Corkscrew

Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, featuring one vertical loop and two corkscrews. Built in 1980, Corkscrew was planned to reflect the design of its sister roller coaster Corkscrew at Cedar Point.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Power Tower and Valleyfair.

Power Tower

Drop tower

Power Tower is a thrill ride located at two Six Flags parks in the US, Cedar Point and Valleyfair. The attractions are powered by air in large cylinders in which an aircraft steel cable, connected to the internal piston, travels and is also connected to the external rider car. Power Tower is situated 370 feet west of Corkscrew.

Valleyfair

Theme park

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Valleyfair is a 90-acre amusement park in Shakopee, Minnesota, United States. Owned by Six Flags, the park opened in 1976 and features over 75 rides and attractions including eight roller coasters. Valleyfair is situated 570 feet northwest of Corkscrew.

Xtreme Swing

Xtreme Swing is a thrill ride located at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota. Xtreme Swing is situated 450 feet west of Corkscrew.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shakopee and Eden Prairie.

Shakopee

Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Shakopee is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the nation's 16th-largest metropolitan area, with 3.7 million people.

Eden Prairie

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Eden Prairie is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It had a population of 64,198 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th-largest city in Minnesota.

Chanhassen

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Chanhassen is a small city in Minnesota just southwest of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Chanhassen is close to the big city, but still has that small town charm, making it appealing for all types of visitors.

Corkscrew

Type: Roller coaster
Description: amusement ride
Categories: steel roller coaster, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Shakopee, Scott, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.79934° or 44° 47′ 58″ north

Longitude

-93.4554° or 93° 27′ 20″ west

Open location code

86P8QGXV+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 865166144

OpenStreetMap feature

attraction=roller_coaster

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q570734

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Corkscrew” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Corkscrew”
French: “Corkscrew”
German: “Corkscrew”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Wave and Superior Stage.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Corkscrew”. Photo: Alex, CC BY-SA 2.0.