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.
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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
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