<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Corkscrew </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> View of Corkscrew from ground level </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Alton Towers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Park section </Th> <Td> UG Land </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 52 ° 59 ′ 05" N 1 ° 53 ′ 26" W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.984701 ° N 1.890421 ° W ﻿ / 52.984701; - 1.890421 Coordinates: 52 ° 59 ′ 05" N 1 ° 53 ′ 26" W ﻿ / ﻿ 52.984701 ° N 1.890421 ° W ﻿ / 52.984701; - 1.890421 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Removed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening date </Th> <Td> 4 April 1980 (1980 - 04 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Closing date </Th> <Td> 9 November 2008 (2008 - 11 - 09) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cost </Th> <Td> £ 1,250,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Replaced by </Th> <Td> Thirteen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> General statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Steel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manufacturer </Th> <Td> Vekoma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Arrow Dynamics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Model </Th> <Td> Corkscrew with Bayerncurve </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Track layout </Th> <Td> custom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lift / launch system </Th> <Td> Chain lift hill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 75 ft (23 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Drop </Th> <Td> 68 ft (21 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 2,400 ft (730 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Speed </Th> <Td> 44 mph (71 km / h) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inversions </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Duration </Th> <Td> 1: 45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Max vertical angle </Th> <Td> 43 ° </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capacity </Th> <Td> 1,100 riders per hour </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> G - force </Th> <Td> 3.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height restriction </Th> <Td> 47.3 in (120 cm) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Corkscrew at RCDB Pictures of Corkscrew at RCDB </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Corkscrew </Th> </Tr>

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