Roller Coaster DataBase
The Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) is an extensive roller coaster and amusement park database. RCDB was started in 1996 by Duane Marden and has since grown to feature statistics and photos of more than 5000 roller coasters from around the world.
The website has been mentioned by sources including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times,Toledo Blade,Orlando Sentinel,Time,Forbes,Mail & Guardian, and the Chicago Sun-Times.
History
RCDB was started in 1996 by Duane Marden, a computer programmer from Brookfield, Wisconsin. The website is run off web servers in Marden's basement and a location in St. Louis. As of 2015, Marden still operates the site.
In November 2013, RCDB was given a new look. A mobile skin is also being developed. The mobile skin was released for the new year 2016 as well as the removal of the original skin.
Content
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 inversions, speed, duration, maximum vertical angle, trains, and special notes. Entries may also feature reader-contributed photos and/or press releases.
Podcasts:
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by Dolly Parton
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by Bill Anderson
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by Porter Wagoner
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by Kitty Wells
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by Conway Twitty
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by Buck Owens
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by Phish
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by Dave Dudley
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by Lynn Anderson
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by Jimmy Dean
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by The Rasmus
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by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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by Rasmus
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by Billie Jo Spears
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by Osborne Brothers
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by Kentucky Headhunters
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by Smokey River Boys
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by Chet Atkins
Rocky Top
by: Dolly PartonI wish that I was on old Rocky Top Down in the Tennessee hills Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top Ain't no telephone bills Once I had me a man on Rocky Top Half bear the other half cat Wild as a mink but he was sweet as soda pop I still dream about that. (chorus) Rocky Top you'll always be Home sweet home to me Good old Rocky Top, Rocky Top Tennessee, Rocky Top Tennessee. Once two strangers climbed old Rocky Top Looking for a moonshine still, Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top some say they never will.(chorus)Did you know that Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top Dirt's too rocky by far. That's why all the folks on Rocky Top Get their corn from a jar (chorus) I've had years of cramped up city life. Trapped like a duck in a pen. All I know is it's a pity life Can't be simple again. (chorus) Rocky Top