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Interlocking corkscrews

Interlocking corkscrews on Superman Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Interlocking Corkscrews is an element usually found on Bolliger & Mabillard roller coasters, which consists of two corkscrew inversions that spin around each other; one turns riders upside down over the other. Usually, only a banked curve separates the two corkscrews.

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Looking through interlocking corkscrews on Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa

Nemesis Inferno at Thorpe Park is the only inverted roller coaster to feature interlocking corkscrews on the same track, although Dragon Challenge features the first corkscrew on the "Chinese Fireball" track interlocks with the corkscrew on "Hungarian Horntail". This is the only case where corkscrews from two different tracks interlock.

Examples[]

All roller coasters with this element where manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard apart from Huracan, which was built by Gerstlauer.

Name Park Type Opened Status
Batman - The Dark Knight Six Flags New England Floorless 2002 Operating
Bizarro Six Flags Great Adventure Floorless 1999 Operating
Dominator
Formerly Dominator
Kings Dominion
Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom
Floorless
2008
2000
Operating
Closed 2007
Dragon Khan PortAventura Park Sit-Down 1995 Operating
Huracan Belantis Sit-down 2010 Operating
Insane Speed Janfusun Fancyworld Floorless 2001 Operating
Kumba Busch Gardens Tampa Sit-Down 1993 Operating
Nemesis Inferno Thorpe Park Inverted 2003 Operating
Scream! Six Flags Magic Mountain Floorless 2003 Operating
Superman / la Atracción de Acero Parqu Warner Madrid Floorless 2002 Operating
Superman Krypton Coaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas Floorless 2000 Operating
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