Roller Coaster DataBase
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 Roller Coaster DataBase logo and home page |
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| URL | rcdb.com |
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| Type of site | Database |
| Registration | No |
| Available language(s) | 10 |
| Owner | Duane Marden |
| Launched | 1996 |
| Alexa rank |  282,522 (April 2013[update])[1] |
| Current status | Operating |
The Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) is an extensive roller coaster and amusement park database. RCDB was started in 1996 by Duane Marden,[2] and has since grown to feature statistics and photos of more than 5000 roller coasters from around the world.[3]
The website has been mentioned by sources including the Los Angeles Times,[4] New York Times,[3] Toledo Blade,[5] Orlando Sentinel,[6] Time Magazine,[7] Forbes,[8] Mail & Guardian,[9] and Chicago Sun-Times.[10]
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[edit] 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 2013, Marden still operates the site.[11]
[edit] Content
Each roller coaster entry includes any of the following information for the ride: current amusement park location, type, status (existing, 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]
[edit] Languages
The site is also translated into ten languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.[11][12]
[edit] References
- ^ "Rcdb.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ a b "Faster coasters have reliability issues". USA Today. June 19, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Cohen, Noam (October 3, 2010). "Obsessions With Minutiae Thrive as Databases". 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 Magazine.
- ^ LaMotta, Lisa (October 25, 2007). "The Most Blood-Curdling Coasters". Forbes.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Marden, Duane. "About This Site". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
- ^ a b c Frederiksen, Linda (2007). "Roller Coaster Database". Reference Reviews 21 (1): 51–55. ISSN 0950-4125.
