An inversion where a vertical loop has been stretched laterally, so the track resembles a corkscrew. Also (confusingly), the term used to describe an in-line twist that occurs on a Vekoma flying coaster, plus Pinfari's term for a rollover on their inverted coasters.
Back drop, 1 1/2 twist to back drop
A move starting on the back, 1/2 Front Somersault With 1 1/2 Twists To back.
From back landing, 11/2 twists to back drop (with 180° forward rotation); ie. cradle + 1 twist.
To cross your fingers, middle over index. Twist your wrist back and forth and go to work on your desired orifice.
A coaster element, so named because the track looks like the thing you use to remove wine corks. Causes the train to twist completely around, often two times in a row.
The corkscrew (B&M: flat spin/ wing over) is a roller coaster inversion which most often resembles a loop that has been 'widened' in terms of the element's entrance and exit points being a distance away from each other. The main difference is that riders are inverted at a point angled 90° horizontally from the incoming track, whereas in a loop, the inversion comes parallel to the track, but travelling in the opposite direction.
The Corkscrew is a roller coaster at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. When built in 1976, it was the first roller coaster in the world with 3 inversions.
Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster made by Vekoma of the Netherlands. The coaster is located in the Ug Land area of Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England, the UK's most famous theme park. It is the park's oldest ride and in the 1980s it was the most publicized rollercoaster in the United Kingdom.
A Corkscrew (formally also known as a 540 twist) is a move that is believed to have originated from Wushu and Capoeira. Because of the difficulty and appearance of the move it has been incorporated into various other athletic activities, namely Tricking and Break Dancing. The move consists of a practitioner swinging one leg up while jumping off the ground with the other leg.
Corkscrew is the name of a three-loop coaster at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. Until the hypercoaster Wild Thing (the fifth highest and fastest roller coaster in the world at the time it opened in 1996), Corkscrew was the only outdoor all-steel roller coaster in Minnesota. The Corkscrew is currently the only roller coaster at Valleyfair with an inverted or corkscrew section.
Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster located at Playland amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for its appearance in the 2006 motion picture Final Destination 3, as well as the popular television series Smallville (season three's "Magnetic"). The bonus disc of the FD3 DVD set includes behind the scenes footage shot on and around the coaster, documenting the challenges involved in shooting the complex scenes.