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Roller Coaster DataBase (RCDB) is a roller coaster and amusement park database begun in 1996 by Duane Marden.cite-ref-owner-1-0[1] It has grown to feature statistics and pictures of over 12,000 roller coasters from around the world.cite-ref-about-this-site-2-0[2]

Publications that have mentioned RCDB include The New York Times,cite-ref-nyt-obsessions-with-minutiae-thrive-as-databases-3-0[3] Los Angeles Times,cite-ref-lat-looping-wooden-roller-coasters-are-about-to-become-a-reality-4-0[4] Toledo Blade,cite-ref-tb-n-j-coaster-gets-raves-when-it-s-working-5-0[5] Orlando Sentinel,cite-ref-os-a-new-life-for-old-coaster-6-0[6] Time,cite-ref-time-in-the-loop-7-0[7] Forbes,cite-ref-forbes-the-most-blood-curdling-coasters-8-0[8] Mail & Guardian,cite-ref-us-s-temperamental-roller-coasters-9-0[9] Chicago Sun-Times.cite-ref-cst-new-coaster-coming-to-gurnee-six-flags-in-2012-10-0[10] and Chicago Tribune.cite-ref-11[11]

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RCDB was started in 1996 by Duane Marden,cite-ref-owner-1-1[1] a computer programmer from Brookfield, Wisconsin.cite-ref-us-s-temperamental-roller-coasters-9-1[9] The website is run off web servers in Marden's basement which is based in St. Louis.cite-ref-nyt-obsessions-with-minutiae-thrive-as-databases-3-1[3]

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.cite-ref-reference-reviews-12-0[12] Entries may also feature reader-contributed photos and/or press releases.cite-ref-nyt-obsessions-with-minutiae-thrive-as-databases-3-2[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.cite-ref-reference-reviews-12-1[12]

The site is available in ten languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.cite-ref-about-13-0[13]cite-ref-reference-reviews-12-2[12]

cite-note-owner-11. ↑ "Faster coasters have reliability issues". USA Today. The Associated Press. June 19, 2006. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2010.

cite-note-about-this-site-22. ↑ "About This Site". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved May 9, 2021.

cite-note-nyt-obsessions-with-minutiae-thrive-as-databases-33. ↑ citerefcohen2010Cohen, Noam (October 3, 2010). "Obsessions With Minutiae Thrive as Databases". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

cite-note-lat-looping-wooden-roller-coasters-are-about-to-become-a-reality-44. ↑ citerefmacdonald2012MacDonald, Brady (October 25, 2012). "Looping wooden roller coasters are about to become a reality". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

cite-note-tb-n-j-coaster-gets-raves-when-it-s-working-55. ↑ "N.J. coaster gets raves, when it's working". Toledo Blade. June 18, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

cite-note-os-a-new-life-for-old-coaster-66. ↑ citerefbevil-dewaynecaviness-tod2007Bevil, Dewayne; Caviness, Tod (July 14, 2007). "A New Life For Old Coaster". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

cite-note-time-in-the-loop-77. ↑ citerefshum2005Shum, Keane (September 19, 2005). "In The Loop". Time. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010.

cite-note-forbes-the-most-blood-curdling-coasters-88. ↑ citereflamotta2007LaMotta, Lisa (October 25, 2007). "The Most Blood-Curdling Coasters". Forbes.

cite-note-us-s-temperamental-roller-coasters-99. ↑ "US's temperamental roller coasters". Mail & Guardian. June 17, 2006. Retrieved December 1, 2012.

cite-note-cst-new-coaster-coming-to-gurnee-six-flags-in-2012-1010. ↑ citerefmoran2011Moran, 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.

cite-note-1111. ↑ "Designers get twisted, you can too". Chicago Tribune. May 2, 2003. Retrieved April 17, 2025.

cite-note-reference-reviews-1212. ↑ citereffrederiksen2007Frederiksen, Linda (2007). "Roller Coaster Database". Reference Reviews. 21 (1): 51–55. doi:10.1108/09504120710719770. ISSN 0950-4125.

cite-note-about-1313. ↑ refMarden, Duane. "About This Site". .

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