| coastercrazy11 |
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Posts: 24 Location: thirsk
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ive never been on this....id of loved to ride it but atleast i have the one in Flamingo Land to ride instead :D and the future corkscrew at LWV! i wanted to ride this bad :(
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| JiMaNeYbOb |
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to be truthfully honest... i was never a fan of corkscrew... it never did it for me but it was a great ride considering when it was built (a good 30 years ago!) and yeah its a ledgend and yeah alot of people had great memories on it but it was its time to go!
plus i never knew that the purple loops at the front were the corkscrews! i wandered what the hell the were!
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| OfficialAltonTowers |
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Posts: 28 Location: WALES !!! Soon to be Crewe !!!
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RIP Corky we will miss you, Alton has lost some of its atmosphere now corkys not there, every time i go now i want to hear the whining of its lift hill and the screams of the poeple getting the airtime off the second drop, They shouldve refurbed it and put it into the forbidden valley or X-Sector where blackhole used to be, insted they just put the iconic double inverted helix as a Kind of monument on the way in to the park, 10/10, was a tad rough on the neck though.
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| nemesisamazing |
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Posts: 44 Location: Preston
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I never got to ride it :-( they took it down the day before I got to go :-(
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| CoasterGalz |
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Posts: 6 Location:
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sad to see her go, had many good times on this
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| HarryT |
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Posts: 18 Location:
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I am sad to see this ride leave as I never got to go on it. I thought it was an amazingly well themed coaster, even though it is so simple. The new coaster looks amazing, but this was classic. They now have put the corcscrews at the entrance to the park. They are painted purple and look stunning!
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| paul hazlewood |
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wasnt my favorite ride,,,i was 5 when i first went to alton towers in 1985 and obviously wasnt tall enough at the time,,,my first inverted coaster was the missile at the now condemed american adventure and thats when my fear turned to love of coasters in 1994 i got my first go on corky, corky was my 3rd inverted coaster, nemesis my 2nd, corky had to go but it will always be the face of alton towers, my only fear now is that nemesis will also go the way of the corky, dismantled!!!
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| coasterC |
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Posts: 13 Location: Wiltshire, UK
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I am so angry at my childhood fear of rides, because i never went on her before the demolition.......... waaaaah!!
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| Zamey |
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Posts: 1 Location:
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It was my first coaster & my favourite when i was like 8 :) My dad kept trying to force me on Nemesis when i just wanted to go on Corky! Yeah, it did get a little rough, but how long it lasted for was bloody good, and it still had life in it.
I cried for 3 whole days when i knew it was going :( Lol, RIP Corky.
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| flamingolandlover12 |
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Posts: 16 Location: Middlesbrough, England
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was a bir tough! wobder what the world first is|????? :/
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| carrot2010 |
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Posts: 1 Location: thurrock
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thank god this has now gone, was getting way too rough. cant wait for thirteen!
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| coaster rider118 |
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Posts: 0 Location:
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i loved corkscrew cant bilieve theyr gettin rid of it :(
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| ciallkennett |
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Posts: 3669 Location: Oooh! Who lives in MK and not in the sea...CI-ALL KENNETT!
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Th13teen times are not for everyone...
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| MetaKnight2393 |
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Posts: 1 Location: Battleship Halberd
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This one was special to me as it was the first Inverting Coaster I ever went on. It was getting outdated and rough, but I couldn't hate it simply for that- R.I.P. (Rust In Peace) Corkscrew!
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| bestever48202 |
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Posts: 1 Location: England
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It really hurts your head and its very rough but...
R.I.P-Corkscrew
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325 Location:
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spawn of satan
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| coastercrazy11 |
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Posts: 24 Location: thirsk
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i really hope that the new ride will be as good as the other amazing rides at Alton Towers
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| macsftw906 |
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Posts: 0 Location:
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rough sometimes but will be missed and it was an awesome ride for smaller children who wern't tall enough for the likes of oblivion and nemesis
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| Blaze |
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Posts: 1325 Location:
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Worst coaster I have ever had the misfortune to ride.
Worse than Rita.
Says it all.
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| ciallkennett |
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Posts: 3669 Location: Oooh! Who lives in MK and not in the sea...CI-ALL KENNETT!
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I loved it <3
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| Martyn H |
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Posts: 1138 Location:
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It was running brilliantly on its last day. I used to hate it, but now I kinda miss it. It was rough and the layout was dull, but it was actually doing something for me on the last day. And because I was on the last public train, I feel like giving it a higher score than before :)
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| morgar |
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Posts: 4 Location:
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An old classic, I know it's not an "Arrow Original" but it was a good ride in it's day - I'm glad I got to go for one last ride in its last season of operation. Yes it was a rough old bugger but it was all part of the experience
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| alexdude98 |
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Posts: 65 Location: Home sweet home!
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Corkscrew was a rough coaster. But I do feel sad about going there this year without the Corkscrew being there. However, I'm more happy then sad, because I'm looking forward to Secret Weapon 6!
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| tommylawrence |
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Posts: 26 Location: Ashton (aka chav land).
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so bloody excited about sw6!!! Going to be a world first too :)! Rumors are that John Wardly has been seen around the park, and the area where corkie used to be. I pray to GOD that it will have Johns ideas backing sw6!
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| coastercrazy11 |
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Posts: 24 Location: thirsk
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ie got the flamingo land corkscrew (aka, the better one)so i aint that sad to see it go cuz i didnt go on it wen iwent cuz of large queues
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| sawfan1993 |
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Posts: 0 Location:
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sad to have seen it go but it did kill my neck hell of a lot!
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| c-r1d4 |
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Posts: 4 Location: Scotland
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killed my neck
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| MUPPER06 |
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Posts: 5 Location:
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im so sad to see it go
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| MetaKnight2393 |
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Posts: 1 Location: Battleship Halberd
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This was the first coaster with inversions I ever rode, so Corkscrew is really rather special to me-If I had the cash, I'd have bought it off Alton Towers =P
R.I.P (Rust in Peace) Corkscrew ='(
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| BloodCage |
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Posts: 1 Location:
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the fun things on coasters are slow loops and slow corkscrews even if it bangs your head, all you think about is if you will make it around the loop or not
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| ashleyB2961 |
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Posts: 1 Location:
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worlds first ride? i wonder wt that will B?
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| dj-fireball999 |
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Posts: 271 Location: Cheltenham
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I MISS IT ALREADY!!!!
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| coasterdolphin |
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Posts: 22 Location:
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First Rollercoaster ever- Very fun . bangs your head though and corkscrews are slower than they look
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| blaze123 |
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Posts: 22 Location:
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You know a ride isnt any good when the best bit about it was the view, day or night it was amazing, the only thing I will miss about this disaster, but shows how quickly things move on in the coaster world
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| Coaster-Fiend |
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Posts: 386 Location: Manchester, England
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Great in it's day, but the truth is it was merely an average coaster for the last 10 years. I rated it 5. Roll on SW6!
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| ciallkennett |
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Posts: 3669 Location: Oooh! Who lives in MK and not in the sea...CI-ALL KENNETT!
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Goodbye Corkie!!
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| looplover |
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Posts: 2 Location:
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I am honoured to see this ride last 28 years. I think Vekoma a fantastic.
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| slash1994 |
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Posts: 2 Location:
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I gave it an 8 as it was one of the best in its day and it was my first coaster with inversions, which is important to me.
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| coastermac |
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Posts: 98 Location: Ye olde York
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I was on the last public paying ride, on the very last car!
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| blaze123 |
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Posts: 98 Location: Ye olde York
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also, any one else seen on the news what they found inside the circuit?10 pair of underwear and a prosthetic leg to name just a few!
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| blaze123 |
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Posts: 98 Location: Ye olde York
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well i did ride it(for first time, twice)) and it was the most painfull ride I have ever been on save submission. the first time was on the very front thanks to fastpass, which was very rough but not too bad apart from the corkscrews, which were just as bad as i was expecting, and some bits that looked bad, like the exit to the pre-drop, and entry to the last corner before the brakes were not actually rough and painfull. but the seccond time, i was in very back, which was much worse, and every little piece of track brought with it a new way to hurt. pieces that were not painfull were agonising, and the corkscrews were just plain wrong. i can see why it is time for this to go. the only good part of this ride was the amazing view at the top, both in day and night, and its a shame its a view I will never see again.
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| blaze123 |
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Posts: 98 Location: Ye olde York
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shame i cantmake it on 9th. would have loved to have beeen on the last ever circuit.ahwell, I am going before the end of season and I'll ride it then
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| coastermac |
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Posts: 98 Location: Ye olde York
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All going to Alton on the 9th right? Just to have one last go, gonna try and get on the last ride.
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| joeraine |
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Posts: 39 Location:
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Damn it's going. I haven't been on it and I doubt i'll go there in time to go on it. Well from what I've heard there isn't really that much of a point.
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| coasterchris93 |
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Posts: 39 Location:
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Lol; i must admit i really like corkscrew and its pop of airtime :P But it needs to go.. We need a woodie with 10x the airtime :)
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| popboy84 |
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Posts: 18 Location: Leicestershire, UK.
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its closing at the end of the 2008 season shame
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| Jewls1993 |
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Posts: 18 Location: Leicestershire, UK.
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Rest in peice my beautiful :'(
1) First inverting ride
2) Packs a punch still
3) Looks nice (apart from the centre where the frams are)
4) Sounds good
5) I love seeing all of the kids come off thinking it was amazing then they want to try bigger rides :) *sigh*
Can't believe it is going :(
BUT HEY! Sounds to me like something big is coming to Alton in the next few years!
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| looplover |
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Posts: 2 Location:
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Rubbish and hear it closed down on 2/10/08. Also a rough coaster
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| coasterchris93 |
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Posts: 2 Location:
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@blaze: its not going to be a B&M coaster; but I'm betting it will be a family sized woodie.
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| CoasterKing |
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Posts: 197 Location: Staffordshire
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I will be sad to see this go. I know I ranted about it being rough etc but last week it really didn't seem that bad. It might not have the airtime or speed of Alton's other coasters but it is a fun ride and it has served the park well for over 20 years. Thanks Corkie.
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