Roller Coaster DataBase
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Roller Coaster DataBase logo and home page | |
Type of site | Database |
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Available in | 10 languages |
Owner | Duane Marden |
Website | rcdb.com |
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Registration | No |
Launched | 1996 |
Current status | Operating |
Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) is a roller coaster and amusement park database begun in 1996 by Duane Marden[2] It has grown to feature statistics and photos of over 5000 roller coasters from around the world.[3]
Publications that have mentioned RCDB include The New York Times,[3] Los Angeles Times,[4] Toledo Blade,[5] Orlando Sentinel,[6] Time,[7] Forbes,[8] Mail & Guardian,[9] and Chicago Sun-Times.[10]
History
RCDB was started in 1996 by Duane Marden,[2] a computer programmer from Brookfield, Wisconsin.[9] The website is run off web servers in Marden's basement and a location in St. Louis.[3] As of 2015, Marden still operates the site.[11]
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.[12] Entries may also feature reader-contributed photos and/or press releases.[3]
The site also categorizes the rides into special orders, including a list of the tallest coasters, a list of the fastest coaster, 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.[12]
Languages
The site is available in ten languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "Rcdb.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- 1 2 "Faster coasters have reliability issues". USA Today. June 19, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 Cohen, Noam (October 3, 2010). "Obsessions With Minutiae Thrive as Databases". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ MacDonald, Brady (October 25, 2012). "Looping wooden roller coasters are about to become a reality". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ "N.J. coaster gets raves, when it's working". Toledo Blade. June 18, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ Bevil, Dewayne; Caviness, Tod (July 14, 2007). "A New Life For Old Coaster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ Shum, Keane (September 19, 2005). "In The Loop". Time.
- ↑ LaMotta, Lisa (October 25, 2007). "The Most Blood-Curdling Coasters". Forbes.
- 1 2 "US's temperamental roller coasters". Mail & Guardian. June 17, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Marden, Duane. "About This Site". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Frederiksen, Linda (2007). "Roller Coaster Database". Reference Reviews. 21 (1): 51–55. ISSN 0950-4125.