Vortex

Roller coaster · Calaway Park

About this attraction

The Vortex is a corkscrew roller coaster at Calaway Park in Alberta. It was first named Turn of the Century, later Corkscrew, and has carried its current name since 2005. The short track sends riders around two laps.

Good to know

Minimum height: 122 cm¹
Restraint: Over-the-shoulder¹

The information and notices on site are authoritative. Source: Park website

How it feels

Lights & flashes: unknown
Loud noises: unknown
Scents: unknown
Fog & smoke: unknown
G-forces: unknown
Bumpy & spinning: unknown
Darkness: unknown
Surprises & scares: unknown
Heights: unknown
Tight spaces: unknown
Getting wet: unknown

Ratings from 0 (none) to 3 (a lot). “Unknown”: no rating yet.

Technical data

Top speed: 80km/h²
Height: 21.3m²

Elements

2 inversions³

Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics⁴

Sources

Park website, added on Oct 15, 2026
Park website, added on Oct 15, 2026
Wikipedia article “Calaway Park” by its authors, CC BY-SA 4.0, added on Oct 19, 2026, values may have been converted (e.g. units)
Wikidata (CC0), retrieved on Oct 15, 2026

Data sources for this attraction

Parkonaut community (LicenseRef-Parkonaut-ToS): Contributions from the Parkonaut community
Wikidata (CC0-1.0): Data from Wikidata (CC0)
“Calaway Park” from Wikipedia by its authors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes were made: values taken from the article and converted where needed (e.g. units).

Data sources