without the loop de loop

[@michaeljacobs1915]

I went on this as a kid, maybe 1980

[@neilrefusekid]

me on a arrow coaster: ow ow ow ow ow weee ow ow ow wee ow ow wee ow wee ow ow ow ow on the brakes: *has headache*

[@ZEKROM7685]

Would the Canobie Corkscrew at Canobie Lake Park be one of the originals?

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

Yes, but the Canobie Corkscrew was originally located at Old Chicago Mall (it was named Chicago Loop and appeared in the film The Fury). It was moved to Canobie in 1986.

[@fuchslochtv]

is it painfull?

[@moekitsune]

Michigan's Adventure has an almost exact clone of this, but they put a vertical loop after the first drop. EDIT: Nevermind! I think it was they planned to put a loop in.

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

Why is the one from knots in Japan?

[@kek659]

You should do a documentary on the Vekoma boomerang =P

[@paultillmann8584]

I love the old school roller coasters gr jeffrey 🍀☕🌞😘🌴.

[@carolineisdro6958]

were dis?

[@siouxmoux3]

Wow that coaster suppose to that short. And thought the demon at California great America was short. At least they let you ride it multiples times

[@Skylord2011]

Alright, you have to factor in that it's in a small space and it's designed to be compact.

[@aarondafishOfficial]

I can only watch the videos, as 99.9% of the roller coasters i dont live by ;_;

[@jaybrooks1098]

“Why is it tilting so much?” Lol. Not designed in a computer..

[@ZippperBeansPyro]

This is also at cedar point right?

[@amazingcoasterandgamecownt7626]

Idk I think cedar point has a clone is that correct?????

[@squidwardshouse5431]

+ZippperBeansGaming No, Cedar Point has a fully custom version of this concept. So its not a clone or edited clone. The colour scheme of the track supports and trains are exactly the same though. To be honest I thought the thumbnail picture was Cedar Point XD. Especially with the Hyper Coaster in the background that looks like Magnum XL 200.

[@ZippperBeansPyro]

aNewbSimRacer oh ok

[@BAKU2K2]

KWhitSkates, Actually the coaster shown at the thumbnail picture is the Corkscrew at Nagashima Spa Land, the coaster that resembles Magnum XL 200 is actually Steel Dragon 2000.

[@BAKU2K2]

KWhitSkates, Actually the coaster shown at the thumbnail picture is the Corkscrew at Nagashima Spa Land, the coaster that resembles Magnum XL 200 is actually Steel Dragon 2000.

[@BlueAxeRacer]

"vintage". You haven't fooled me. I know how heavy cameras were back then.

[@NoodleyBits]

+BlueAxeRacer I'd bet the camera had it's own seat on the coaster

[@themeparkreview]

+BlueAxeRacer I don't know what you mean.

[@chiefkeef6269]

It has to be "vintage" footage because the coaster hasn't even been at Knott's in decades... You fooled yourself.

[@mkealcoran]

+BlueAxeRacer I hope you know there were consumer cameras in the 70s that were light.

[@natekenny7106]

Well it had to be filmed sometime between 1975-1989 because it was removed after that..

[@haskelnisai5667]

wow nice video.....maybe you should try indonesian corkscrew coaster in ancol jakarta

[@fwnevaeh1674]

Canobie lake crockscrew

[@sjaalrits4776]

Isnt arrow dynamics just vekoma?

[@FanOfVacuums2]

Not at all.

[@douglashall6326]

No. Arrow Dynamics went out of business years ago in the middle of building X2 at Magic Mountain. They lost ground to their competitors due to some poor management decisions and how expensive their roller coasters were.

[@lgrbrc1153]

That drop looks tiny!

[@zhardo]

OHHHHHHhhhhhh

[@nicom8784]

Pov*

[@nicom8784]

Get a pic of acrobat!

[@ColinTalboo]

copied from cedar point

[@themeparkreview]

+colin colby Um, how exactly what this "copied from Cedar Point" when Cedar Point's opened AFTER the Knott's one? Please do 30 seconds of research and try to have a CLUE before you post a comment. Thank you!

[@ColinTalboo]

sorry, i went to cedar point the day before i saw this and the operator said that it was first so they lied an confused me

[@CrestwoodRocks]

The Cedar Point is the first one with a corkscrew AND a loop.

[@brentonmorand]

Cedar Point created it before this...

[@FanOfVacuums2]

The Cedar Point Corkscrew was built in 1976. The first one, Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm, was built in 1975.

[@coaster__]

0:22 The New GoPro for 2018, Beautiful graphics

[@KrazeeClark]

👍🎢

[@matthewduarte4865]

corkscrew was replaced by boomerang which was replaced by hangtime

[@gallimead]

The corkscrew turn, is pretty unique to Arrow coasters. One reason maybe that the energy to push a coaster through 720 AND move forward, pretty much kills all the momentum, after its done. Hence this element is always at the end of the ride.

[@abovethefirehouse]

i remember this back in the late70's and 80's

[@danieltaylor1666]

I love the 20's-30's music

[@rhythmdroid]

Cool footage...but...like....it would've been better to have some generic 1970s sounding music...not 1920s...

[@kagome122885]

My first roller coaster with inversions was Corkscrew at Michigan's Adventure

[@ghytseries5101]

What about the ArrowDynamics Loop & Corkscrew, such as the Wild Thing, Dufan Halilintar, and Steamin' Demon, etc?

[@seywhut2985]

Opryland used to have one of these, "Wabash Cannonball." When it was new in 75 it was really a scary looking thing! Coasters didn't go upside down! But we stood in line for the hour or whatever it took to ride a 30 second ride - over and over again. Then when I got a little older I worked in the park and actually got to run it.

[@lanceflx63]

My first looping coaster

[@bjbresulla]

That was my first looping coaster when it was at knotts as a kid. I loved that ride

[@CaboWabotv]

exactly like the Wabash Cannonball that was at Opryland

[@galnhus56]

"We are getting corkscrewed!" I guess that's better than getting screwed.

[@jehadkalaf2886]

One of those ten original operating corckscrew sis the vortex at calaway park. They really need a new better roller coaster

[@mrlego611]

I always thought Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain was the first roller coaster to turn riders upside-down, with it being the first modern coaster looping coaster with a vertical loop.

[@themeparkreview]

+mrlego611 OMG, can people seriously do THRITY SECONDS of research before they post stupid comments?!?!? This is the third time I've written this. Corkscrew opened in 1975 and Revolution opened in 1976. Google will tell you this in 15 seconds if you search.

[@mrlego611]

I'm sorry! I just said "I thought." And just so you know, I did check right after I posted that comment. :\

[@TraceyDBaker]

love your vids, but the thing with coasters is that you queue for god knows how long! but the ride is only a couple of minutes. take Thorpe Park's Speedway in the UK. that is only about a minute long...... it is definately a thrill seekers thing....

[@rileymannion5301]

There's a original corkscrew at calaway Park just outside calgary alberta, it's green and called vortex

[@gabrielhernandezproduccion2220]

Where did you get the vintage footage knots berry farms corkscrew

[@drk9011]

Worlds of Fun in KC had one of these from 1976 until 88 and it was one of my very favorite rides as a kid. Miss those days.

[@andrewhanson1180]

No love for the one at Michigan's Adventure? That one has the craziest color scheme and the butt ass ugliest station ever built!

[@Rbsa123]

I've been on steamin demon at six flags great escape which is an arrow, but it has a loop before the corkscrews. It's a decent coaster, but it's such a headbanger.

[@jeffreygarvey344]

When I was a kid 10 years old..i was never afraid of the loops..it was the first drop that scared the crap out of me

[@gary5551000]

I was on this coaster in 1976 I think is the world first looping modern day coaster

[@bezoticallyyours83]

I'd love to ride corkscrew!

[@L00PdeL00P]

Canobie lake park

[@ridermaster7882]

Aren't these models considered outdated today.

[@ZandaharKindahar]

I thought Cedar Point's Corkscrew was the first upside down coaster.

[@ECEvideos47_Official]

It would have been the first coaster with a loop, if Revolution at SFMM didn't open a few days earlier.

[@bigbeef3458]

+ECEvideos47 a loop and upside down is the same thing

[@CARay1214]

+Chilli__Love Not exactly, upside down is any inversion, while a loop is a certain type of an inversion.

[@FanOfVacuums2]

The first modern inverting coaster, as seen in this video, was actually Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm. Corkscrew at Cedar Point was the first roller coaster to feature three inversions. It would have been the first coaster with a vertical loop if Revolution as Magic Mountain didn't open seven days prior to Corkscrew's opening, though.

[@fabianaalvesrodrigues3442]

Essa montanha russa é idêntica a do parque Beto Carrero

[@kdm71291]

I rode the Corkscrew when it was new at Knott's.

[@Andy888101]

I been on the one in Michigan adventure

[@snowyicicle1335]

Wow! The vintage footage is so cool!

[@reidospeedo158]

Yeah history!!

[@MrTNT6000]

theres only 10 left in operation? i thought basically every amusement park had one of these. does it count if it has a loop in it?

[@utahcoasterenthusiasts]

I must say that was a very well done video. Thanks for making it.

[@CrestwoodRocks]

would be cool if more of these model corkscrews were held at fairs

[@jonstoddart6628]

Weeeeee!!!!!!!