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The document discusses Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB), a website begun in 1996 that features statistics and pictures of over 11,000 roller coasters from around the world. It includes details about the history and content of the site, as well as references and external links.

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The document discusses Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB), a website begun in 1996 that features statistics and pictures of over 11,000 roller coasters from around the world. It includes details about the history and content of the site, as well as references and external links.

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Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) is a roller coaster and amusement park database begun in 1996 by Duane

Marden. It has grown to feature statistics and pictures of over 11,000 roller coasters from around the world.
[1] [2]

Publications that have mentioned RCDB include The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Toledo Blade, Or-
[3] [4] [5]

lando Sentinel, Time, Forbes, Mail & Guardian, and Chicago Sun-Times.
[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

History[edit]
RCDB was started in 1996 by Duane Marden, a computer programmer from Brookfield, Wisconsin. The website
[1] [9]

is run off web servers in Marden's basement and a location in St. Louis. [3]

Content[edit]
See also: List of defunct amusement parks
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.
[11] [3]

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. [11]

Languages[edit]
The site is available in ten languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Ja-
panese and Simplified Chinese. [12][11]

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b "Faster coasters have reliability issues". USA Today. The Associated Press. June 19, 2006. Archived from the origi-
nal on October 22, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
2. ^ "About This Site". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
3. ^ Jump up to:a b c Cohen, Noam (October 3, 2010). "Obsessions With Minutiae Thrive as Databases". The New York Times. Re-
trieved December 1, 2012.
4. ^ MacDonald, Brady (October 25, 2012). "Looping wooden roller coasters are about to become a reality". Los Angeles Times. Re-
trieved December 1, 2012.
5. ^ "N.J. coaster gets raves, when it's working". Toledo Blade. June 18, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
6. ^ Bevil, Dewayne; Caviness, Tod (July 14, 2007). "A New Life For Old Coaster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
7. ^ Shum, Keane (September 19, 2005). "In The Loop". Time. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010.
8. ^ LaMotta, Lisa (October 25, 2007). "The Most Blood-Curdling Coasters". Forbes.
9. ^ Jump up to:a b "US's temperamental roller coasters". Mail & Guardian. June 17, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
10. ^ Moran, Dan (September 1, 2011). "New coaster coming to Gurnee Six Flags in 2012". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the origi-
nal on March 23, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
11. ^ Jump up to:a b c Frederiksen, Linda (2007). "Roller Coaster Database". Reference Reviews. 21 (1): 51–
55. doi:10.1108/09504120710719770. ISSN 0950-4125.
12. ^ Marden, Duane. "About This Site". Roller Coaster DataBase.

External links[edit]

 Official website
Categories:
 Internet properties established in 1996
 1996 establishments in Wisconsin
 Online databases
 Roller coasters
 Entertainment databases
 This page was last edited on 3 April 2024, at 21:07 (UTC).
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