Roller Coaster DataBase
Database for rollercoasters
title: "Roller Coaster DataBase" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["internet-properties-established-in-1996", "1996-establishments-in-wisconsin", "online-databases", "roller-coasters", "entertainment-databases"] description: "Database for rollercoasters" topic_path: "technology/databases" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_Coaster_DataBase" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Database for rollercoasters ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox website"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Roller Coaster DataBase |
| logo | RCDB logo.gif |
| screenshot | New RCDB home page.png |
| screenshot_size | 250px |
| caption | Roller Coaster DataBase home page |
| url | |
| type | Database |
| language | 10 languages |
| registration | No |
| owner | Duane Marden |
| launch_date | |
| current_status | Online |
| :: |
| name = Roller Coaster DataBase | logo = RCDB logo.gif | screenshot = New RCDB home page.png | screenshot_size = 250px | caption = Roller Coaster DataBase home page | url = | type = Database | language = 10 languages | registration = No | owner = Duane Marden | launch_date = | current_status = Online 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 12,000 roller coasters from around the world.
Publications that have mentioned RCDB include The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Toledo Blade, Orlando Sentinel, Time, Forbes, Mail & Guardian, Chicago Sun-Times. and Chicago Tribune.
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 which is based in St. Louis.
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.
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.
Languages
The site is available in ten languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
References
References
- (June 19, 2006). "Faster coasters have reliability issues". [[USA Today]].
- "About This Site".
- Cohen, Noam. (October 3, 2010). "Obsessions With Minutiae Thrive as Databases". The New York Times.
- MacDonald, Brady. (October 25, 2012). "Looping wooden roller coasters are about to become a reality". Los Angeles Times.
- Bevil, Dewayne. (July 14, 2007). "A New Life For Old Coaster". Orlando Sentinel.
- Shum, Keane. (September 19, 2005). "In The Loop".
- LaMotta, Lisa. (October 25, 2007). "The Most Blood-Curdling Coasters". Forbes.
- Moran, Dan. (September 1, 2011). "New coaster coming to Gurnee Six Flags in 2012". Chicago Sun-Times.
- (May 2, 2003). "Designers get twisted, you can too". Chicago Tribune.
- Frederiksen, Linda. (2007). "Roller Coaster Database". Reference Reviews.
- {{cite RCDB. link
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