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Roller Coaster DataBase
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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>RCDB was started in 1996 by Duane Marden,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> a computer programmer from <a href="/facts/Brookfield,_Wisconsin/h4IBzlJF">Brookfield, Wisconsin</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> The website is run off <a href="/facts/Web_server/A4GS6thA">web servers</a> in Marden's basement and a location in <a href="/facts/St._Louis/22beLecX">St. Louis</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="content">Content</h2> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/List_of_defunct_amusement_parks/EC5N0p4U">List of defunct amusement parks</a></p> <p>Each roller coaster entry includes any of the following information for the ride: current amusement park location, type, status (existing, standing but not operating (SBNO), defunct), opening date, make/model, cost, capacity, length, height, drop, number of <a href="/facts/Roller_coaster_inversion/Ey6Tar4v">inversions</a>, speed, duration, maximum vertical angle, <a href="/facts/Train_(roller_coaster)/CtAFTXyY">trains</a>, and special notes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> Entries may also feature reader-contributed photos and/or <a href="/facts/Press_release/cq4a38CC">press releases</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> </p><p>The site also categorizes the rides into special orders, including a list of the tallest coasters, a list of the fastest coasters, a list of the most inversions on a coaster, a list of the parks with the most inversions, etc., each sortable by steel, wooden, or both. Each roller coaster entry links back to a page which lists all of that park's roller coasters, past and present, and includes a brief history and any links to fan web pages saluting the park.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="languages">Languages</h2> <p>The site is available in ten languages: <a href="/facts/English_language/tpkxGt7b">English</a>, <a href="/facts/German_language/oWaQIDA8">German</a>, <a href="/facts/French_language/qe1DnaQh">French</a>, <a href="/facts/Spanish_language/95BgYNfv">Spanish</a>, <a href="/facts/Dutch_language/yIB5lbsx">Dutch</a>, <a href="/facts/Portuguese_language/vr3Fwzw3">Portuguese</a>, <a href="/facts/Italian_language/YXsmvlQG">Italian</a>, <a href="/facts/Swedish_language/1DkSIXkH">Swedish</a>, <a href="/facts/Japanese_language/EEv485a5">Japanese</a> and <a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese/UcAD6xXs">Simplified Chinese</a>.[12]<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.rcdb.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Faster coasters have reliability issues". USA Today. The Associated Press. June 19, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101022192645/https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-17-fast-coasters_x.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20101022192645/https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-17-fast-coasters_x.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"About This Site". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 9, 2021. <a href="https://rcdb.com/about.htm?pg=1" target="_blank">https://rcdb.com/about.htm?pg=1</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Cohen, Noam (October 3, 2010). "Obsessions With Minutiae Thrive as Databases". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/media/04link.html?pagewanted=2" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/media/04link.html?pagewanted=2</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>MacDonald, Brady (October 25, 2012). "Looping wooden roller coasters are about to become a reality". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-rocky-mountain-coasters-10201225-story.html" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-rocky-mountain-coasters-10201225-story.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"N.J. coaster gets raves, when it's working". Toledo Blade. June 18, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wckwAAAAIBAJ&dq=roller-coaster-database&pg=6851%2C631229" target="_blank">https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wckwAAAAIBAJ&dq=roller-coaster-database&pg=6851%2C631229</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Bevil, Dewayne; Caviness, Tod (July 14, 2007). "A New Life For Old Coaster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2007/07/14/a-new-life-for-old-coaster/" target="_blank">https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2007/07/14/a-new-life-for-old-coaster/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Shum, Keane (September 19, 2005). "In The Loop". Time. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101014230609/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1106455,00.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20101014230609/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1106455,00.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>LaMotta, Lisa (October 25, 2007). "The Most Blood-Curdling Coasters". Forbes. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/2007/10/25/six-flags-rollercoaster-ent-manage-cx_ll_1025scaryrollercoaster.html" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/2007/10/25/six-flags-rollercoaster-ent-manage-cx_ll_1025scaryrollercoaster.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"US's temperamental roller coasters". Mail & Guardian. June 17, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="http://www.mg.co.za/article/2006-06-17-uss-temperamental-roller-coasters" target="_blank">http://www.mg.co.za/article/2006-06-17-uss-temperamental-roller-coasters</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Moran, Dan (September 1, 2011). "New coaster coming to Gurnee Six Flags in 2012". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120323001059/http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/7407158-418/new-coaster-coming-to-gurnee-six-flags-in-2012.html" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120323001059/http://newssun.suntimes.com/news/7407158-418/new-coaster-coming-to-gurnee-six-flags-in-2012.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Faster coasters have reliability issues". USA Today. The Associated Press. June 19, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101022192645/https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-17-fast-coasters_x.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20101022192645/https://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-17-fast-coasters_x.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"US's temperamental roller coasters". Mail & Guardian. June 17, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="http://www.mg.co.za/article/2006-06-17-uss-temperamental-roller-coasters" target="_blank">http://www.mg.co.za/article/2006-06-17-uss-temperamental-roller-coasters</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Cohen, Noam (October 3, 2010). "Obsessions With Minutiae Thrive as Databases". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/media/04link.html?pagewanted=2" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/media/04link.html?pagewanted=2</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Frederiksen, Linda (2007). "Roller Coaster Database". Reference Reviews. 21 (1): 51–55. doi:10.1108/09504120710719770. ISSN 0950-4125. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Cohen, Noam (October 3, 2010). "Obsessions With Minutiae Thrive as Databases". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/media/04link.html?pagewanted=2" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/business/media/04link.html?pagewanted=2</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Frederiksen, Linda (2007). "Roller Coaster Database". Reference Reviews. 21 (1): 51–55. doi:10.1108/09504120710719770. ISSN 0950-4125. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>Frederiksen, Linda (2007). "Roller Coaster Database". Reference Reviews. 21 (1): 51–55. doi:10.1108/09504120710719770. ISSN 0950-4125. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>